Characters With Anime Names

[YuukiSagara]

I feel like I could post "I like pizza" and you people would critique that statement. The fact that your even critiquing a name is kinda hilarious since it's so arbitrary. If you think there are no unique names then you should tell that to the 10,000 Jon's in this world or people named for other people. I just find it funny how the post can start with "I like anime names cause it's easy to find friends" to i hate it when people do that. New forum thread name: Debbie Downers. Hahaha

[KaitlanKela]

I feel like I could post "I like pizza" and you people would critique that statement. The fact that your even critiquing a name is kinda hilarious since it's so arbitrary.

Honestly, if you hadn't put your own name forward I wouldn't have commented on it at all.

True story.

FTR, if the thread was called, "who here likes pizza," I would expect some people to come to the thread and post, "I really hate pizza." Seems logical, honestly. I'm not the first person to do that in this thread, either.

It's a discussion forum. That's what I was doing: discussing. Sorry.

[Judah_Brandt]

Actually there are over four million people in the US alone with the first name "John" so you're so obliviously wrong it's comical. That aside, I understand the idea that you want to pay homage (or whatever) to something you like. It immediately identifies you to others as a 'fan' of a particular series or game. People will immediately recognize a Kirito as a fan of Sword Art Online, for instance. A name gives you insight into a player, albeit relatively shallow. That being said, anyone with anime names I automatically assume is like 15. To be fair, though, I do dislike when you see a bunch of random cat people running around with the names of iconic Final Fantasy characters. I mean, at least try to make them look like the character you stole the name from, people.

[AskaRay]

New forum thread name: Debbie Downers. Hahaha

Well it WOULD be a problem if, for example, I went up to every Kirito I saw and said to them "SAO is an awful anime why do you like it"
...but I don't because, that's not productive for anyone. I'd just roll my eyes and keep moving.
In real life, do I see someone named like, Caytlyn for example or some other crazy name with Y's in it that don't need it, and go "why did your parents want to be special snowflakes?" Of course not. That'd be dumb, and that's not how you make friends.

More like people sorta need to get over it. Pretty sure my first response was more like "I don't like it but oh well". I think that's what most people are saying.

[Kosmos992k]

. Tbh I was always shy about posting on forums and whatnot and always just enjoyed reading them, and only recently got the courage to start posting. Guess I'm gonna go back to just reading.

Nah, don't go back to reading. My take on this is that KaitlanKela didn't like getting called out for being rude and insulting and is reacting in a fairly immature manner by doubling down on their conduct. It's kind of sad to see KaitlanKela trying the "I never insulted you" defense despite the fact that they did in fact insult your character directly.

Replying specifically to you and saying of the character name you chose to use;

"I find her cheap, trashy and out-of-place. So that's what I think of when I see your name."

Precisely why Kaitlan feels it's appropriate or necessary to continue along this line with you I am not sure.

Kaitlan, I don't care how you personally want to rationalize this one, you should at least have the guts to accept accountability for your words. What you wrote was directly insulting to the character name that Tairiel has chosen to use, based on your personal opinions of the author that brought that character name to a completely separate fictional world. Finishing it off with "So that's what I think of when I see your character name" simply extends your insulting thought to Tauriel's character. So, yeah, you did insult Tauriel, whether you want to accept responsibility or not. Wouldn't it be easier to simply accept that you have insulted someone, even if that was not your intent, and back down? Contrition is a vastly underrated trait in today's society.

P.S. Thanks for sticking up, Kos. <3

Any time. Forums can be very unfriendly places. This one can become very 'salty' (the currently popular euphemism used to describe flames on this forum). However, if you enjoy playing FFXIV, and love your character, then don't allow one or two people to in effect bully you from the forum. Much like the game, this forum has a 'blacklist' feature for a reason...

Now, I'm sorry to be making this post considering how stupidly derailed this topic already is, but I feel I need to say this.

The OP's topic was about people who chose anime character names for their avatar in FFXIV, and asking those on the same server to friend them. Sounds like a nice happy go-lucky topic. But, at least two posters have taken it upon themselves to be some kind of character naming convention enforcement force arguing with using such names; arguing that names of characters are somehow out of place because they violate all manner of naming lore. In particular, one player who paired a fictional Middle Earth name with a real Japanese word, has come under fairly heavy criticism for their choice of name. Apparently pairing a fictional name with a Japanese word for modern day archery is somehow jarring or inappropriate. Considering the number of names in all languages that are based on root words such as this, or names that are literally the word that describes the role (Smith, Carpenter, Fisher, Bowman, Joiner, etc...), I can't see any argument that says using Kyudo or Kyudoka would be inappropriate.

Folks, that's not what this topic is about. Nor did anyone invite criticism of their choice in name. Sure it's a public forum and you're posting your opinions, but let's not stretch the truth too much here, such as was done when saying that the insulting critique of a character's name was what the topic was about. If you somehow gain that idea from the OP, I would have to question your reading skills, and no, I'm not trying to be insulting, I mean literally, if you gain that meaning from the OP, you really don't understand what was written.

Now, just for shits and giggles, let's just drop the OP in here, and restart the discussion where people with names from anime characters are not going to get critiqued on their choice, and people just have fun. OK?

Anyone else here named their character after an anime character. My character is from the monogatari series. if your character is named after an anime character and you are on the Diabolos server let's be friends. I'm already friends with Chitoge Kirisaki, Lina Inver, and Kotori Minami

[YuukiSagara]

No I agree. I think it's completely CRAZY for people to name characters of a Japanese role playing animated game after Japanese animated characters. pssst. Sarcasm. That's why I'll pick aaaaag dbsishssh as my next character. It's unique. The point is I couldn't care less, but the fact is "rolling your eyes" at anyone for a name they have is crazy and pretty much the definition of prejudice. I really hope the next yuuki you meet you roll your eyes and say oh. It's pIzza guy.

[YuukiSagara]

High five anyone? Anyone? No? Another let down yuuki...

[AskaRay]

No I agree. I think it's completely CRAZY for people to name characters of a Japanese role playing animated game after Japanese animated characters. pssst. Sarcasm. That's why I'll pick aaaaag dbsishssh as my next character. It's unique. The point is I couldn't care less, but the fact is "rolling your eyes" at anyone for a name they have is crazy and pretty much the definition of prejudice. I really hope the next yuuki you meet you roll your eyes and say oh. It's pIzza guy.

Um, okay then.


edit
I mean technically people can roll their eyes at my character name, too, since it's not lore appropriate for a male Keeper of the Moon.

[YuukiSagara]

Wait ok for the high five or.... no?

[AskaRay]

Wait ok for the high five or.... no?