05-10-2009, 05:21 PM
Now, I don't want to start any drama here, but a certain issue has left me... rather annoyed and/or confused.
This last friday, as I was playing my character Shaw, I was notified by a GM, Dale I think it was, that my character was flagged for a rename. The reason? Mathias Shaw of SI:7.
Now, I wasn't impersonating him, acting like, or anything. To be honest, I actually didn't even REMEMBER Mathias Shaw. But since my first name and his last name are the same, I was renamed.
My defense is this - What if I named my chatacter "Smith"? Would that be violating the name policy? I mean, there's BOUND to be a NPC with the name "Smith".
Again, I don't mean to cause drama or anything, but there are OTHER players that would fall into my delemia...
(5 common NPC-Player names removed for lack of Consent...)
So you see, why is -MY- character name specifically targeted? I am slow at seeing this, I guess. I've provided 5 other names that should be altered/changed, if no name can be shared...
Or maybe someone just took things too far, or made poor judgement?
To me? I've lost my character's identity. I had to give him a completely new name and was told two names can't be similar. Now - I am doubting weather I even want to play as, newly named, "Curgon" now... The issue of a first and sur name has left me kind of confused and irritated, and I just want it resolved.
I don't know. Maybe -I'M- taking this too far, myself. But all I know is that the profile for my Shaw is not, in any way, similar to Mathias Shaw of SI:7... So if any GM, or even you, Dale, can give this issue a look over, I'd greatly appreciate my name back.
This last friday, as I was playing my character Shaw, I was notified by a GM, Dale I think it was, that my character was flagged for a rename. The reason? Mathias Shaw of SI:7.
Now, I wasn't impersonating him, acting like, or anything. To be honest, I actually didn't even REMEMBER Mathias Shaw. But since my first name and his last name are the same, I was renamed.
My defense is this - What if I named my chatacter "Smith"? Would that be violating the name policy? I mean, there's BOUND to be a NPC with the name "Smith".
Again, I don't mean to cause drama or anything, but there are OTHER players that would fall into my delemia...
(5 common NPC-Player names removed for lack of Consent...)
So you see, why is -MY- character name specifically targeted? I am slow at seeing this, I guess. I've provided 5 other names that should be altered/changed, if no name can be shared...
Or maybe someone just took things too far, or made poor judgement?
To me? I've lost my character's identity. I had to give him a completely new name and was told two names can't be similar. Now - I am doubting weather I even want to play as, newly named, "Curgon" now... The issue of a first and sur name has left me kind of confused and irritated, and I just want it resolved.
I don't know. Maybe -I'M- taking this too far, myself. But all I know is that the profile for my Shaw is not, in any way, similar to Mathias Shaw of SI:7... So if any GM, or even you, Dale, can give this issue a look over, I'd greatly appreciate my name back.