Curse

Enon · May 05, 2009, 04:39 PM // 16:39

My dear Niels - You should really upgrade your moral standard...

glacialphoenix · May 05, 2009, 04:40 PM // 16:40

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Name a guy Adolf Hitler. See how long that one lasts.

I remember reading an article on - I think it was a cake shop that refused to write "Happy Birthday Adolf Hitler" on a kid's birthday cake. Yes, the poor kid was named Adolf Hitler. Everyone thought his parents were nuts - I forget what the sister was named but it was Aryan something-or-the-other.

Anet would have come down upon that for a character name like a ton of bricks, and I wouldn't disagree. I will agree that they can be overly sensitive (I remember a puzzled guy posting here wondering why he was tempbanned for "Uranus", which is, after all, a planet...), and maybe the OP's punishment was quite unexpected, but there are limits to character names.

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Correct me if I'm wrong but it seem like we're getting more bans on offensive names than actual offensive contents or acts inside the game?

Maybe it's because offensive names are easier to spot? If it's really pushing the limits, you wouldn't even have to do anything in game. I mean, generic X Necromancer X is more likely to slip under the radar, even if he's cursing in local, than Adolf Hitler or Josef Fritzl.

Yichi · May 05, 2009, 04:42 PM // 16:42

no offense to the OP in this, but this will address anyone in which the naming policy addresses:

If you would just think about what you are naming your character to begin with, and try to have more maturity than a 6 year old, you won't have a problem. Everytime someone is banned it is because they try and make a stupid reference to something either racial, sexual, or offensive that the knowledge behind the name is clearly there and is clearly an attempt to try and be clever and make a non humorous situation or name funny, when clearly you are being an immature f**ktard...

MrTickle · May 05, 2009, 04:46 PM // 16:46

I got a ban for my pet being called 'Fluffy Woofy' he's a bl**k wolf WTF!!!

Shursh · May 05, 2009, 04:48 PM // 16:48

none of them are offensive to me, but honestly - THINK before you make a name. you had to know that someone in-game would report you for it.

lewis91 · May 05, 2009, 04:53 PM // 16:53

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Originally Posted by mastar of warrior

Agrees with most of above posts.

BUT...

think before making a new name.
and naming ur character Josef Fritzl, your asking for a ban.
as for the Borat name , they could still just change their minds and say that the ban was only for the Josef name..

cant say i feel sorry for you.
You got a brain! use it!

This, i feel no sympathy.

Kellogs · May 05, 2009, 04:54 PM // 16:54

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Originally Posted by Killed u man

Perm banned for offensive names. (Had 3 violations total)

HOW offensive is offence, I just wanted the general concencus on some of my names. In my opinion, I didn't really deserve a perm ban, mainly because I didn't directly have any racial slurs (Not in an offensive way), nor did I specificly offend anyone with the intention of doing so...

Quoted from my PlayNC mail:

"The names in question are "Borat Vs The Blacks" and "Josef Fritzl". The context of the first name brings up Borat's racial discrimination while the second name references a man who raped his daughter for 24 years. Due to the violations committed by this account, it will remain closed. We will not accept appeals in cases such as this because of the depth of the analysis prior to the block."

So these are the 2 names that got me my permanent ban, aswell as I remember having Dont Touch Me H I V.

HOW offensive are these names to you? Is there really people out there, and it's possible (In which case I apologize), that take offence to these names, nearly bringing them to tears watching it in a game.

This was my reply to NCSoft:

"Borat is my alias. If you guys weren't so blatantly lazy, you would have seen that ALL my PvP-toons are named ...Borat... I've been using that name for 2 years now, and never had an issue. So by saying: "Borat vs The Blacks", it might as well have been: "Niels vs The Blacks". (Real life name)

And if you want to call "vs The Blacks" racist, well, how about this:

If, in a high-school basketball match, the "white kids" want to play against the "black kids", because of an arguement black people ARE better basketball-players, should ALL the white kids go to jail for commiting racial crimes?"

Since when has simply calling out the black community, for either positive or negative reasons, become racial? So by simply TARGETTING the black community, you're now concidered a racist?

Aside from that hysterical screw-up on your part, HOW is the movie Borat racial-offending? Have ANY of PlayNC Support even seen it? Aside from some jokes towards the Kazachstanian people, aswell as the American and Jew community, he says NOTHING about black people whatsoever.
Even then, NONE of his jokes are that bad they "cross the line".

Secondly, the name Jozef Fritzl... HOW does this name deserve a permanent ban? How does this even deserve a temporarily ban?
It's JUST A NAME. Maybe we should start inventarising EVERY rapist that ever lived since the 1800's, and give a perm ban to EVERYONE who made a reference to them...

Since when is simply making a reference to someone concidered THAT offensive to recieve a perm ban?
Just because the media milked the story out like a dairy-cow, means it's now concidered a "oh-no-don't-say it"-word?
Once again, IT'S JUST A NAME". I'm not making any references to who or what he is, what he's done and wether or not I'm taking the piss out of it.

What I don't get it is, you're "trying to protect the GW community" by banning offensive names, have you even concidered the reality that for the past 6 months, the name Jozef Fritzl has been on every corner of the street in the whole world?

I'm so tired of all these NCSoft double standards, and it looks like I finally became the victim of your incompetence to uphold a reasonable amount of rules.

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turbo234 · May 05, 2009, 04:54 PM // 16:54

Some people just need to suck it up this is getting ridiculous with all the reporting for names. While I do agree that josef was a bit much, I doubt it actually offended whoever reported you. Same with the others.
Some guy threatened to report the name "Naruto is Lame" because he said Naruto is awesome. Whatever, I didn't even argue with him he was just arguing with the name really.
Seriously guild wars is full of childish names like mine and that's where some of the fun comes from. A while back I remember this warrior named something like "The Naked Warrior"(I know, a name in a thread. My bad) in Random Arenas who would use Starburst and run around with no armor. Names are part of the fun in the game and Anet seems to be taking that away. Honestly, soon we'll all just be naming our character's Fred and Billy, and still some how getting reported.

Shadowhaze · May 05, 2009, 05:00 PM // 17:00

I agree with most everyone else.
The second name one was quite a stupid and disgusting thing to name a character especially since you admittedly named it after that person it seems.
And as others have said, think before you name a char and don't try to be "cool", you'll only fail miserably and it's your own doing.

wilebill · May 05, 2009, 05:01 PM // 17:01

We live in a world that is very sensitive to anything that seems to promote "hate" however that is defined at the moment's whim.

http://video1.washingtontimes.com/video/lexicon.pdf go here and learn the latest from Homeland Security, just out today.

Be careful not to name your character something like Leaderless Resistance or you may not only get perma banned from GW but also find yourself in Gitmo getting the snot beat out of you with rubber hoses by dim-witted guards!

Rhamia Darigaz · May 05, 2009, 05:04 PM // 17:04

i am personally offended by both of those names and am very happy that i know you wont be offending all of those guild wars players.

Borat Vs The Blacks: this one goes without saying. you said the word blacks, wtf you bigot, thats the most blatant display of racism and stereotyping blacks that i have ever seen, you should be thanking the almighty and merciful God that you aren't being charged with a hate crime and sentenced to 5 years in jail with your new cell mate/butt buddy Bubba, a 250 pound 6'7" black man who plays guild wars and has seen your hateful, offensive name in game.

Josef Fritzl: wtf you idiot saying Josef Fritzl is like saying Voldemort. seriously are you that ignorant? every time you say his name he finds another daughter to rape for 24 years so writing it down is like saying you want infinite daughters to be raped by him for 24 years. you should be charged with infinite counts of 24 year daughter-rape because you are the reason he committed those crimes! seriously how could you do something so morally repugnant and still defend the allegedly non-offensive nature of this name!

and there you have it. i have just objectively and definitively proven that both of those names are inherently Offensive and therefore worthy of punishment. if you can't see that this is the Truth you're probably as bad as those damn neck-bearded monkey-humping atheists.

Enon · May 05, 2009, 05:05 PM // 17:05

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Originally Posted by turbo234

Names are part of the fun in the game and Anet seems to be taking that away. Honestly, soon we'll all just be naming our character's Fred and Billy, and still some how getting reported.

No no, you're wrong. The community itself is taking it away by creating ridiculous (and offensive) names.

Be creative and create your own character with a name that fits him or her. And for the love of God, please use some common sense when creating a name...

By the way: Don't whine when you get banned for naming your character after a man who did something terrible, moron.

garethporlest18 · May 05, 2009, 05:07 PM // 17:07

Well clearly it says you shouldn't name characters after a real life person who caused distress, which your Jozef most likely caused a great deal of distress so I can understand that one.

Borat Vs The Blacks, isn't offensive, but that VS part probably made some of the white zealots rage. Because you see, there are lot of white people who think if you even mention black or anything relating to that race or culture, that you are a racist. I think it's because something in their brain is broken, but I'm not sure. It's very annoying and disgusting though and I would love to smack every one of them.

The funny part about Rhamia up there is people are actually like that I'm starting to suspect.

Also yeah you guys really need to just make your characters names some hippy happy rainbow fairy fantasy names. You should know by now that anything referencing anything G rated, will be banned.

thedarkmarine · May 05, 2009, 05:13 PM // 17:13

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Originally Posted by Gli

Borat Vs The Blacks: versus implies an adversarial relationship based on race. Can't disagree with banning that name.

Josef Fritzl is a deliberate reference to a living real-life person. That's disallowed even without taking into account what the man did.

Three strikes and you're out.

This is the key. If you still don't see how these names can be offensive, you're just being dense.

Additionally, from your attitude, you seem like the type of person whose actions attract reports.

M1EK · May 05, 2009, 05:16 PM // 17:16

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Originally Posted by glacialphoenix

I remember reading an article on - I think it was a cake shop that refused to write "Happy Birthday Adolf Hitler" on a kid's birthday cake. Yes, the poor kid was named Adolf Hitler. Everyone thought his parents were nuts - I forget what the sister was named but it was Aryan something-or-the-other.

Two KKK parents named their son Adolf Hitler and their daughter Aryan Nation. They tried to get little Adolf a cake, the cake shop refused, the parents ended up losing their kids.

P.S. "Adolf Hitler" contains words that are restricted.

Malice Black · May 05, 2009, 05:17 PM // 17:17

Got what you deserved. The Austrian guy who raped his daughter etc that's just too RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOed up to joke about.

Normally I'd say funny names are funny, but that is wayyyy below the belt. I'm not one of the PC brigade by any means, but yeah seriously not cool.

Anet 1 Geek 0

Bout time Anet scored tbh

I heard they like your type here..

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/index.xml

Rhamia Darigaz · May 05, 2009, 05:22 PM // 17:22

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Originally Posted by Enon

No no, you're wrong. The community itself is taking it away by creating ridiculous (and offensive) names.

Be creative and create your own character with a name that fits him or her. And for the love of God, please use some common sense when creating a name...

By the way: Don't whine when you get banned for naming your character after a man who did something terrible, moron.

i like how you criticize OP for making names you find offensive and in the same breath call him a name surely intended to offend. but yours is a righteous anger, yes?

Yichi · May 05, 2009, 05:25 PM // 17:25

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Originally Posted by Rhamia Darigaz

*snip*

You got beat up a lot when u were in school didn't you? That has to be the only possible reason for your blatant attack back towards the OP as to suggest he gets raped by a 6'7 black man.

You need to grow up just as much as some others do.

Angelina Collins · May 05, 2009, 05:27 PM // 17:27

the op is a loser, with no creativity, he deserves what he got, and it's not due to the fact of whether the names were offensive or even a little offensive, it's due to the fact that the op challenged the system. When you do that, you better do it in a very creative sneaky way, or you are going to get burnt.

As for Anet, they have freedom of speech as long as the company opporates in the USA, but as consumers using their product, you have to abide by there rules, so freedom of speech does not exist for you inside the game.

Best rule of thumb, just follow the rules, if you feel your name may sound offensive, chances are it is. If you create a name and at the time did not realize it had some offensive content, learn from the experience, and let anet know it, be sincere. Otherwise they are just going to assume that your one of the million of players who simply try and bypass the system, and they will treat you accordingly, as just another number.

Quantisha · May 05, 2009, 05:27 PM // 17:27

How offensive is offensive?

Try this website to help determine the answer:
http://www.guildwars.com/support/leg...ing_policy.php

Reference certain real-life people that may cause distress (e.g. Hitler).

That sounds about right.