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+ | ''Our current rules on acceptable names are as follows:'' | ||
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+ | * It shouldn't be political or religious, like BillClinton or ThePope. | ||
+ | * It shouldn't reference drugs, alcohol, disease or illness. | ||
+ | * It may not be vulgar or sexually explicit in any way. | ||
+ | * It may not have a prefix of "Angel", as we have [[:Category: Angels |Angels]] on the staff. | ||
+ | * It may not have Roman numerals at the end, such as ArkinIV and SueII, because our staff uses this system for alternate [[:Category: Immortals |Immortal]] [[:Category: Characters |characters]]. | ||
+ | * It may not have more than 4 first letters in common with an [[:Category: Immortals |Immortal]] name. For instance, Mendus is acceptable, whereas Mendes is not. If you are not familiar with our staff, and accidentally choose a name that is unacceptable this way, you will be asked to choose a new one. | ||
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+ | ''If you want to be in-theme (optional):'' | ||
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+ | * It shouldn't be anything modern, like Motorcycle or Telephone. | ||
+ | * It shouldn't be related to movies/TV, like LukeSkywalker or ClarkKent. | ||
+ | * It shouldn't be celebrity names, like MelGibson or CindyCrawford. | ||
+ | * It shouldn't be full names, like JohnSmith or MaryJones. | ||
+ | * It shouldn't include initials, like BobG or TSmith. | ||
+ | * It shouldn't be related to modern music, like Hanson or MotleyCrue. | ||
+ | * It shouldn't contain surnames like MrBrown, LordJerry or SirRobin. | ||
+ | * It shouldn't be overly frivolous, like GooglyEyes or Pookiebear. | ||
+ | * It shouldn't include articles, like BiffTheButcher or TheMaster. | ||
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+ | ''The staff may ask someone to change their name at any time, even if it has existed for a significant length of time. Our name policy is pretty fair and the few things we do not permit will be enforced strictly.'' | ||
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[[Category: Policies]] | [[Category: Policies]] |
Latest revision as of 05:22, 9 February 2007
Our current rules on acceptable names are as follows:
- It shouldn't be political or religious, like BillClinton or ThePope.
- It shouldn't reference drugs, alcohol, disease or illness.
- It may not be vulgar or sexually explicit in any way.
- It may not have a prefix of "Angel", as we have Angels on the staff.
- It may not have Roman numerals at the end, such as ArkinIV and SueII, because our staff uses this system for alternate Immortal characters.
- It may not have more than 4 first letters in common with an Immortal name. For instance, Mendus is acceptable, whereas Mendes is not. If you are not familiar with our staff, and accidentally choose a name that is unacceptable this way, you will be asked to choose a new one.
If you want to be in-theme (optional):
- It shouldn't be anything modern, like Motorcycle or Telephone.
- It shouldn't be related to movies/TV, like LukeSkywalker or ClarkKent.
- It shouldn't be celebrity names, like MelGibson or CindyCrawford.
- It shouldn't be full names, like JohnSmith or MaryJones.
- It shouldn't include initials, like BobG or TSmith.
- It shouldn't be related to modern music, like Hanson or MotleyCrue.
- It shouldn't contain surnames like MrBrown, LordJerry or SirRobin.
- It shouldn't be overly frivolous, like GooglyEyes or Pookiebear.
- It shouldn't include articles, like BiffTheButcher or TheMaster.
The staff may ask someone to change their name at any time, even if it has existed for a significant length of time. Our name policy is pretty fair and the few things we do not permit will be enforced strictly.