Regarding character names, guild names, or pet names.

[Mujahideen]

Cancer is an astrological sign and Aids is the plural form of the word aid, and that means help.

[NiteHawk]

I would say, just be sensible: Allow people to choose their names, BUT if some name is raising lots of complaints, do something about it.
Besides that, free for all.

Yes this is what I mean by the ticket system. Keep it unlocked unless it raises complaints. In which we can remove it, which isn't a problem.

Muj: In that sense bitch is also a female dog, but people don't often use it for that meaning when calling someone a bitch. Heres another:

A cock-bell can be a small handbell, a type of wildflower that grows in the spring, and an old English dialect word for an icicle. In any case, it’s derived from coque, the French word for a seashell.

Words can be harmful or good depending on how it's used. It's the context it's in or will be about, not the actual word itself.

[Cynic]

I mean I could setup a ticket system to deal with stuff like this and if there's a general consensus that a small amount of players (Mind you, I say players with an S) that have char name issues with a name like it, I could always approach the player to ask for a name change in order to resolve it. I don\t think there will be many issues like this nor would i comply with the far-fetched ones people seem to be spewing out. I also disagree with deleting, a rename would simply be better.

In the end it's only a character name, and often names like that aren't your main. So I.E. leave it as it is but add more racial obvious ones/etc that wouldn't work 100%, then a ticket system on top of that to deal with some of the issue ones. I honestly think if there's a handful of people who are upset about something we should deal with it right now though. I know you say 'handful? That's nothing!' but I'm speaking more in relative to our current gaming population. A handful of people is like 15% the population currently. Banning all the diseases would be a bit odd (I.E. Plague which I feel is an OK name).

Would that work?

To even the load, I can take over the system following guidelines to lessen the burden for which we find reasonable or tolerable. Plague -is- an okay name, just not DIRECT offenses y'know? This is just bias from my end, which i'm trying to see 20 different perspectives and collaborate into one hive mind.

Tightrope walking. What is offensive to one person does not bother another and vica versa, its all subjective (in most cases, there are off course one or two that are outright offensive... or is that just my subjective opinion?)
This issue is not a problem for me, since I do not make offensive names, and people with names that are offensive to me... well I just think, "what an idiot" and move on.
We all have different tolerances though.

In my opinion "Everything should be allowed, unless specifically forbidden.
It will very hard and controversial to list all possible things that can offend the community in general. Plus, it might be even harder to police compliance to rules - and failure to do that might create a feeling of injustice, if some thing that "someone is getting away".

I would say, just be sensible: Allow people to choose their names, BUT if some name is raising lots of complaints, do something about it.
Besides that, free for all.

it isn't hard to create a list, which is in the works for a blacklist, however for current existing, that can be escalated and handled one person at a time I believe.

Cancer is an astrological sign and Aids is the plural form of the word aid, and that means help.

Correct, and I that's the fine line with that word in particular; from terminal to astrological to a derivative of meaning alike most.

[JadeFalcon]

You failed to quote me correctly.

May your little toes be roasted in hell.

[Mujahideen]

I mean I could setup a ticket system to deal with stuff like this and if there's a general consensus that a small amount of players (Mind you, I say players with an S) that have char name issues with a name like it, I could always approach the player to ask for a name change in order to resolve it. I don\t think there will be many issues like this nor would i comply with the far-fetched ones people seem to be spewing out. I also disagree with deleting, a rename would simply be better.

In the end it's only a character name, and often names like that aren't your main. So I.E. leave it as it is but add more racial obvious ones/etc that wouldn't work 100%, then a ticket system on top of that to deal with some of the issue ones. I honestly think if there's a handful of people who are upset about something we should deal with it right now though. I know you say 'handful? That's nothing!' but I'm speaking more in relative to our current gaming population. A handful of people is like 15% the population currently. Banning all the diseases would be a bit odd (I.E. Plague which I feel is an OK name).

Would that work?

To even the load, I can take over the system following guidelines to lessen the burden for which we find reasonable or tolerable. Plague -is- an okay name, just not DIRECT offenses y'know? This is just bias from my end, which i'm trying to see 20 different perspectives and collaborate into one hive mind.

Tightrope walking. What is offensive to one person does not bother another and vica versa, its all subjective (in most cases, there are off course one or two that are outright offensive... or is that just my subjective opinion?)
This issue is not a problem for me, since I do not make offensive names, and people with names that are offensive to me... well I just think, "what an idiot" and move on.
We all have different tolerances though.

In my opinion "Everything should be allowed, unless specifically forbidden."

It will very hard and controversial to list all possible things that can offend the community in general. Plus, it might be even harder to police compliance to rules - and failure to do that might create a feeling of injustice, if some thing that "someone is getting away".

I would say, just be sensible: Allow people to choose their names, BUT if some name is raising lots of complaints, do something about it.
Besides that, free for all.

it isn't hard to create a list, which is in the works for a blacklist, however for current existing, that can be escalated and handled one person at a time I believe.

Cancer is an astrological sign and Aids is the plural form of the word aid, and that means help.

Correct, and I that's the fine line with that word in particular; from terminal to astrological to a derivative of meaning alike most.

What about Boobs?

[Cynic]

What about Boobs?

Do you honestly think "Boobs, Breasticles, Breasts" offends anyone?

e.g. no.

You failed to quote me correctly.

May your little toes be roasted in hell.

I had two sips of coffee at 6:50ish this morning. Forgive me, senpai.

[Honzo]

Cynic bro, take it from the guy who's been trying to get the people in the guild he's in to stop using the word faggot as an insult, you're fighting a losing battle here. Whoever did it clearly isn't part of a community where AIDS is still epidemic, nor I assume are most of the people who don't see why it makes some of us uncomfortable. I registered my complaint against the name and was summarily dismissed for it, so I've ceased trying to explain it.

I also raised a complaint about it but I am accepting of what Staff deems appropriate or not. Clearly some people feel more passionate about this than others. Having read the entire thread though I am unsure why some people are being negative in a mockingly way. Everyone in this thread can go around all day and say "Well it doesn't hurt my feelings so fuck everyone else!" but that won't solve anything. Yes, we get it - Cancer is an astrological sign and an incurable ailment. Yes Bitch is a female dog but also a derogatory name for a person(most notably a female). You can't even use "Negro" in a name and that is BLACK in Spanish. So why isn't this normalized across the board? If you want AIDS to be fine, then why isn't Negro available for naming or BITCH? It is a very fine line and should be taken seriously, especially if at some point this game wants to make some kind of monetary compensation.

I believe that a ticket system IS the best case. That way it can be ran through a council/staff whatever(NH having the final say of course). Things are always going to pop up like this, and even with a rock solid system people find ways to bypass things. I feel that this post was done with good intention and heart and I am disappointed that some people would resort to name calling or degrading other fellow humans for just wanting to make people feel comfortable.

A lot of people play games as a safe space or another reality to escape within. I'm sure that seeing terrible things like those mentioned would be a turn off to them. Everyone hurts, people period just get hurt by different things. Look out for your brothers & sisters, don't tear them down. Opinions are great when used constructively. Just keep that in mind, please.

[Kawasaki]

Boobs offend me. My aunt had breast cancer.

[Cynic]

Cynic bro, take it from the guy who's been trying to get the people in the guild he's in to stop using the word faggot as an insult, you're fighting a losing battle here. Whoever did it clearly isn't part of a community where AIDS is still epidemic, nor I assume are most of the people who don't see why it makes some of us uncomfortable. I registered my complaint against the name and was summarily dismissed for it, so I've ceased trying to explain it.

I also raised a complaint about it but I am accepting of what Staff deems appropriate or not. Clearly some people feel more passionate about this than others. Having read the entire thread though I am unsure why some people are being negative in a mockingly way. Everyone in this thread can go around all day and say "Well it doesn't hurt my feelings so fuck everyone else!" but that won't solve anything. Yes, we get it - Cancer is an astrological sign and an incurable ailment. Yes Bitch is a female dog but also a derogatory name for a person(most notably a female). You can't even use "Negro" in a name and that is BLACK in Spanish. So why isn't this normalized across the board? If you want AIDS to be fine, then why isn't Negro available for naming or BITCH? It is a very fine line and should be taken seriously, especially if at some point this game wants to make some kind of monetary compensation.

I believe that a ticket system IS the best case. That way it can be ran through a council/staff whatever(NH having the final say of course). Things are always going to pop up like this, and even with a rock solid system people find ways to bypass things. I feel that this post was done with good intention and heart and I am disappointed that some people would resort to name calling or degrading other fellow humans for just wanting to make people feel comfortable.

A lot of people play games as a safe space or another reality to escape within. I'm sure that seeing terrible things like those mentioned would be a turn off to them. Everyone hurts, people period just get hurt by different things. Look out for your brothers & sisters, don't tear them down. Opinions are great when used constructively.

Just keep that in mind, please.

I could NOT have said this better.
Thank you, Honzo.

[dunky]

What about Boobs?

Do you honestly think "Boobs, Breasticles, Breasts" offends anyone?

e.g. no.

Actually it does and will offend a lot of people who think their whining is justified because of the culture of social justice that's been going around lately, yourself included (whether it actually is justified or not is irrelevant). A lot of the way you've been typing in this thread is outwardly rude or hostile, why should anyone want to listen to what you have to say or have you be the one to draw up a censor list?

I'm advocating for the ticket system as a way to deal with names deemed unacceptable, but I also feel it would be best to have the tickets be transparent. What I mean by this is allowing us normies to see what specifically name-related complaints are. If this can be done anonymously so people aren't worried about being targeted for reporting a name, all the better. I just don't want a situation to appear where Name A was rejected but Name B wasn't and now Name A is brigading against everyone.