Banned for unacceptable name

#1 - March 4, 2013, 7:04 p.m.
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Hello there,

I was just banned 72 hours for an unacceptable name. My name was “Nuglet” and I’m not sure how this is offensive in any way. In any case, I’ll rename my character if I must, but I feel that 72 hours is a little bit excessive given I’ve never had any previous problems playing on this account.

Would appreciate if any insight could be given into my situation. Thanks!

edit: I was able to log in about 30 minutes after my ban. Was forced to rename so I chose Lokk, but miss my old name

#11 - March 5, 2013, 11:11 a.m.
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I discussed this with the team, and there was some concern about Nuglet. We appreciate that you renamed the character, just to avoid someone reacting with concern. As you mentioned, you were not suspended, and that’s fair. Thanks for understanding.

Drug references are disallowed, and there are very few people who don’t understand “herb” is a very commonly-used reference to marijuana. Sorry, no. Change the name and you’re good. You also were not suspended.