inconsistent naming policy

#1 - Dec. 18, 2013, 10:27 p.m.
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i’ve been suspended twice now due to naming restrictions.
these were my toon names: Mofogie, Mofogee, Mofogle, Mofogenous, Mofogeneer

Mofogenous was first flagged by Anet staff. I asked them to provide how the name breaches the code of conduct. They failed to provide a reason, and that is because all my names are gibberish. They even defy rule34, searching on the internet will provide no cohesive nor offensive imagery.

I complied anyway, and renamed it to Naming Violation.
Now a few months later, Mofogeneer has been flagged… and again suspended.

I’m tired of this. My names have been used over 10 years in gaming now, and i’ve never been reported for an offensive name. No one has ever told me in GW2, that my name is offensive, in fact, many said they like it, that it sounds funny.

Anet staff is also inconsistent. why are my oldest characters, Mofogie and Mofogee not flagged? I have kept derivatives of Mofogie on all characters to make it easier for people to keep track of who i am. I cant even remember half my friends list, because most people have very different names across characters. Consistency is important.

This is a total ridiculous waste of time on my part, and the staff. There’s abusive harassers in nearly every pvp match, yet I get flagged for a name no one finds offensive? Come on.

#10 - Dec. 19, 2013, 1:33 a.m.
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Thousands, yes.

You’re welcome to contact Support via the link at the top of this page. No one on the forums is going to be able to answer your questions or address what you perceive as “inconsistency” in the Naming Policy.

Personally, the instant I saw your name I thought “mo fo” and wondered why your display name wasn’t similarly censored, based on the policy. I’m not debating the efficacy, fairness, or reasonableness of the policy, but based on the policy, I do think I understand why the name was censored.