Innappropriate Name?

#1 - June 5, 2013, 10:13 p.m.

Just wanted some feedback from the community.
So, I know I’ve had some other trouble with ANet before with some names, and I was ignorant about the naming policy at the time. Honestly, I just like to have a funny name and do it for the lolz. Making my friends and guildies laugh is what I enjoy the most.
Anyway, after reading a bunch of posts about people getting suspended for their names, from copyright infringements (which shouldn’t be an issue in the first place), to mild references, to obscenities (which make sense to sensor), it seems there is a lot of political correctness going on. I can’t help but think that ANet should spend time fixing bugs and other issues than concentrating on people’s names.

Anyway, I don’t want to cause ANet anymore trouble, since that’s not my intention, but I can’t move on with a better name until I have people vet my old name, and make me understand how it actually is offensive.

""*Mr V Card Stealer*,” which also is in violation of the policy."
So, by V Card, I know what it usually means, but in my guild, I had a back story about stealing a valentines day card, which was why I thought it would be a funny double entrondre character name to have. I think it’s in the gray area, and doesn’t necessarily meet reasons for offense.. Also, it was a thief… so stealer went perfectly with it.

Thoughts?

And, as a reference, below are the naming policies, which I am not memorizing so as to not infringe upon them.

“Have offensive racial, ethnic, national, or cultural connotations
Include hate speech or bigoted slurs
Reference sexual acts or real life violence
Are pornographic
Make inappropriate references to human anatomy or bodily functions
Reference illegal drugs or activities
Reference religious or historical figures
Reference real-life people
Reference names of copyrighted or trademarked characters, materials, or products
Use misspellings or alternative spellings of names that violate any of the above rules”"

Gaile Gray

#6 - June 6, 2013, 10:57 a.m.

Let’s be clear:

If you want to “vet” a name please contact Support by filing a ticket through the “Ask a Question” tab on that linked page. They will be able to assist you.
The forum community is not able to provide an accurate “name-vetting” service because not everyone is aware of the policies and, quite frankly, not everyone agrees, so a person petitioning for a “name check” may be given inaccurate information.
“Back story” is irrelevant. You may say it means something harmless to you personally — and excuse my skepticism about that claim -- but no one else who sees the name in the game is going to know, or ask about, to come up with some personal excuse for the use of a term that you know, in a general sense, is considered offensive.
Names are not filtered. Every player will see every name in the game, both character and display. That is why we are so careful about names, and that is why players must use care in their selection of names.

And “care” is relevant here. Please care about the community enough to use acceptable names. Please care about your fellow players — from all walks of life, different countries, cultures, ages, and genders — to use care in selecting a name.