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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.
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* It shouldn't reference drugs, alcohol, disease or illness.
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* It may not be vulgar or sexually explicit in any way.
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* It may not have a prefix of "Angel", as we have [[:Category: Angels |Angels]] on the staff.
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* 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]].
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* 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.
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* It shouldn't be related to movies/TV, like LukeSkywalker or ClarkKent.
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* It shouldn't be celebrity names, like MelGibson or CindyCrawford.
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* It shouldn't be full names, like JohnSmith or MaryJones.
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* It shouldn't include initials, like BobG or TSmith.
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* It shouldn't be related to modern music, like Hanson or MotleyCrue.
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* It shouldn't contain surnames like MrBrown, LordJerry or SirRobin.
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* It shouldn't be overly frivolous, like GooglyEyes or Pookiebear.
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* 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.