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cRPG => General Discussion => Topic started by: Frozey on October 25, 2014, 03:35:48 am
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In videogames in general, certain names for player characters are banned from use for being offensive, or just otherwise inappropriate. However, when in comes to historical names, the policies for banning a name for being inappropriate are often based on double standards. This is a sad phenomenon, that is especially true when involved with events such as World War II.
Today I was banned by an admin (Rico) for until year 2044 (intended it as a joke I suppose) for having named my character Commander of the Third Reich. Now, I don't support N-a-z-i-s-m (Im sorry for avoiding the word filter) anyway, and they did a lot terrible things that were completely wrong and shouldn't have been done. World War II ended nearly 70 years ago, and since then words like 'N-a-z-i' and 'H-i-t-l-e-r' have taken a meaning of 'something evil or unjust', and thus should be avoided from using in character naming. But why do we let the shadows of past to bring us down? Why should we? When it comes to things like Soviets or Stalin or even North-Korea, no one seems to care at all, but god help you if you make a N-a-z-i reference of any sort. Why the double standards? World War II happened and that's it, let's get over it. Until today I had received absolutely no complaints of my characters name and many people even thought it was a pretty clever one.
Historical events are what made the world for what it is today. Whether we like it or not they are part of us, one way or another. Why shouldn't we be allowed to use any names related to the Third Reich when any other names related to that period of time are considered okay?
Or is it still 'too soon'?
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Eh, I don't think people should be banned because they have a name that is associated with a historical group. Yes, the National Socialist Party wasn't "good", but we can't just ignore or attempt to get rid of everything that had to do with them.
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Eh, I don't think people should be banned because they have a name that is associated with a historical group. Yes, the National Socialist Party wasn't "good", but we can't just ignore or attempt to get rid of everything that had to do with them. I think we should all stop being sissies and accept that they existed and move on....
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Somebody contact SMEGMAR he could make something appropriate for this thread
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Preach, let n-a-z-i's be n-a-z-i's if they want to. Let pedo's be pedo's if they want to. Let orcs be orcs if they want to, but if they try to hurt the hobbits then kill them, Saruman ordered for them to be unspoiled after all.
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I just have one question: why you want to use this nickname ?
I'm not asking if it's good or not, if it is too early or too late, I just want you to answer this question.
Give me a valid reason to use this nickname. Personally, I don't see any one.
All the time that I don't have your answer, I have no reason to pay attention to your words. And even less that make me want to see you unbaned.
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I just have one question: why you want to use this nickname ?
I'm not asking if it's good or not, if it is too early or too late, I just want you to answer this question.
Give me a valid reason to use this nickname. Personally, I don't see any one.
All the time that I don't have your answer, I have no reason to pay attention to your words. And even less that make me want to see you unbaned.
So, a name devised to get reactions out of people. There are much worse things OP can do.
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THE TRUTH DOES NOT FEAR INVESTIGATION
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cup get in the dishwasher you stink
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I just have one question: why you want to use this nickname ?
I'm not asking if it's good or not, if it is too early or too late, I just want you to answer this question.
Give me a valid reason to use this nickname. Personally, I don't see any one.
All the time that I don't have your answer, I have no reason to pay attention to your words. And even less that make me want to see you unbaned.
Oh yeah, well you're name's stupid.
Quit caring about other people's aliases on the fucking internet, you commie shit. No one cares about you not caring about what's his name's name.
I don't know where you fuckers live, but here in god damn America we've got a thing called freedom of speech. Unless someone's being a massive douchebag, trolling chat with the intention of hurting people's feelings, should not give a fuck. Certainly not enough to ban them.
Yeah its a dumb, unfunny name, but he's not ruining anyone else's playing experience. And if he is, that someone is a huge, literal gaping pussy filled with all sorts of sand.
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I say it's bullshit. The retarded names people throw around this game are almost exactly half of the fun availble.
Donkeyfucking_raghead totally a racist slur, but a funny fucking name.
If you want to call yourself H-i-t-l-e-r-s left nut then why the fuck not.
God damn it, LET THEM HAVE RUN!!!
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When it comes to things like Soviets or Stalin or even North-Korea, no one seems to care at all, but god help you if you make a N-a-z-i reference of any sort.
Well, look what good it did to Russia that no one really cares what Stalin did.
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Unban the guy, there are worse names out there, like this one i just saw "anal cream", wtf is that, thats discusting!
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I think you will get unbanned when you change your name. For inappropriate names you don't get permaban. I hope at least that you don't.
PS. I think that na.zism references should be excluded even though personally I couldn't care less about all this shit. But commander of the 3rd reich isn't that bad...
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I think you will get unbanned when you change your name.
This.
Edit: Seems like he is already unbanned.