Revising the Naming Policy.

Alipheese · Post by **Alipheese** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 12:07 am #375241

Due to our current naming policy being abit hazy for both admins and players, I am suggesting a new updated policy here.

Where the current naming policy is no titles, required name formats, meme names being valid.
Although this naming policy is never heard of by any of our players I have spoke to with about the naming policy.
I think It'd be good to discuss a new naming policy

Names would have to be a somewhat realistic name for someone in a wacky space station setting.
Hidden meanings in names would be allowed if spelt like a regular name, example ; Sauk Micuoc.

Names with titles based off age, or career would be allowed, such as Sir, Miss, or Dr. and Professor.
Titles regarding rank or position such as King, Lord, Duke, etc would not be allowed.
CM style nicknames would continue to be not allowed.

Humans would continue to be Firstname Lastname, Lizards would follow their 1, 2, or 3 word names still.
Plasmamen would continue to be element roman numeral. Flypeople continue to be their fly pun names.
And with the addition of moths, Moth names would be like human/fly people, regular names or with a pun related to their race.

Meme names like Adolf Hitler, Donald Trump, or those alike would continue to be valid to abuse.
If an admin believes your name to be unrealistic or unfitting of the policy they would ask for you to change it, in which you should and have you any issue with this, just change your name and speak with a headmin after as to not cause drama.

I'd like some thoughts and discussion on this topic, and If it's seen as an improvement to roleplay, the community or perhaps a more lax policy that all agree with, I will speak with headmins if they do not voice their opinions here to update the policy.
Edit: And to find a place somewhere on the actual rules page to place the decision since that is a major issue that causes the naming policy not being known.

D&B · Post by **D&B** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 12:14 am #375247

You can't say "This is for an improvement to roleplay" and keep the "verbs the noun" name format.

That's the most immersion breaking shit lmao

Alipheese · Post by **Alipheese** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 12:15 am #375249

D&B wrote:You can't say "This is for an improvement to roleplay" and keep the "verbs the noun" name format.

That's the most immersion breaking shit lmao

What would you see as a way to improve this?

bandit · Post by **bandit** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 1:12 am #375264

I... don't see a meaningful difference between this and the naming policy we have right now.

Tue Jan 23, 2018 1:33 am

bandit wrote:I... don't see a meaningful difference between this and the naming policy we have right now.

yeah, we basically already put this into play like a month or 3 ago

Post by **Armhulen** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 1:47 am #375279

PKPenguin321 wrote:
bandit wrote:I... don't see a meaningful difference between this and the naming policy we have right now.
yeah, we basically already put this into play like a month or 3 ago

imblyings · Post by **imblyings** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 1:49 am #375280

'Excessively OOC names fall under rule 3. Make a minimum effort to have your name fit in a setting involving a wacky space station in the future. A firstname lastname minimum is required and no honorifics are allowed. Nicknames in the middle are ok. Admins may get involved if your name is dumb and can approve or disallow names at their discretion while ingame. ' is what we have already

we could let players add dr or whatever it aint no big thing

Lazengann · Post by **Lazengann** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 2:15 am #375285

"Fucks Moms" is immersion breaking but "Fucks-your-mom" isn't
Nice policy

Post by **Atlanta-Ned** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 2:32 am #375288

If a moth doesn't have a moth-related pun for a name, they should be valid.

Post by **oranges** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 2:39 am #375289

Lazengann wrote:"Fucks Moms" is immersion breaking but "Fucks-your-mom" isn't
Nice policy

Admins may get involved if your name is dumb and can approve or disallow names at their discretion while ingame.

iamgoofball · Post by **iamgoofball** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 2:53 am #375291

this is just the current policy with more words so people read it less so that they can get away with bullshit rulings, lmao

feem · Post by **feem** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 4:28 am #375302

just don't make shitty names

Grazyn · Post by **Grazyn** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 7:30 am #375331

As long as I can call myself P. Rhett Fly or Moth Afaka I see no problem in this

Nilons · Post by **Nilons** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 9:32 am #375348

please stop revising name policy ill shoot up the server iswear

Grazyn · Post by **Grazyn** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 11:05 am #375369

Wait this is literally old naming policy, what is "revised" about it?

yorii · Post by **yorii** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 11:55 am #375372

Alipheese wrote:Meme names like Adolf Hitler, Donald Trump, or those alike would continue to be valid to abuse.

So.. uh.. Vladimir Lenin is valid then..? I can just feed him poison?

yorii · Post by **yorii** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 12:06 pm #375375

CosmicScientist wrote:
Alipheese wrote:Names with titles based off age, or career would be allowed, such as Sir, Miss, or Dr. and Professor.
You cannot guarantee your role. This would either need to come with the role or not at all.

I once met a janitor in real life who actually was a medical doctor.

Incomptinence · Tue Jan 23, 2018 12:13 pm

iamgoofball wrote:this is just the current policy with more words so people read it less so that they can get away with bullshit rulings, lmao

Policy is like a pearl. Against the tiny foreign body the oyster builds up layer upon layer of words and ends up with a bigger hassle than it started with.

Grazyn · Post by **Grazyn** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 12:33 pm #375379

verb-the-noun for lizards is a tolerated custom, headmins could revoke it any time and enforce regular reptilian names only like those you get when you click "random name" in lizard character creation

calzilla1 · Post by **calzilla1** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 1:01 pm #375389

Can we kill liggers with human-esque names now?

Qbmax32 · Post by **Qbmax32** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 1:13 pm #375393

Nilons wrote:please stop revising name policy ill shoot up the server iswear

Please do it

XDTM · Post by **XDTM** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 1:43 pm #375395

Alipheese wrote:Titles regarding rank or position such as King, Lord, Duke, etc would not be allowed.

oh no

Grazyn · Post by **Grazyn** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 2:52 pm #375404

Miss Lethal

Wyzack · Post by **Wyzack** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 2:59 pm #375405

Is my OC Huge Bart allowed?

D&B · Post by **D&B** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 3:44 pm #375415

I sure do love having to listen to the radio chatter of sucks the cock and licks the feet

SpaceInaba · Post by **SpaceInaba** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 3:48 pm #375419

I've never seen any lizards named like that
I've seen some equally retarded names though

Grazyn · Post by **Grazyn** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 4:00 pm #375424

We don't need draconian rules (pun intended) about lizard names, the verb-the-noun format is zany and fun. Admins can use common sense and warn/kick those who use vulgar or unacceptable names instead of banning the format altogether

Nilons · Post by **Nilons** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 4:00 pm #375426

SpaceInaba wrote:I've never seen any lizards named like that
I've seen some equally retarded names though

I've seen plenty like that

SpaceInaba · Post by **SpaceInaba** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 4:13 pm #375435

Nilons wrote:
SpaceInaba wrote:I've never seen any lizards named like that
I've seen some equally retarded names though
I've seen plenty like that

must be a bagil thing

Lazengann · Post by **Lazengann** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 4:20 pm #375438

Grazyn wrote:We don't need draconian rules (pun intended) about lizard names, the verb-the-noun format is zany and fun. Admins can use common sense and warn/kick those who use vulgar or unacceptable names instead of banning the format altogether

The names are fun to see the first time you read them and stupid from then on

Nilons · Post by **Nilons** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 5:02 pm #375479

Lazengann wrote:
Grazyn wrote:We don't need draconian rules (pun intended) about lizard names, the verb-the-noun format is zany and fun. Admins can use common sense and warn/kick those who use vulgar or unacceptable names instead of banning the format altogether
The names are fun to see the first time you read them and stupid from then on

I think they're fine as long as liggers are treated like liggers. If they wanna be treated like people they need names that aren't degenerate

captain sawrge · Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:03 pm

liggers are a plague on the server

Grazyn · Post by **Grazyn** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:15 pm #375513

I can't understand why /tg/ of all servers bears such unbridled hate towards Lizardmen, a race that is a staple of every rpg setting since Warhammer Fantasy

Post by **Armhulen** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:16 pm #375514

Grazyn wrote:I can't understand why /tg/ of all servers bears such unbridled hate towards Lizardmen, a race that is a staple of every rpg setting since Warhammer Fantasy

we don't have elves to hate

SpaceInaba · Post by **SpaceInaba** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:23 pm #375517

Grazyn wrote:I can't understand why /tg/ of all servers bears such unbridled hate towards Lizardmen, a race that is a staple of every rpg setting since Warhammer Fantasy

because anything non human is furry and we need to exterminate all furries I guess
we should also remove the ability to make your hair any color that isnt brown red yellow or black

Nilons · Post by **Nilons** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:42 pm #375525

Armhulen wrote:
Grazyn wrote:I can't understand why /tg/ of all servers bears such unbridled hate towards Lizardmen, a race that is a staple of every rpg setting since Warhammer Fantasy
we don't have elves to hate

captain sawrge wrote:liggers are a plague on the server

calzilla1 · Post by **calzilla1** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 7:16 pm #375530

Grazyn wrote:I can't understand why /tg/ of all servers bears such unbridled hate towards Lizardmen, a race that is a staple of every rpg setting since Warhammer Fantasy

If so, why dont we add gnolls :^)

onleavedontatme · Tue Jan 23, 2018 8:22 pm

Don't see what is wrong with titles, personally. If being noble (or having delusions that you are) is part of your backstory, what is the harm in that? At least they're putting some sort of effort and care into their characters.

captain sawrge · Tue Jan 23, 2018 8:28 pm

really it seems silly to me to moderate anything that isnt excessively OOC, the game takes place in scifi land 500 years in the future where clowns and mimes are their own alien race and people are corporate slaves cloned and recloned every day so they never have to stop working

D&B · Post by **D&B** » Tue Jan 23, 2018 8:55 pm #375560

Grazyn wrote:I can't understand why /tg/ of all servers bears such unbridled hate towards Lizardmen, a race that is a staple of every rpg setting since Warhammer Fantasy

Because they're shit

Incomptinence · Wed Jan 24, 2018 8:31 am

Alipheese wrote: Titles regarding rank or position such as King, Lord, Duke, etc would not be allowed.

Pretty sure those are all valid names Duke can even be a first name.

Duke Prince King is a character I use rarely and the name while silly is absolutely a name matching naming policy none of it is tittles.

Why would people even get confused by non professional titles? It's a sci fi game no one is expecting a totally legit bunch of knights of nanotrasia to all named Sir suchandsuch charge though the halls on horseback.

WarbossLincoln · Wed Jan 24, 2018 8:05 pm

Armhulen wrote:
Grazyn wrote:I can't understand why /tg/ of all servers bears such unbridled hate towards Lizardmen, a race that is a staple of every rpg setting since Warhammer Fantasy
we don't have elves to hate

Maybe we need elves who are an even lower socio-economic group than lizards. Stupid knife-ears.

Saegrimr · Post by **Saegrimr** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 8:42 pm #375895

cmspano wrote:
Armhulen wrote:
Grazyn wrote:I can't understand why /tg/ of all servers bears such unbridled hate towards Lizardmen, a race that is a staple of every rpg setting since Warhammer Fantasy
we don't have elves to hate

Maybe we need elves who are an even lower socio-economic group than lizards. Stupid knife-ears.

We call them cats. Still huge ears just more annoying.

kevinz000 · Post by **kevinz000** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 9:44 pm #375918

Saegrimr wrote:
cmspano wrote:
Armhulen wrote:
Grazyn wrote:I can't understand why /tg/ of all servers bears such unbridled hate towards Lizardmen, a race that is a staple of every rpg setting since Warhammer Fantasy
we don't have elves to hate

Maybe we need elves who are an even lower socio-economic group than lizards. Stupid knife-ears.
We call them cats. Still huge ears just more annoying.

stop hurting me saeg

EagleWiz · Post by **EagleWiz** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 9:49 pm #375920

Clearly the solution is to make assistant a race

Post by **Cobby** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 3:56 am #376001

The no funmin in me wants to enforce names but like it’s such a bore having it come up and argued constantly I’d rather just not deal with peculiarities and stick to removing people with blatant retarded names

WarbossLincoln · Thu Feb 08, 2018 6:36 pm

I'm a little conflicted on this issue. It's kinda silly to think that there's an established policy on the names of sprites in a 2D space-themed autism simulator. On the other hand, seeing 2 guys named "Big Faggot" in the same round is also kinda silly.

Post by **Dax Dupont** » Thu Feb 08, 2018 9:26 pm #379405

cmspano wrote:I'm a little conflicted on this issue. It's kinda silly to think that there's an established policy on the names of sprites in a 2D space-themed autism simulator. On the other hand, seeing 2 guys named "Big Faggot" in the same round is also kinda silly.

They should do the right thing and name themselves Padre Giante.
https://tgstation13.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1084

yorii · Post by **yorii** » Mon Feb 12, 2018 7:18 pm #380320

Did admins ever reach a conclusion on this? I personally think that at least honorifics would greatly add to the atmosphere more than they take away from it. Having a Lawyer with the post-nominal Esquire title like "John Smith Esq." or a Ph.D. scientist called "Doctor Jane Doe" would just open up more roleplaying possibilies and probably be quite welcomed from a majority of the playerbase.

onleavedontatme · Mon Feb 12, 2018 8:39 pm

Naming policy is bikeshedding to make us feel less helpless about encouraging roleplay