Character name banned, or not...

My character name got banned a few weeks ago. I've played that character for over a year with no problems, and somebody suddenly found them selves offended by it. Although I do not understand why anyone would find that particular name offensive, and although it was a bummer having to rename my third favorite char, I've accepted my fate and moved on, and all would be fine and dandy except...

Yesterday I started a new character and for funzies tried the old name, lo and behold, that banned name was available. Clearly Anet doesn't find that name offensive. My question would be, does anyone at Anet even bother to check the validity of the "offense" or do they just ban by default, because the latter would be retarded. For example I could complain that the guy playing Chuck Norris wasn't nearly awesome enough, and that I'm offended by it, and after he gets banned name my char Chuck Norris(although i'd get banned too for not being awesome enough )

A name is not added to any filter of sorts after being banned. It's just on a case-by-case ban basis. Usually if someone cries "WAHHH", the name gets banned.

It was probably *censored* who reported you. He was /reporting tons of names, as if he was some kind of internet police.

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...290861&page=15

So if you run into that same person again or someone else finds it offensive ...yeah, you get the idea.

- Don't you find it problematic that actions are justifiable or unjustifiable based on how some person happens to feel at any particular moment? But yeah, try to find consistency in ANET's policies...

And the moral of this story is.

Don't make stupid names that you know are offensive and hope to not get banned.

If you think the name is going to get you a ban then most likely going to. Even if it goes threw anet filter because you changed one letter or whatnot doesn't mean its alright because anet let me do it you still had the intention of it being offensive.

So in short if you don't make childish names you won't get a rename or a ban its that simple.

~Zidane~

The best i can tell, is that no one at anet really looks into why people are banned. If enough reports are filed on you, it basically auto-bans you. I got banned several times for stupid reasons, (names included), and I filed a report via email and got a reply that basically made it sound like you are guilty and don't have a chance to prove your innocence regardless of the circumstances. So some griefer that has his word filter disabled can report you for using bad language that the word filter would catch. I have no clue how they should have the right to ban you for that, but that is how it has been so do as the rest of us have and deal with it.

And yes i like using run-on sentences.

That's not the moral of the story. You've kinda missed it by a long shot.

I still don't get WHY it was banned, the name in question had no intentional misspellings of banned or otherwise offensive words, no religious, racial, national, sexual or personal connotations, no Xx's in front or back, and if after a year and over a hundred hours played, often in PUGs and no complaints I highly doubt it was(is) offensive to anyone.
An adjective and a vegetable, that's all it was, silly - yes, childish - perhaps, offensive - only if you hate vegetables, but seriously, who in their right mind would report that?

Maybe it would help if you gave the actual name?

You're not the only one. Look through at the thread called "Have you been banned with your name or whatever" and you'll notice there's bunch of people who got banned for an unoffensive name. I think someone mentioned about getting a everlasting tonic as a compensation from anet, can't really remember where it was but you might find it via search. Just remember, whenever you see

SNIP. Name removed by Messy: We don't use players names here immediately zone out. He gets like 20 people banned per day. Very scary indeed.

Btw: I never gotten banned by my name yet. Only reason why I'm arguing so much in these thread is because boredom. Har har har.

I'm intentionally leaving the name out, as I've created another character with the same name and, as seen above, there seem to be some spiteful people on this forum who would quite possibly report it again.

As I've said before it's two words, an adjective and a vegetable, feel free to imagine the most "offensive" combination of the two, whatever that could possibly be.

IDK...I can come up with some interesting adjective/vegetable combos, but maybe i have potty-mind.

I have always liked the story of the Sons of the Dragon, the origin for the Dracul in mythology. A worm fed upon the corpse of a dead god turned into a great dragon and was slain. Later its teeth were planted to create men, the Sons of the Dragon, who rule by fire, destruction, and force people to be moral out of fear and subjugation. Similar to someone who would have forced mankind to be saved out of fear and subjugation, another draconic reference.

So, what then of those who seek to control the moral level of others by reporting names to get them banned. When these persons are outside the social average and use force to make others comply with their intent they are Sons of the Dragon, according to the myth: They accuse and seek justice without mercy. There is a difference between being a good example and being an assailing bully who inspires others to further detest moral value.

Did you mean worm or wyrm? Because a wyrm is a form of lesser dragon and that would make more sense to me. I've never heard of that myth myself and I was hoping to read more about it.

Why this bizarre vendetta against my character Snip Name Removed?

The mods don't like people using names to incriminate people without evidence, I suppose. Personally, I find it the more fun to point fingers and start witch hunts. I mean, who doesn't like a little noob roast? O,..,O'

Anyway, I think people need to get the sticks out of their asses and remember that this is a game, albeit a very serious game to some, it still is a game and meant to be of some enjoyment, I suppose (although, honestly, I'm wondering where the fun in this game is anymore.) If people want to make up childish, strange, immature names fine by me, and if you're American it should be fine with you as well. It's called the first god damned amendment and it gives people the freedom to say whatever the hell they want... on certain days of the week. I'm still unclear what days they are because every time I go to the mall and yell, "CHERRY CHEESE BALLS OF SPICY HOT FIRE NACHO LESBIANS!" I get kicked out. -Shrugs- They must hate cheese or something. Either way, this is a GAME and I can't think of one thing, one entire thing in the world, that you could write down in the character name slot to be offensive IN THE CONTEXT OF THE GAME. If you can, good for you, go eat a cookie and weep in the corner like a little emo bastard. Toughen up or get the hell out of my country.

/patrotistic-crap

-Cough- Anyway, there are some douches in game that will report you just to be douches. Sorry, they exist. No, I can't do anything about it (that I'm allowed you tell you about >,..,>). And, yes, Anet fails on so many levels when it comes to community relations that I don't even bother to contact them anymore, I just put my head in the over for a few minutes to remember what it's like to deal with them. Oh, and, Lubed Cucumber, would that be the adjective vegetable combo? Because that's about the only thing I could come up with remotely 'offensive', even though I find it funny and slightly arousing. O,..,O'''

Man, shut up. You don't know my statistics...I've never stated how many I've reported. How about you chill with the slander a bit.

Fact: If a character is reported enough times for "inappropriate name", then that character will be banned for having an inappropriate name.

Because while the majority of the GW population remain ignorant or in the dark, the mods know the above mentioned fact.

Harry or Hairy Cucumber
Manly Carrot
Big, Large (anything describing a large size) Carrot or Cucumber
Globes of Lettuce

I can think of other ones. These aren't verifiable character names but examples of things that would be of sexual suggestion while also seeming innocent. Take it for what you will but yeah. I'm sure I could think of many others but I think the point is made.

If your point is that names like those should be banned, I have to most vehemently disagree. What people infer from non-offensive words is their problem, not the problem of words themselves.

Jealous much?

People with this attitude are generally dicks and should be ignored...no mention of the name for the all high and mighty types to judge what is and is not childish and yet, a judgement is made (what gives the term "Xtian" a bad flavor in the mouths of chior boys and Athiests alike). Furthermore, they tend to blame the person with the ban, not the person who complained (i.e. /bitch) about it...name banning is usually a form of revenge for some tightly wound turd with nothing better to do than ruin your day...why? Because YOU are the type of person who likes to have FUN because it's a GAME and some can't be bothered that even though you comply with the rating of the game, they feel the name is just too clever in the way it subtlely masks a double entendre referring to an act of bawdiness that may or may not fit the humor, theme and sentiment of the game...

...what it boils down to is some tight-ass with no sense of humor can bitch and ban your name wether it's sensible or not. I admit there are a few names involving racism and chicken rape that might cross the line, but most anything can get whacked because the kid who loved tattling on the playground grew older, but never grew up...other people's fun hurts them...sad...pathetic...dicks.

EDIT: P.S. Please close thread....enough of these exist already.

lol, i dont think anyone even mentioned your name.

And on a side note, if its not spoken, its not slander. Look up the word sometime, you may learn what it means

Whole Corn?
Tossed Salad?

The report function is the worst thing in this game. I've gone back to D2 because of it.

*Can't win an argument? /report everyone
*Can't get an actual job as a mod so you become a wannabe? /report everyone
*Twelve years old and wants to be a big boy with the filter off but can't handle what he sees? /report everyone
*Bored? /report everyone
*Just a general faggot? /report EVERYONE.

Yeah this is like dota banlist all over again. Except that Guild Wars was actually enjoyable before this faggotry.

As crude as your argument is, i totally agree with you. I miss the days when you could tell a player to fukk off and stop asking me to run you places without having to worry about /report.

True the /report feature has done well for leeching PvP but that's about it. Otherwise all it has done is given authority to people who shouldn't have any. Now we have lots of self appointed "internet police" who like to abuse this feature and hit everybody with the /report stick.

It doesn't even stop leeching. You leech, you get kicked for 10 minutes and then get to hop right back in. Anyone just clicking then afking isn't going to be bothered by this. People who actually play will be.

Any other offence gets you banned for days, sometimes weeks at a time. Such a joke of a system.

Sorta lol'd.

I find it sad that some people that have almost decent names get banned while others who make names for the sole purpose of getting banned never have a problem.
Perfect example: I have a guild member that from character 1 has tried to get banned. I dont know why... just a warped sense of humor i guess. But anyway... Character 1(I will not use the names, just let you all have fun figuring them out) has a name of a specific male body part being permanently marked with ink, another character is named after a specific male body part not functioning properly. Yet still after over 3 years, still not banned. Seems like to me that "Drippy Cucumber" would be an ok name after some my guild member has.

Hmm. It amazes me how many people don't bother to notice that everywhere in life including online games all have rules put in place and if you don't follow those rules and what not you are target-able for ban. Anet has a EULA and they have the right to change that agreement for any reason that they feel is needed.

Using the /report feature does not mean that person is going to get a instant ban it just flags that point of time or that person so Anet can take further investigations into the matter. If they feel that the name or actions that where made by the person that was reported.

People don't have to be spiteful or dicks to do a /report it's a feature put into the game so that Anet doesn't to have GM's patroling the game 24/7 like some other games have done.

Just because your name didn't say some words exactly doesn't give you at all the right to say that your name was wrongfully banned. It the intention that you had when you made the name.

So I'll say it again just play the game and don't be childish with your names and don't try to make yourself noticed and you can easily solve almost every problem that can be banned with the exception of the many other ban-able offensive such as RMT and Botting.

Ahh, it becomes more clear now...

You want to be able to use names that can be interpreted by some people as offensive. But you want to use common non offensive words so that when people figure out your intended offensive name, you can blame it on their interpretation.

Do you know how transparent, and obvious you are? You are one of hundreds if not thousands in this game who lack the maturity of most 15 year olds. Grow up, play the game, quit trying to be "cute". Or take the bans.

There needs to be an auto ban on Guru for creators of "name ban" threads.

Had you actually bothered to read what I have written ...

..instead of being a presumptuous little git, you might have noticed that was not the case.


Funny, I'd say that people like you who find Massive Carrot and such names offensive lack maturity. Do grow up please, play the game, quit trying to be a "douche". Or don't and cringe at vegetables, whatever..

If you have a problem with ANet's name policy you can contact them here; http://www.guildwars.com/support/

Arguing about it here does nothing for your case.