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Arikan
The name rules are pretty much a luck of the draw kind of thing. There are a ton of names on every server which are technically violating the naming rules but Blizzard doesn't take the trouble to bother unless someone reports a specific character name.
Whether or not it's offensive or anything is a moot point really, once someone reports you for whatever reason if your name violates naming policy in any way they'll usually just flag you for a rename and move on.
I get that Blizzard doesn't want to spend countless hours checking every single name, but yeah it's still kind of frustrating then how inconsistent it gets. All someone who doesn't like your name (or just have it in for you personally, as happens on occasion) is write a report and you have to change your name while bucket loads of other people with worse/more offensive (or just incredibly stupid) names get to keep theirs.
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Post by
Nipah
One of my guild bros name is Serialsapist, if this can stay without a namechange than yours should stay the way it is lol. Come on.
It's not really a matter of "If X can keep their name, why can't Y?".
It's a matter of "Someone took enough offense at the name/something you did/just dislikes you to the point that they submitted a ticket and the GM agreed."
Post by
DraconisAerius
I have a mage named "Mastorbaitor" and I know for a fact that someone complained about it at least once and I never got told I had to change it.
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Post by
Chardryn
So I just transferred from Alliance to Horde last night and also went through a realm change. I named my druid Faultrollina because I wanted to be a pair with my boyfriend whose druid's name was Faultroll. I was online for about 15 minutes, went on my lowbie priest, and when I tried to log back in, my name was flagged.
Seriously?
Faultrollina.
I don't see anything bad about it.
I was the only one who was named Faultrollina in the entire WoW US. Changed my name, can't open a ticket. Made a toon named Faultrollina just now. Created it without any problem. It's just kinda sad.
Now I want to know how the flagging system really works. If it's based on one person's opinion then everyone technically has to undergo a name change because of some scumbag flagging everyone. Remember, I was online for about 15 minutes...(##RESPBREAK##)16##DELIM##asakawa##DELIM##Please be aware of the age of threads. this thread is very old and about a different issue than the one you've experienced. If you still need help then please make a new thread.
Post by
Alkony
You also realm and faction changed. There have been reports of recurring problems with toons that have undergone those processes getting flagged by the system. You should be able to make a ticket, on that toon or another, and ask a GM to intervene.
Post by
SoCalWoWGal
Realm/Faction changing can cause a name to be "flagged for rename".This is a known issue as evidenced by this recent Blue Post by Ryddorium in
this thread
(reply #13)
this is a known issue which has been occurring during the faction change/transfer combo service. When you have a moment, please submit a ticket in-game from your character and restate the original name that was intended. Thank you for your patience, we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Submit a ticket
1. World of Warcraft
2. I have an in game issue
3. I have a problem with my character's name
4. My character's name was changed and I want to dispute
You should be good to go once your ticket is processed.
EDIT: clarified that realm/faction change can cause the "flag for rename"
Post by
Pathstrider
Name policy is a joke sometimes. Britpower is not offensive imo and you had to change it whereas there is someone on my realm called Obliterape (may get censored here). I have reported it multiple times but nothing has happened.
Post by
Myrroddin
The other possibility is some fool thought "Britpower" was a good name and wanted it for him/herself. Then you got flagged. About 72 hours after your name was changed, look up "Britpower" on the Armory. If it exists on your realm, then you were a victim of an idiot.
Re-flag it, should that happen, and explain to the GM.
Post by
Myrroddin
Makes me wonder why, after 9 years, nobody has flagged my name. It is innocent: it means "Merlin" in Gaelic, but if you say it phonetically, it does sound rude.
Post by
Jkpman
I logged in this morning to find my name
Britpower
had been flagged for rename.
It could have National Front (UK Neo Nazi) connotations to be fair.
Like Kladde pointed out it is a clear violation of the naming policy so they had every right to make you change it.
I know when you look around the game you can see that if they actually followed the naming policy to the letter, then pretty much everyone would need to rename at least one toon.
It's just one of those things.
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