Minearverse, Elena.
I wanna die in bed surrounded by fat grandchildren, but guess that's off the menu.
Jenny ,'Bring On The Night'
Bureaucracy 2: Like Sartre, Only Longer
A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
Allyson - Mar 17, 2004 5:39:25 am PST #7475 of 10005
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Lyra Jane - Mar 17, 2004 5:39:36 am PST #7476 of 10005
Up with the sun
It should definitely be on the registration page if it isn't, because there are so many sites where VIPesque names (MrsMarsters or whatever) are fine (if a bit scary obsessive, IMHO), and I don't think the poster meant to decieve. But yeah, I see the potential for confusion.
Nutty - Mar 17, 2004 5:41:45 am PST #7477 of 10005
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
didn't we...*cough* discuss names that might be confused with certain *cough* VIPs?
It's in the Cheesebutt document, but nowhere else except Bureaucracy 1. Here we go:
Choose your user name at your own risk. Excessive cheekiness will be kept in check. Betsy: "I think an appropriate policy would be "If you claim to be somebody famous, we'll ask you to prove it." Betsy: "Parodying other people's names (whether real or adopted) is tacky. We ask that you don't do it." ita: "Stompy Feet reserve the rights to pooh pooh any name, but we'll explain why [in private email, and ask you to choose another name]." This policy also covers potentially offensive names, like "fuckface", and names too similar to real famous people, current users, and former users.
DCJensen - Mar 17, 2004 5:42:02 am PST #7478 of 10005
All is well that ends in pizza.
removed as it is redundant
Jessica - Mar 17, 2004 5:42:14 am PST #7479 of 10005
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I remember the discussion, but not where it happened, or if it ever got formalized.
I'm not even sure if it was discussed here, or back at WX. t /no help
[also t /too slow
bon bon - Mar 17, 2004 5:42:52 am PST #7480 of 10005
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Yeah, I don't think it's malicious, and I also think it's distinguishable from JohnSweden, say, because one has the potential for confusion, and I don't think John's pseud does.
Lyra Jane - Mar 17, 2004 5:44:54 am PST #7481 of 10005
Up with the sun
Stompy Feet reserve the rights to pooh pooh any name, but we'll explain why [in private email, and ask you to choose another name]." This policy also covers potentially offensive names, like "fuckface", and names too similar to real famous people, current users, and former users.
This looks like a good policy to me.
Lyra Jane - Mar 17, 2004 5:48:12 am PST #7482 of 10005
Up with the sun
Two questions:
1. What is the "Cheesebutt document?"
2. How will we decide "too similar"/potential for confusion? I would be bummed if someone registered as Lysa Jane or Lyra J., or Lyra Jeanne, but if she thought of it on her own I wouldn't want to take it away from her. I'd just start posting entirely in ASSCAPS, or something.
Allyson - Mar 17, 2004 5:51:29 am PST #7483 of 10005
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
We have Kat and KatG, and that's okay. Tim falls into the "famous citizen" category, though.
If there were an ita a, it would grate. Porn argument? Know it when I see it?
bon bon - Mar 17, 2004 5:52:06 am PST #7484 of 10005
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
It would have to be on a case-by-case basis, but I'd say we'd ask the poster if they'd like a less confusing pseud. In many cases we will be able to tell something similar (Shawn vs. Sean) from something deliberately confusing (Betty Jane Sherry). (It's like trademarks...we just have to apply the Polaroid 12 step analysis.)
(Kidding)