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Scerolikk Teromni
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Posted - 2009.08.25 03:01:00 -
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I am proposing a policy to delete the name of any character that has not been used in two years. The primary purpose of this is that there are many awesome names for an that I have come up with that are all registered... but none seem to have been used in many years.
Take the character Darth Vader as one example. This character has been a member of State War Academy for 6 Years, 3 Months, and 16 Days. How many of you would be willing to bet 100k ISK that that person has even logged on in 6 Years, 2 Months, and 16 Days? I doubt very many. There are also many other space-related and other names that I have come up with, all being members of newbie corps for many years, and I bet MAYBE one of them is actually currently in use but just hasn't joined a corp.
So I say we open up all these names that haven't been used in over two years and will probably never be signed into again. I don't think that we should delete the characters (just in case somebody plans on coming back and doesn't want to lose some absurd number of skill points that took them forever to acquire), but just force them to pick a new name if theirs has been claimed during their period of inactivity... if that is technically possible. What do you say?
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De'Veldrin
Minmatar Special Projects Executive
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Posted - 2009.08.25 03:17:00 -
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Or you could stop borrowing names from other sources and make up one of your own.
It's not that hard really. Just stick some damned letters together. --Vel
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Scerolikk Teromni
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Posted - 2009.08.25 03:19:00 -
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What do you think I did to come up with this name?
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Aethrwolf
Caldari Home for Wayward Gamers
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Posted - 2009.08.25 03:46:00 -
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Originally by: Scerolikk Teromni What do you think I did to come up with this name?
I dunno.. used the name of some obscure venereal disease?
JK. I do tend to use original or at least semi original names and still see them taken occasionally. That's the breaks, you get beaten to a name you really like and it annoys the stuff out of you, had it happen, felt the same, just had to move on. Absolutely everything is subjective. |
Herschel Yamamoto
Agent-Orange
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Posted - 2009.08.25 05:57:00 -
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I do not support the recycling, or forced renaming, of old characters. You register a name, it's yours until they shut down the servers. It's good marketing, if nothing else.
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OwlManAtt
Gallente Yasashii Heavy Industries
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Posted - 2009.08.25 07:25:00 -
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Not supported. --- Owl |
Venkul Mul
Gallente
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Posted - 2009.08.25 07:33:00 -
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No.
Your name is your identity in EVE.
I have old friends that left more than 2 years ago. If they return to EVE they can recontact me and I would be very happy to help them adjust to the changes.
If a guy called Nick2879 call me and say "I am your old friend XXX, my name was deleted and I had to change it" I will have a different reaction (especially if the character portrait was one of those not particularly noteworthy).
Then what wall happen to corp history?
Corp founded by XXX, now called YYY?
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Kaito Haakkainen
Caldari
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Posted - 2009.08.25 09:01:00 -
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I find your lack of originality disturbing.
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Mister Xerox
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Posted - 2009.08.25 10:01:00 -
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Names such as 'Darth Vader' (sic) are copyright and, as such, the Devs in their relatively limited wisdom created those characters to never log in for the express purposes of preventing them from being used in ways not expected or condoned by the copyright holder.
Though yes, some names not holding rights and never being used should be removed... I hate having to weed through the 'close but not quite exact' copies of some names (Big Lottery, for examp) to get the right individual.
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darius mclever
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Posted - 2009.08.25 14:14:00 -
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no.
people can always return and continue. unless you refund them all the money for skills and training time no.
if someone was faster than you be creative and find another cool name.
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Orakkus
Minmatar m3 Corp
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Posted - 2009.08.25 14:21:00 -
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Not Supported. Especially in Eve, where one can have a rep, even after years.
I only do diplomancy because I haven't found you.. yet. |
Herschel Yamamoto
Agent-Orange
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Posted - 2009.08.25 15:04:00 -
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Originally by: Mister Xerox Names such as 'Darth Vader' (sic) are copyright and, as such, the Devs in their relatively limited wisdom created those characters to never log in for the express purposes of preventing them from being used in ways not expected or condoned by the copyright holder.
Though yes, some names not holding rights and never being used should be removed... I hate having to weed through the 'close but not quite exact' copies of some names (Big Lottery, for examp) to get the right individual.
Actually, if someone is an impersonator, you can petition to get them renamed. Just FYI.
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De'Veldrin
Minmatar Special Projects Executive
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Posted - 2009.08.25 15:09:00 -
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Originally by: Herschel Yamamoto
Originally by: Mister Xerox Names such as 'Darth Vader' (sic) are copyright and, as such, the Devs in their relatively limited wisdom created those characters to never log in for the express purposes of preventing them from being used in ways not expected or condoned by the copyright holder.
Though yes, some names not holding rights and never being used should be removed... I hate having to weed through the 'close but not quite exact' copies of some names (Big Lottery, for examp) to get the right individual.
Actually, if someone is an impersonator, you can petition to get them renamed. Just FYI.
Especially if they are actively trading off that impersonation, such as the Chribba impersonators that pop up from time to time. --Vel
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Scatim Helicon
GoonFleet GoonSwarm
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Posted - 2009.08.25 16:16:00 -
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People do come back after 2 years or even longer.
If this was to be considered I'd say limit it to characters that have never left the trial period and who have less than (say) 5m ISK in assets on their account, because anyone returning after that length of time with no skillpoints or money to their name is more likely to roll a new character than pick up the old one anyway.
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Mashie Saldana
BFG Tech
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Posted - 2009.08.25 16:26:00 -
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Open your mind and don't pick any of the obvious character names from films and such.
People do return after very long breaks so no, this is a bad idea.
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Montego Cardoso
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Posted - 2009.08.28 17:41:00 -
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I myself just came back after more than two years and I very much appreciate the fact that my name was saved all this time.
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Niskin
Minmatar The Dead Parrot Shoppe Inc. Balance of Judgment
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Posted - 2009.08.28 17:45:00 -
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Hard to believe Darth Vader was already taken... Oh the humanity! ------------- I am the n00b that time forgot. |
Slave 2739FKZ
Minmatar
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Posted - 2009.08.28 18:35:00 -
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Originally by: Scatim Helicon People do come back after 2 years or even longer.
If this was to be considered I'd say limit it to characters that have never left the trial period and who have less than (say) 5m ISK in assets on their account, because anyone returning after that length of time with no skillpoints or money to their name is more likely to roll a new character than pick up the old one anyway.
This. Delete characters that never got past trial after 1-2 years. WIS is an expansion which allows EVE players to wear leather and walk around stations.
Dust514 is a console shooter/rts which will tie into EVE and affect sov. |
darius mclever
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Posted - 2009.08.28 22:30:00 -
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Originally by: Slave 2739FKZ
Originally by: Scatim Helicon People do come back after 2 years or even longer.
If this was to be considered I'd say limit it to characters that have never left the trial period and who have less than (say) 5m ISK in assets on their account, because anyone returning after that length of time with no skillpoints or money to their name is more likely to roll a new character than pick up the old one anyway.
This. Delete characters that never got past trial after 1-2 years.
even then they can pick them up again. maybe they just trained them to be cyno alts. still skillpoints + money invested.
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Scatim Helicon
GoonFleet GoonSwarm
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Posted - 2009.08.29 22:03:00 -
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Edited by: Scatim Helicon on 29/08/2009 22:03:13
Originally by: darius mclever even then they can pick them up again. maybe they just trained them to be cyno alts. still skillpoints + money invested.
You can't train cynosural field theory on a trial account.
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Mara Rinn
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Posted - 2009.08.30 06:10:00 -
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1) There are plenty of random name generators around the place.
2) Use your imagination
3) Don't rip off names from fiction you've read - you're not original and unique
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Akita T
Caldari Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force
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Posted - 2009.08.30 08:35:00 -
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Not supported for reasons so obvious everybody else mentioned them at least once already.
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De'Veldrin
Minmatar Special Projects Executive
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Posted - 2009.08.30 11:37:00 -
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Originally by: Scatim Helicon Edited by: Scatim Helicon on 29/08/2009 22:03:13
Originally by: darius mclever even then they can pick them up again. maybe they just trained them to be cyno alts. still skillpoints + money invested.
You can't train cynosural field theory on a trial account.
And which money would you have invested on a trial account again, precisely? --Vel
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Borntorule
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Posted - 2009.08.30 13:46:00 -
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Trials should really be deleted. I bet there are more names taken by unused trials then by paying players |
De'Veldrin
Minmatar Special Projects Executive
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Posted - 2009.08.30 15:47:00 -
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Originally by: Borntorule Trials should really be deleted. I bet there are more names taken by unused trials then by paying players
I don't have a problem with deleting a trial account over a certain age. Since they obviously aren't playing the game, and haven't paid for anything, I'd be alright with that.
If anything, it would clean out some of the database nibbles. --Vel
Jesus loves you. Everyone else thinks you're an asshat. |
Uronksur Suth
Sankkasen Mining Conglomerate
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Posted - 2009.08.30 18:45:00 -
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Originally by: De'Veldrin
Originally by: Borntorule Trials should really be deleted. I bet there are more names taken by unused trials then by paying players
I don't have a problem with deleting a trial account over a certain age. Since they obviously aren't playing the game, and haven't paid for anything, I'd be alright with that.
If anything, it would clean out some of the database nibbles.
I'd support that, De'Veldrin.
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TimMc
Gallente Brutal Deliverance Novus Auctorita
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Posted - 2009.08.30 22:19:00 -
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Originally by: Herschel Yamamoto I do not support the recycling, or forced renaming, of old characters. You register a name, it's yours until they shut down the servers. It's good marketing, if nothing else.
Aye
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Blastil
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Posted - 2009.08.30 22:44:00 -
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I Disagree with this. Its absolute madness.
I am looking at leaving for two years to do a religious service for my church and I really would like to come back from that and still have my beloved Blastil waiting there for me.
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Aniel Zaar
Gallente Light of Orion
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Posted - 2009.08.31 02:55:00 -
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Never. *-*^-^*-*^-^*-*^-^*-*^-^*-*^-^*-*^-^*-*^-^*-*^-^*-*^-^*-*^-^ By the way, I am an Ishtar and T2 sentries fan. Fight to make the sentry damage rig work for all drones. |
Caelum Mortuos
Gallente Zero G Research and Development
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Posted - 2009.08.31 08:19:00 -
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What, somebody had thought of 'Darth Vader' already!!?? WOW, I wish I'd thought of that one. I wonder where he got his inspiration from....
Maybe you could use LOTR characters instead, i dunno
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