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Rage and Terror
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Posted - 2013.05.15 15:12:00 -
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Rana Ash wrote:I fail to see the amusing/funny bit in this, socks are funny?. Stick with the name you got FoxFour And change the name of everyone thinking it's a good idea to change your name, now that's funny 
CCP FoxFour wrote:This is what I said I would do to the people signing the DUST version of this petition... they laughed and kept signing. :'(
Either the follow-on signers *want* their names changed, or they believe your threat to be empty. Given the rather large number of follow-on signers, and the certainty that some percentage of players actually wish to retain their existing names, then the first hypothesis is disproved and one must conclude that the second hypothesis ("they believe your threat to be empty") is the truth.
I confess, I find the possibility remote that you would be allowed (or even able) to change so many player names. I cannot fault the follow-on posters for immediately mocking your apparent impotence; this is EVE, remember? I'm thankful that I'm not you, but if I were, then I should be considering other options.
1. The "Mary Poppins" gambit. Be sweet. Ask them once to stop; afterwards simply ignore the thread hoping it will peter out.
Pros: Low effort. Residual reputation leaves you looking like an amiable fellow.
Cons: May be emotionally unsatisfying. Residual reputation leaves you looking weak.
2. The "Soviet Editor" gambit. Lock the threads. Erase particularly irksome posts. Nuke faux Twitter accounts, etc.
Pros: Nearly immediate cessation of activities. Residual reputation leaves you looking like a "no nonsense" kind of guy.
Cons: Locking the threads before participants feel the subject has run its course can lead to duplicate thread creation. May require escalation to forum bans, which lead to further escalations (see: "Shooting the monument").
3. The "Conan the Barbarian" gambit. Crush your enemies, hear the lamentations of their women. While you may not be able to execute the original thread (mass renames), that doesn't mean you can't exact any revenge. You have a ready-made "enemies list" (self-signed, no less). It simply remains for you to develop and execute your revenge(s).
Pros: Emotionally gratifying. Residual reputation leaves you looking like "Leroy Brown" ("... the baddest man in the whole damn town").
Cons: High effort. May require patience.
Would you like to borrow my copy of Getting Even?
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