ET Jay #1 Question Re: alias used.

[tipsy]

Question: What kinds of names are prohibited or restricted on  FA servers?  My intentions say names that insult or maybe harm religious belief etc. (in short no trolling)?   I saw players being told not to have names like Adolf Hitler and Albert Spear lately.  So to be on the same page can high admins clarify? Thanks. 

 

 

 

 

 

[Lt Steiner]

This discussion comes up from time to time internally. While we lack a clear-cut rule, the consensus among admins from prior internal discussions is:

 

1. Any aliases targeting other users (for example, "XYZ is a noob" or "XYZ stinks"), besmirching FA or creating strife on the server are prohibited and we will force the player to rename himself or rename him by issuing the !rename (/!ren) command. This is also true for aliases containing political messages or pertaining to current conflicts around the world.
2. With regards to names of historical figures we tend to be more lenient. Names of controversial historical figures of the recent past are generally not allowed,  while those of the distant past generally are (e.g. names like "Genghis Khan").

 

In the end, it all boils down to keeping peace and fostering a good atmosphere on the server. If a certain alias perturbs the peace on the server, we will force a rename, if it does not, we won't.