Red_Vs_Blue Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Spanky is against the general naming rules not because it's vulgar but because it's not rp-istic. BW is enforcing the naming rules on all servers, rp or not. The GMs don't scan for Darth Cockula or Lolpwner but if someone reports their names, the GMs do care about it. i saw a person named sockpuppet, ok, if you are not on an rp realm you should be able to have what ever name, within reason, you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midichlorian Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 This is why people go onto RP servers with stupid names.. People taking other players names seriously ? Grow up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spankyjnco Posted January 4, 2012 Author Share Posted January 4, 2012 I am appealing it, but it doesn't matter. Their CS has not helped me on one of 10+ tickets that I was having a problem with, and it would probably take 2-3 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsTheDale Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 (edited) The more i look over these forums hoping to see some miracle patch info that will change my mind about playing the more i find this game is just being run by morons with no clue about game design and no comprehension about customer service & support. Spanky is a perfectly acceptable name. They really need to fire these idiots. Edited January 4, 2012 by ItsTheDale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spankyjnco Posted January 4, 2012 Author Share Posted January 4, 2012 Oh and awesome, I cant talk in my guild anymore because Im still registered as Spanky. So when I log in, it says my name is spanky on the guild list.. Relogging is not fixing it. Wonder what other cool things I will see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob-ombaFett Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 (edited) The only way I see this being rectified is blowing it out of proportion. We should spread word to everyone in-game to start flagging every name that "isn't a name". ...which should be everyone online. Except for the occasional Jack or Jill. y'know... the real names. Edited January 4, 2012 by Bob-ombaFett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazerius- Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Maybe Spanky means something rude in Hindu, since EAware outsources all of their "customer service" to India. That's funny. I hadn't even read this post when I posted what I said a few up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spankyjnco Posted January 4, 2012 Author Share Posted January 4, 2012 All this kind of stupidity does is make people want to play the game less and less. I am not a fanboy, but I enjoy the game. I have had tons of problems... My wife is still waiting for her product registration code from customer support.. 12 days now and they keep asking her for different items or telling her different things that do no pertain tot he original message... Things like that really make me want to explode... but I am trying my best to keep civil until their customer service gets their heads out of their rear ends and does something correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spankyjnco Posted January 4, 2012 Author Share Posted January 4, 2012 oh and on my server.. theres a guild called F the jedi (but its not F), theres a ******* solo, a guy named starwars, and several more.. but we can not have a name like Spanky running around.. oh no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringDrive Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 If another player says they find a name offensive, then as far as the GMs are concerned it's offensive, end of story. Offensive = another player got offended. Doesn't mean it's offensive to most people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanyd Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 (edited) Can you elaborate what actually happens when you're asked to change your name? I'm currently waiting on a 1 week suspension for having an inapproriate name and contacting CS is futile when trying to find any information about the status of my account. Edited January 4, 2012 by seanyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spankyjnco Posted January 4, 2012 Author Share Posted January 4, 2012 When i tried to log in, about 4 hours after the email came, it said that I had to change my name before logging in. Tthat's it.. so I changed it, then went and made a new character named Spanky to hold the name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mannic Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Maybe Spanky means something rude in Hindu, since EAware outsources all of their "customer service" to India. I got an infraction today because I told a player he was lying, and asked if he was the Iraqi foreign defense minister. An INFRACTION. And was it because I told a player he was lying? No. It was because I violated the forum policy on political discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortwave Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 (edited) That's funny. I hadn't even read this post when I posted what I said a few up Yeah it is funny because Hindu is a religion, not a language. In addition to the halfwit you quoted, I bet you were like "Har Har, damn Hindu speakers. He made a funny." It's called Hindi EDIT: Now I see why the name was reported. These people are window-licking fools. OP, appeal, all things considered you'll probably get to keep it. Edited January 4, 2012 by Shortwave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggieee Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 When i tried to log in, about 4 hours after the email came, it said that I had to change my name before logging in. Tthat's it.. so I changed it, then went and made a new character named Spanky to hold the name. But how did you change your name before you logged in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qoojo Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Spanky was a kid's name from Little Rascals. I don't know what was wrong with it. Do you have a legacy name like meat or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caldric Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 That may be so, but the email I got said that it was because the name WAS vulgar. And there are so many non RP (im not on a rp server anyway) names it is unreal. EvilJimbo Supermann ToeJam Harley The list goes on... and on... Well you know they have nothing better to do you know like fix this dead game? What nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qoojo Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Well you know they have nothing better to do you know like fix this dead game? What nonsense. That's right. Because the CS people should be coding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IIII-IIII-IIII Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 (edited) Really? What is wrong with Spanky. You know how many Spanky, Spaanky, Spankie, Spankyy named characters there are in EVERY MMO... really? i've never seen that name...but then again i don't play Hello Kitty Universe either. Edited January 4, 2012 by IIII-IIII-IIII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoggyMack Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 That name is not vulgar, and in my opinion there isn't a thing wrong with it. Unfortunately, it seems whoever handled your case has their mind in the gutter. I'm sorry, but let's be honest. If we're being honest ... then there is a vulgar connotation with the word. Hence why you yourself state that the person had their mind in the gutter. If the guy's name was Reginald, even people with their mind in the gutter wouldn't find anything wrong with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoobie Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 A question I haven't seen anyone ask, did you have a last name? I agree there's nothing wrong with Spanky...by itself. But people sure can get creative with last names..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoaussie Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 (edited) On my server there were two characters with somewhat questionable names. ******* and Pooing. It was humorous at first, but then they both got Legacy. Lord ******* Hard & Lord Pooing Uncontrollably Now if 'Spanky' is a problem, the above two must be a problem. EDIT: Wow the vulgarity filter catches one of the names on here... But the name could be considered a synonym for the implication that 'Spanky' might carry Edited January 4, 2012 by Scoaussie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caldric Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 (edited) That's right. Because the CS people should be coding. I Bet they could do a better job considering the state of this game. Edited January 4, 2012 by Caldric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollie Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 (edited) Really? What is wrong with Spanky. You know how many Spanky, Spaanky, Spankie, Spankyy named characters there are in EVERY MMO... I have had the name spanky for over 15 years, and just recently Bioware tells me I have to change it? How dumb is this. I am already having horrible time w/ ANY type of CS I request, and now this? I received an Email stating something along the line of it being a Vulgar name... I have seen a million times worse. Spanky is a cute name, jeez. Devs, get this fool decision reversed! Edited January 4, 2012 by lollie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elboc Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 cant tell you how many hungsolo's ive seen. I would rather they be forced to change their names.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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