Screw you blizzard

[Fiddlesticks]

Had to rename 5 characters The name is really common too (totenkopf, childish I know but I hate naming chars and if I have a book open or DVD on I normally just pinch a name from that), there is even multiple guilds called it. Got a 24 hour ban on each account too.

Only time I've ever been banned in a game for anything. Nevermind

What? Totenkopf is against the ToS?

[edit] Well, I looked at the ToS and I don't see anything obvious. I suppose it could be loosely interpreted as falling afoul of either the "no titles or ranks" or maybe the popular culture thing. Bit of a stretch, though, IMO.

If it's the generally "otherwise objectionable" thing, then that definitely falls under the "throwing out the baby with the bathwater" heading.

" its association with aspects of Nazi Germany has perhaps accelerated its decline as societies remove the most morbid symbols from their military uniforms."

It's a stretch, but then... most times names get reported/force changed its for something as mildly stupid as a stretch. A few other things it could trigger: "Have any national connotations" "Are mildly inappropriate references to human anatomy" (Skull and Crossbones) "Are references to very well known people, characters, places, or icons"


Also, naming policy does not extend to Guild or Arena teams, just personal character names.

[kate]

It's a stretch, but then... most times names get reported/force changed its for something as mildly stupid as a stretch. A few other things it could trigger: "Have any national connotations" "Are mildly inappropriate references to human anatomy" (Skull and Crossbones) "Are references to very well known people, characters, places, or icons"


Also, naming policy does not extend to Guild or Arena teams, just personal character names.

Actually, the first thing that came to my mind when I saw the name was the SS nickname "death's head" - so I don't know that it's much of a stretch. It's a term in use by some white power and other neo-Nazi groups, and certainly a pretty common referent to the Nazi era.

I've seen a few references to things like that in game, actually - there was, at one point, a guild named "Wight Power" (all Forsaken, of course) and their leader was EightyEight. EightyEight, or 88 is actually a pretty common symbol amongst white power and neo-Nazi groups as it refers to the 8th letter of the alphabet (H) twice - or "Heil Hitler." It sounds incredibly stupid and childish and overly convoluted, but then again, nobody ever accused white power and neo-Nazi groups of being the brightest.

Normally I don't bother reporting people unless they start going over the line (whatever that is) - in the case of names or symbolism of hate groups, it winds up creating an atmosphere that's unpleasant, so I'll probably report those. In the case of Totenkopf, I'd *probably* tell the person what it meant first and suggest that they report themselves to get it changed so they don't get in trouble for an accidental choice. If someone's being a schmuck in other ways and they happen to have a reportable name, I admit, I'll report 'em for the name just to cause them some grief