Screw you blizzard

[Brocher]

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

[Ughmahedhurtz]

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.

[Sajuuk]

I got banned for spamming once.

I was filling trade chat with this:
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I think the automated anti-spam system got me.

[DrChaos]

how do you (and others) get that to show normal. everytime i try to make something it gets all distorted.

[MiRai]

how do you (and others) get that to show normal. everytime i try to make something it gets all distorted.

I have changed my chat box font to a mono spaced font which helps. Someone people use macros that are for mono spaced fonts and some do not. The extra commas, semi-colons, and what not are there to help correct the spacing for non mono spaced fonts.

[Zub]

I have changed my chat box font to a mono spaced font which helps. Someone people use macros that are for mono spaced fonts and some do not. The extra commas, semi-colons, and what not are there to help correct the spacing for non mono spaced fonts.

doesn't that mean that your ascii will show correctly on your machine and completely distorted on 90% of the wow population that uses default chat settings?

[MiRai]

doesn't that mean that your ascii will show correctly on your machine and completely distorted on 90% of the wow population that uses default chat settings?

It's a toss up, some people paste with mono spaced ASCII, some don't. I could really care less though since those people are all on ignore anyway.

[Fiddlesticks]

It's a toss up, some people paste with mono spaced ASCII, some don't. I could really care less though since those people are all on ignore anyway.

Indeed. It's not really funny, or witty, or even trollworthy.. It's just flat out stupidity. It's also the fastest way on to ignore lists. But, I guess if you want to be a "rebel" and you "don't give a shit".. it might just be that little bit that helps you cry yourself to sleep at night.

[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