Our GM got this letter the other day:
Account Action: Warning
Offenses: Naming Policy Violation - Inappropriate
This category includes both clear and masked names which:
* Are mildly inappropriate references to human anatomy or bodily functions
* Are references to illegal drugs or activities
* Have neutral or positive racial/ethnic/national connotations
* Have neutral or positive connotations of major religions or religious figures (i.e. Jesus, Christianity, Buddha)
* Include names of World of Warcraft realms, zones, or names of major characters from Warcraft lore
* Are otherwise considered inappropriate for the game world
The name selected for this guild has been deemed as inappropriate for the World of Warcraft by the In-Game Support staff of Blizzard Entertainment, as a result your guild name has been changed.
For further information, please view the World of Warcraft Naming Policy and Terms of Use Agreement: (http://www.blizzard.com/support/wowgm/?id=agm01722p) and (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/termsofuse.shtml).
Any disputes or questions concerning this account action can only be addressed by Account Administration. To learn more about how Account Administration is able to assist you, please visit us at http://www.blizzard.com/support/wowaa/.
If you feel that you may have any additional names on your account that violate our Naming Policy, please submit an In-Game Petition with the name(s) in question. Doing so may prevent further actions on your account. Should you have any other names on your account that violate our Naming Policy and they are reported, the names will be changed and your account may incur further penalties. We will allow you a 7-day grace period to notify us of any potential naming violations on your account. Please take this opportunity to inform us of any further naming violations on your account so they can be resolved without further penalties to your account, by submitting an In-Game Petition on one of your characters that does not violate our Naming Policy.
Submit 5 candidate names:
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5)
The name selected for this guild has been deemed as inappropriate for the World of Warcraft by the In-Game Support staff of Blizzard Entertainment, as a result your guild name has been changed to a temporary name.
To have the name of your guild changed to one of your choosing, please reply to this email with your top 5 choices, in order of most wanted to least wanted. We will change the name based on your order of preference and availability.
Please view the World of Warcraft Naming Policy and Terms of Use Agreement: (http://www.blizzard.com/support/wowgm/?id=agm01722p) and (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/termsofuse.shtml).
For any concerns or disputes on this matter, please contact Account Administration Team via their Website E-mail Form, found at .
Be aware that additional inappropriate actions may result in further disciplinary action, leading up to or including account closure. We thank you in advance for respecting our position.
Thank you again for contacting us. We hope you continue to enjoy your experience in World of Warcraft!
Regards,
Lyiran
Game Master
Blizzard Entertainment
www.worldofwarcraft.com
---So anoyone \ever get this letter before? Have to submit everything by e-mail and let blizzard choose for you? Thats BS if you ask me. Just trying to see if this is legit or fake. *sigh* Evidently special characters are no longer a name violation.
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Why wouldn't it be legit? What was your guild name btw?
Burn the land and boil the sea, you can't take the sky from me.
Yes,why wouldn't the naming policy apply to guilds. I would have thought it would more apply to guilds. A guild could potentially be seen in a lot more places than a single character' name.
What was the name?
What was the name?
You're lucky. Our guild name was deemed inappropriate and we were given no notice, no chance to change the name, it was done for us by a not-so-friendly GM. We just logged in one morning and saw that we were members of "darasguild" or something close to it.
Leodis wrote:
You're lucky. Our guild name was deemed inappropriate and we were given no notice, no chance to change the name, it was done for us by a not-so-friendly GM. We just logged in one morning and saw that we were members of "darasguild" or something close to it.
For the record, what was the old guild name?
Did it come from a Blizzard email address?
If so, can I be the first to scream, ************* DUH!" at the top of my lungs?
It links to Blizzard websites.
It has the proper feel of the GM department.
It went to your GM, and doesn't require any account info to be sent back.
Can we please use an ounce of logic concerning this stuff?
If so, can I be the first to scream, ************* DUH!" at the top of my lungs?
It links to Blizzard websites.
It has the proper feel of the GM department.
It went to your GM, and doesn't require any account info to be sent back.
Can we please use an ounce of logic concerning this stuff?
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Leodis wrote:
You're lucky. Our guild name was deemed inappropriate and we were given no notice, no chance to change the name, it was done for us by a not-so-friendly GM. We just logged in one morning and saw that we were members of "darasguild" or something close to it.
I've seen that before. Having the guild name changed to "GM's Guild." Automatically.
That guild's name was <JFK was flagged for PvP> so it's kind of understandable why someone would find that offensive.
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Two Questions: were you on an RP server, and what was the original guild name, the one you were told to change. If you were on an RP server, then unusual characters would probably qualify as inappropriate, as would many guild names that would be appropriate on Normal Servers.
and in answer to your query: no, i have never recieved that letter. Then again, i have only started 1 guild, and that was recently.
and in answer to your query: no, i have never recieved that letter. Then again, i have only started 1 guild, and that was recently.
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Wow ... No guild name?
Phailed 2 deliver.
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I've seen loads of "swearing" type names around recently. The server I'm on now seemed to be inundated with names involving words like "***" "nipple" and even "************ and "****"
A member of my guild got done for his character name "FOCK" but yet we have a "SHOT" "FOOKA" and "FACA" all of these are 70's as well. Fock had been level 70 for months but he was allowed to pick a new name though, he got petitioned in game and the GM was very polite just told him to please change it.
To be honest it doesn't bother me too much but I just assume they are all 12-17 year old lads... mostly this is correct. The email itself sounds genuine enough especially if it's only gone to the GM and doesnt ask for any log in details just asks you to contact them in game.
Without knowing the guild name it's hard to be sure but I'm sure you can tell yourself if it's inappropriate, I'm wondering if the hesitation to give the information means some embarrassment about it?
I've seen that before. Having the guild name changed to "GM's Guild." Automatically.
That guild's name was <JFK was flagged for PvP> so it's kind of understandable why someone would find that offensive.
Tbh even I would have reported that one and I'm pretty liberal...
I can understand what they would just change it asap, maybe the email is a polite way of letting you change things yourself. I wonder if the email came after the auto change for the above one?
A member of my guild got done for his character name "FOCK" but yet we have a "SHOT" "FOOKA" and "FACA" all of these are 70's as well. Fock had been level 70 for months but he was allowed to pick a new name though, he got petitioned in game and the GM was very polite just told him to please change it.
To be honest it doesn't bother me too much but I just assume they are all 12-17 year old lads... mostly this is correct. The email itself sounds genuine enough especially if it's only gone to the GM and doesnt ask for any log in details just asks you to contact them in game.
Without knowing the guild name it's hard to be sure but I'm sure you can tell yourself if it's inappropriate, I'm wondering if the hesitation to give the information means some embarrassment about it?
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I've seen that before. Having the guild name changed to "GM's Guild." Automatically.
That guild's name was <JFK was flagged for PvP> so it's kind of understandable why someone would find that offensive.
Tbh even I would have reported that one and I'm pretty liberal...
I can understand what they would just change it asap, maybe the email is a polite way of letting you change things yourself. I wonder if the email came after the auto change for the above one?
I remember reporting a guild once- it was called <Donkey Punchers>. Usually I have a 'just ignore it' policy regarding names, but I could see lots of kids trying to find out what donkey punching was all about. Not cool. 
hahahaha JFK was flagged for pvp
news 40 years old and people are still offended? america must be a ****** place to live
news 40 years old and people are still offended? america must be a ****** place to live
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Wondroustremor the Flatulent wrote:
I remember reporting a guild once- it was called <Donkey Punchers>. Usually I have a 'just ignore it' policy regarding names, but I could see lots of kids trying to find out what donkey punching was all about. Not cool.
Yeah, I agree. I guess we should be glad that kids don't run passed a guild called <Two Girls One Cup> and try to find out more about what that means
socoral wrote:
news 40 years old and people are still offended? america must be a sh*tty place to live
The news of Canada being a "sh*tty" place to live is over 40 years old but I'm sure Canadians would still be offended if I made a guild called <Canada sucks>
(note: I'm not American and I don't live anywhere near it, so I have no bias in its favour)
Edited, Sep 23rd 2008 2:18pm by Smallsword
Rorschach wrote:
For my own part, regret nothing. Have lived life, free from compromise ... and step into the shadow now without complaint.
I think it's just one of those things that you don't do imo, no racial, class, sexuality or country slurs and no slurs on major tragic news events. We all see the jokes but it doesn't mean it's appropriate for WoW environment regardless of your feelings.
Chodders wrote:
For the record, what was the old guild name?
I can't remember but i think it was a vague reference to testes. It's strange because my rogue's name has been confirmed by a GM as "not inappropriate". In fact, there's so many Firecrotch's around, I had to change my name on the PTR because someone else already had used it.
Edited, Sep 23rd 2008 11:18am by Leodis
I reported a guild called <Puppy Kickers>.
I probable would have let it go, but the guy was an obnoxious A-hole. I remember shortly after wards, a level 1 spamming in trade non stop asking who reported the guild name. I had to laugh.
I probable would have let it go, but the guy was an obnoxious A-hole. I remember shortly after wards, a level 1 spamming in trade non stop asking who reported the guild name. I had to laugh.
ysabellstohelit wrote:
A member of my guild got done for his character name "FOCK" but yet we have a "SHOT" "FOOKA" and "FACA"
Just means no one's noticed yet. And you do know "Shot" is a real word? Be really surprised if they made him change that for sounding like **** and they don't change "Multi-shot"
Micros wrote:
And you do know "Shot" is a real word? Be really surprised if they made him change that for sounding like sh*t and they don't change "Multi-shot"
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Rorschach wrote:
For my own part, regret nothing. Have lived life, free from compromise ... and step into the shadow now without complaint.
Happened to my guild ( my personal guild of one), the name was THE MUHFUGGER. It was change to " knights of the Whale" by the GM.
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I believe that the guild <JFK was Flagged for PvP> was an Uldaman guild. Seems about right. I remember it being there one day and gone the next.
I've also seen guilds with the name <Naga Please>, <Naga Stole My Bike>, and my personal favorite...<Come Honor Face>.
Edited, Sep 23rd 2008 12:27pm by EvilJeter
I've also seen guilds with the name <Naga Please>, <Naga Stole My Bike>, and my personal favorite...<Come Honor Face>.
Edited, Sep 23rd 2008 12:27pm by EvilJeter
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<JFK was flagged for PvP> I laughed so hard I think I’m bleeding from my eyes! XD
Edited, Sep 23rd 2008 12:35pm by Oniresurrect
Edited, Sep 23rd 2008 12:35pm by Oniresurrect
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socoral wrote:
news 40 years old and people are still offended? america must be a sh*tty place to live
Does that make Holocaust jokes fair game?
Canada must be a s*tty place to develop critical thinking skills, eh?
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Gee thanks Smallsword...I didn't know what this 2 cups 1 girl was all about so I asked my boyfriend if he knew.Well he didn't so we googled it and watched the video ....
socoral wrote:
news 40 years old and people are still offended? america must be a sh*tty place to live
Theo, just because the e-mail address looks like a Blizzard address and the links lead to Blizzard sites, doesn't mean it can't be a phishing attempt. I'm fairly sure it's not, but please don't treat everyone like they're supposed to know everything. You send out negative vibes, man. People come here for help, whether it's in-game or technical. If you don't want to help, fine, but don't get all hostile.
Edited, Sep 24th 2008 11:55am by Mazra
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Posted: Sep 23 2008 at 9:36 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) I have to say that this happened to me half year back one morning when i loged friend of my where like "whats up with guild name? " i check and guild name was renamed to "guild of < my character name> " i contacted a GM and he explained me that our guild name was bla..Policy.. bla..bla.. inappropriate <usual Bliazzard™ cr*p> and that we are forced to change it, we also had to submit 5 names and from one of those names GM will set ur new guild name.
Nenadinf wrote:
I have to say that this happened to me half year back one morning when i loged friend of my where like "whats up with guild name? " i check and guild name was renamed to "guild of < my character name> " i contacted a GM and he explained me that our guild name was bla..Policy.. bla..bla.. inappropriate <usual Bliazzard™ cr*p> and that we are forced to change it, we also had to submit 5 names and from one of those names GM will set ur new guild name.
1) Much later that day i got an emal that they will change guild name and stuff.
2) We used that guild name like year and half
3) .. and like week later ive seen some low lvl twink guild with same name >.<
well i dont know why did i say all of this but .. there you go
1) Much later that day i got an emal that they will change guild name and stuff.
2) We used that guild name like year and half
3) .. and like week later ive seen some low lvl twink guild with same name >.<
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