Aurealan Realms Expanded Name Policy

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Aurealan Realms is an all-original medieval fantasy MUD. All names picked for use in our world MUST fit into the muds "original fantasy" theme.

Your name should be O R I G I N A L. The following are some of the types of names that aren't, but un-original is not limited solely to the contents of this file, so the claim "it isn't covered here" may not be used as a defense.

Please feel free ask on the newbie channel, ask a Sage, or contact the staff at staff@aurealanrealms.org if you are unsure if your name is appropriate.

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You may not use names that are:

Offensive: This includes rude, profane (swear), or vile words. It also
includes racial slurs, sexually offensive terms, and references to the anatomy.
A name that sounds like an offensive word (homonym) when sounded out will also
be considered unacceptable. Commonly known abbreviations for offensive words
will not be allowed. Combinations of names that result in an offensive phrase
or word are also off-limits. Repeated attempts to create a character with a
name in this category can result in a warning or banning, so please be mature
and don't attempt to get these through the filter. If you do make a character
with a name that violates this policy the character will be deleted, and your
account may be subject to suspension or banning depending on the nature of the
name.

Religious: Don't try to name yourself Jesus or Allah or Beelzebub.

Foreign Taboos: Words that are offensive, religious, or known as part of
popular media in another language besides English.

Copyrighted: Copyrighted characters, services, concepts or products: Trademarked
and copyrighted names are not part of Aurealis. Names such as Kleenex,
Tylenol, Drizzt, Frodo, Marlboro, etc. will not be allowed.

Un-Fantasy: Non-fantasy names from television, movies, comic books, books, and
other popular media: Rambo, Cinderella, Darthvader, etc are all unacceptable.

Un-Original: Names of the fantasy genre which are known in popular media:
Gandalf, Merlin, Belgarath, etc. are not allowed.)

Common: Common words or names that would not be found in a Fantasy setting:
Switchblade, Microwave, Phaser, Sloegin, Website, Cannabis, Computer, Bob,
John, Lisa, etc. are all examples of this type of name. Additionally, any
name that is currently used as a name for something in the contemporary world
(such as a person, a type of person, etc.) fall under this category.

Titles: Names that are both names and titles. Mothermary, Sirtallon, Lordeagle,
Masterbob, Therogue, Ladyelise, Kingsteve, Queentara, Fatherbill, BlackSword,
DarkRaven, etc. are all unacceptable.

Phrases: Names which contain a phrase or sentence: These are usually more than
two words, such as Ikillorcs, Mypetcat, Diediedie, Imaketrains, etc.)

Deliberate Resemblences: Misspellings, reversals, acronyms and other variations
of words in all of the above categories: Gandallf, Geezus, Araduune, Murllin,
Kinggg, Iknowrook, Faser, Cleenecks, are all still unacceptable, whether the
misspellings are intentional or not.

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