Unaceptable name?

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Posted by: Sorath.5078

Sorath.5078

hello, literally one hour ago my account was suspended by name not allowed … the problem in question the name of my character Marijunax … what is wrong with that name?
  and now I have to wait for 70 hours and I’m a player exemplary

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Posted by: JustTrogdor.7892

JustTrogdor.7892

Reference to illegal drugs (even if it isn’t illegal where you live). Change your name and move on.

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Posted by: Sorath.5078

Sorath.5078

but this name is not a reference to it … amalgamation of the names of two women who are part of my life. who does this kind of analysis? a machine or a person?

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Posted by: Inculpatus cedo.9234

Inculpatus cedo.9234

Although it means something different to you, it can be a reference to an illegal drug to many. Your only recourse is to change the character’s name, as unfortunate as you feel that is.

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Posted by: Carbine.4706

Carbine.4706

It is really hard to deny that name isn’t referring to the name of an illegal drug with an X added the end of it.

I would say you just have to wait out the 70 hours, and rename to something acceptable .

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Posted by: Sorath.5078

Sorath.5078

I would change … but my account was suspended for 71 hours … I play in the sea of ??sorrows is north america and from what I know most of the states it is not illegal.
  I’m playing some sort of evangelical game?
  marijhuana writing well does not remember the name of my character …

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Posted by: Inculpatus cedo.9234

Inculpatus cedo.9234

Most of the states it IS illegal, as well as being Federally illegal. If you can not access the game to change your character name, it may be because you have been suspended previously, or had to change a character’s name in the past.

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Posted by: Sorath.5078

Sorath.5078

I was never banned in any game, I’m not in any guild in the game by not finding one with mature players like me who own 32 year old … anyway real life comes first … but I am very sad.
I thank anet by this system that banishment may suspend several accounts of users who actually want to offend other players

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Posted by: Inculpatus cedo.9234

Inculpatus cedo.9234

Sometimes, an account that needs a character’s name changed will temporarily show as suspended, but after a short period of time, can be accessed to change the name in question. You might try logging in, periodically, to see if this is the case for you.

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Posted by: Smooth Penguin.5294

Smooth Penguin.5294

You can change your character’s name after you sit out your suspension. Please be careful of your name choices in the future.

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Posted by: StinVec.3621

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Marijuna”, the player’s character name, is not the spelling of the ‘illegal in some places’ plant, “Marijuana”.

It has an entirely different pronunciation without the ‘a’.
It changes from “Mary-Who-On-a” (or “Marrow-Who-On-a”) to “Mary-June-a”.

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Posted by: aspirine.6852

aspirine.6852

Killing is illegal almost everywhere and yet you see lots of names with it. So naming after a plant is a banneble offense? Anet really got some weird name policies.

It’s impossible to know every name that could offend anyone.

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Posted by: ShiningSquirrel.3751

ShiningSquirrel.3751

Marijuna”, the player’s character name, is not the spelling of the ‘illegal in some places’ plant, “Marijuana”.

It has an entirely different pronunciation without the ‘a’.
It changes from “Mary-Who-On-a” (or “Marrow-Who-On-a”) to “Mary-June-a”.

“Creative” spellings are also not allowed. Nice try.

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Posted by: ShiningSquirrel.3751

ShiningSquirrel.3751

Killing is illegal almost everywhere and yet you see lots of names with it. So naming after a plant is a banneble offense? Anet really got some weird name policies.

It’s impossible to know every name that could offend anyone.

Seriously? A plant?

“Reference illegal drugs or activities”

I can guarantee that argument is gong to fail.

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Posted by: StinVec.3621

StinVec.3621

Marijuna”, the player’s character name, is not the spelling of the ‘illegal in some places’ plant, “Marijuana”.

It has an entirely different pronunciation without the ‘a’.
It changes from “Mary-Who-On-a” (or “Marrow-Who-On-a”) to “Mary-June-a”.

“Creative” spellings are also not allowed. Nice try.

I do not like your adding the “nice try” to your comment.
Nowhere did I state that I disagreed with the mandatory character name change…
I was simply stating a correction to the above posters who were stating that the player’s name was that of the plant, which it is not. Even with the name being innocent and justified in nature, as well as the lack of that ‘a’ causing the word to be pronounced entirely different from the plant, its visual similarity to the forbidden word does qualify it as needing to be changed and I actually do agree that it should be changed.

Also, on a personal note, be careful with citing the Code of Conduct…I was infracted 2 days ago simply for pasting a section of the Code of Conduct into a comment that was pointing out to a poster the section of the Code of Conduct they were in violation of. Just looking out for you.

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aspirine.6852

Killing is illegal almost everywhere and yet you see lots of names with it. So naming after a plant is a banneble offense? Anet really got some weird name policies.

It’s impossible to know every name that could offend anyone.

Seriously? A plant?

“Reference illegal drugs or activities”

I can guarantee that argument is gong to fail.

Well not a plant but you know what I am talking about.
I have basicly been using my nickname since quake 1, and it’s also a drug :/

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Posted by: tolunart.2095

tolunart.2095

Killing is illegal almost everywhere and yet you see lots of names with it. So naming after a plant is a banneble offense? Anet really got some weird name policies.

It’s impossible to know every name that could offend anyone.

Seriously? A plant?

“Reference illegal drugs or activities”

I can guarantee that argument is gong to fail.

Well not a plant but you know what I am talking about.
I have basicly been using my nickname since quake 1, and it’s also a drug :/

But not an illegal drug.

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Posted by: bluestocking.6148

bluestocking.6148

Marijuna”, the player’s character name, is not the spelling of the ‘illegal in some places’ plant, “Marijuana”.

It has an entirely different pronunciation without the ‘a’.
It changes from “Mary-Who-On-a” (or “Marrow-Who-On-a”) to “Mary-June-a”.

“Creative” spellings are also not allowed. Nice try.

I think it’s less likely to be “creative” than just misspelled.

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Posted by: WatchTheShow.7203

WatchTheShow.7203

Mariju a na is an illegal plant, but this name is Marijuna. Notice there is no second a. He didn’t put Marijuana in his name so technically it is not referencing an illegal drug. It is however, only one vowel away from being a drug.

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Posted by: ShiningSquirrel.3751

ShiningSquirrel.3751

Mariju a na is an illegal plant, but this name is Marijuna. Notice there is no second a. He didn’t put Marijuana in his name so technically it is not referencing an illegal drug. It is however, only one vowel away from being a drug.

As stated before, creative spellings are still going to get you suspended.

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Locking this as it has more than served its purpose.

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