Is my name okay or should I change?

Is my name okay or should I change?

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Posted by: harris.7964

harris.7964

Hey everyone,

My first character’s name is Tweety the Sweety.I’ve got no pop up from Anet to change it,but I’ve been thinking of it for a while.I dont want it o sounds like that,but Tweety looks like it is referring to the well known cartoon

Is my name okay or should I change?

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Posted by: Astral Projections.7320

Astral Projections.7320

I don’t think I would worry about it. It’s similar but not the same.

In addition, it would need to be reported. It’s hardly the sort of name that would provoke a person to do that. Then after it’s reported, support has to agree that it breaks TOS.

Have offensive racial, ethnic, national, or cultural connotations
Include hate speech or bigoted slurs
Reference sexual acts or real life violence
Are pornographic
Make inappropriate references to human anatomy or bodily functions
Reference illegal drugs or activities
Reference religious or historical figures
Reference real-life people
Reference names of copyrighted or trademarked characters, materials, or products
Use misspellings or alternative spellings of names that violate any of the above rules

Since it’s not identical, imo it doesn’t reference a trademarked character. Maybe if you had used Tweety Bird it would be, but not Tweety The Sweety.

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Posted by: Gaile Gray

Gaile Gray

ArenaNet Communications Manager

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Your name is perfectly fine. (I like it a lot, in fact. )

Thanks for asking!

Wee bit more information, because sometimes people are curious about this: Occasionally a copyright holder will contact us and ask us to remove one of the names to which they have rights. For instance, if someone used Tweety Bird (the “proper name” of the Warner Bros. Company character) and the Warner Bros. company was to directly ask us to disallow the name, we would do so. But your name isn’t an exact copy and we’re not being petitioned by the copyright holder about it, so you’re good.

Gaile Gray
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Posted by: Michael Henninger.7451

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Michael Henninger.7451

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I second that. That name is sooooper cute. =D

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Posted by: harris.7964

harris.7964

Thank you all!

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Posted by: Gaile Gray

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Gaile Gray

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Any time.

Gaile Gray
Communications Manager
Guild & Fansite Relations; In-Game Events
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