Guild Wars 2

Porqington.3189:

I want to know if you guys know how to use a dictionary because you see my guardian’s name is Fraulein Fuhrer which loosely translates to “Miss Leader” or “Lady Leader”.

The name is practically a bastion for women’s rights and therefore human rights. Just because a certain word in a certain language has been tainted by a stigma does not mean that a word in and of itself is inherently bad. I’m of Ashkekitten Jewish descent for crying out loud! My grandmother just escaped Poland before the Blitzkrieg swept in. I don’t need others feeling offended for me, and I shouldn’t be punished because I used a the way it was intended to be used.

I am sorry that you are upset by the censoring, but I am 100% behind our taking that name out of the game. There is an unhappy (and unfortunate) correlation with between the word Führer and the tragedies of WWII. Your family history notwithstanding, 99 out of 100 players who see the name are going to think you’re referring to a woman who married the leader of the Nationalsozialismus or National Social Party, Adolph Hitler.

Out of consideration for all players, some of us must make a sacrifice. This is one such case, and I ask that you choose a new name — one that you review carefully, with neutral eyes — and move on.

The name was reported. There is no “grandfathering” of offensive names, where we say “Aw, it wasn’t noticed for XX period of time, so we’ll let it slide.” Offensive is offensive.

The account should have been unblocked if, as it appears, this was your first offense. Only if someone accrues a second name issue would the account serve a time-out. I have sent over an email to the team to ask that they review and unblock.

There is no charge for the name change in this situation.

The account has been reinstated.