EVE General Discussion

It's something most people in EVE see every day, joke character and corps names which really are offensive and shouldn't be there. While I'm the kind of person who doesn't get offended by these names I'm always sure there are those that do, CCP say they don't want them and have the tools for reporting them but I have to ask the player base as a whole... does anyone bother?

I mean all I can imagine is that if I actually file petitions for all the names I saw which shouldn't be there CCP would soon have hundreds of petitions from me.

I bring this up after seeing a corporation being advertised named "Window Lickers. [DWNZ]" and all I can think is yeah... that's pretty close to the line if not already over it in my mind. Does that even count on CCP's level of offensive/rude though?

I was perusing the ANet forums recently and that's where one can see true thought-crime protection in action.

When you post on their forums it uses your account name.
Someone had their account name changed because they "might" post on the forum, someone "might" see it and that someone "might" be offended by it.
ChentallyMallenged.XXXX was the name.

Hopefully EvE doesn't ever become like that.

And the PC patrol lands yet again on the forums. HTFU!

Most times, CCP will auto-reset names it finds offensive.


If you do believe a name is offensive and has been missed, then go ahead an petition the name; be prepared however for CCP to investigate and state that "Name X" isn't on their list of offensive terms/ideals and wont be changed.

What's wrong with that ?
Many people lick widows ...

edit:
I have to add something.
It's quite common in nowaday times to blame everybody else for the feelings one has, as if it made any sense.
I feel pitty for every single human robot out there who so easily gets manipulated into the feelings others want him to have. Feelings are not passive, unless you never realize the opposite ... and then it's only your issue, not of the others.
Being an adult at the emotional development stage of a young kid makes you look like ... a young kid.
I don't need anybody to watch over my feelings. They aren't passive for me and you are not my emotional authority.

Thanks. Now GTFO.

It's all too often that you hear people say "I'm offended by this and that" as if it's their right to live their lives with out offense from others.

It's nothing more than a whine, it's meaningless, pointless and deserves no respect.

If we start making eve into a game where no one gets offended by anything where do we stop? Cut the language? Cut the violence? Cut the drugs?

You're offended? so ******* what? I'm offended by your stupidity, where's my cookie?

I'm a pirate, in a pirate corp, in a pirate alliance, in a pirate coalition.

I'm pretty sure morality got tossed out when I decided to make my money by taking other peoples stuff.

Yup. I only report the really, really obvious ones, and for the most part they are always less than a week old. Gotta be clear violation of the EULA though, and obvious just dweebs going for lulz they won't ever get from anyone.

You can always tell who they are though afterwards with assigned names like Caldari Citizen584231

I find the OP offensive. Can I report him to CCP and have him removed?

Nope. whats the point... I've yet to come across a character name/corp name that I find offensive. If people what to use stupid names then good luck to them.