Name change???

[Lucius Malfoy]

I know that my game name cannot be changed because it doesn't break any rules and so I know that. But when I started again (I played this in 2016, got spat out and couldn't face starting again) I completely forgot that once you settle on a name, that is your name. I wish I had chosen a more elvish name or at least wish I had picked a more general one. I just wonder why we can't. Again, I know you can't just praying to the elvish gods to make it happen.

 

[SunriseBuilder]

I know of players who log on with 2 different names. Perhaps they have 2 email addresses? Not sure how they do it, but I have come across it more than once. But perhaps that's not what you're looking for, as you would have to start again with a second name.

 

[Lucius Malfoy]

That is the thing, I don't want to start my city again. I did make two other cities with different names but they are so new I don't like them as much, its too much work.

 

[Pauly7]

It does always seem strange that you can't. You could take offence to your own name and report it as offensive.

Fun story. My name, as you can see, has absolutely zero imagination. When I first started playing this game I'd never heard of Elvenar. I was bored at one moment of one afternoon, saw it and started playing. It said to me that I must have a name to continue, so I was like "errrr... Pauly". Then it said that name is taken, so I was like "errrr... Pauly7". I thought that this would literally be the only occasion on which I ever played Elvenar, so it didn't matter. Now, 8 years later, I'm still playing and still stuck with the rubbish name.

 

[SkyRider99]

Now, 8 years later, I'm still playing and still stuck with the rubbish name.

I wouldn't call it rubbish mate. I've seen some awfully horrible names over the years. Yours has dignity and reputation.

 

[SkyRider99]

I wish I had chosen a more elvish name or at least wish I had picked a more general one.

It's not so bad. There's some really disgusting player names out there. Your glass is half full.

 

[Silmaril]

Some of the registered names can indeed be a breach of our Game Rules. Things like real life information, something that breaks copyright, indecent/rude, others trying to get around the rules by using symbols/numbers etc: to create a player name that otherwise would not be acceptable....In these cases Support can step in, if you are not sure, send a ticket across and explain the situation and we can happily take a look!

 

[Jake65]

There's some really disgusting player names out there.

I've spotted some that really made me double take (and laugh) and I'm surprised snuck past the quality control.

 

[Pauly7]

There was one in my area who used to donate to my AWs whose name always made me laugh. Eventually his name got changed by the mods to something that just had the initials of the original name. I probably can't say what it was here, for at least two reasons... which takes some of the impact out of my anecdote!

 

[SkyRider99]

... which takes some of the impact out of my anecdote!

But who doesn't love a good anecdote!

 

[BlueBlou]

“Something that breaks copyright” - would Disney characters fall in that category? If that is the case, Harry Potter characters may also fall in that category.

 

[Susie49]

It does always seem strange that you can't. You could take offence to your own name and report it as offensive.

Fun story. My name, as you can see, has absolutely zero imagination. When I first started playing this game I'd never heard of Elvenar. I was bored at one moment of one afternoon, saw it and started playing. It said to me that I must have a name to continue, so I was like "errrr... Pauly". Then it said that name is taken, so I was like "errrr... Pauly7". I thought that this would literally be the only occasion on which I ever played Elvenar, so it didn't matter. Now, 8 years later, I'm still playing and still stuck with the rubbish name.

Lol my name is not exactly original either but at least I can remember it

 

[SunriseBuilder]

When asked for a name I couldn't think of anything. I then thought of builder as I was going to build a city. That name was taken and Sunrise Builder was one of the suggestions that popped up, so I took it. It's not too bad, some have even said its a pretty name, but I would rather have thought of something better!

 

[Silmaril]

This depends on the copyright @BlueBlou To give an example of Disney. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves is in the public domain so not copyrighted. However the names of all of the Dwarves are copyrighted. So it is not quite so cut and dry. The same as anyone using their real life information, be that part of their real name, dob, address etc: if the player name gives anything that could identify a person, then it would be against our Game Rules.

 

[Lelanya]

Haha, well, let's hope he's really not Lucius Malfoy

 

[Pauly7]

However the names of all of the Dwarves are copyrighted. So it is not quite so cut and dry.

Well that's a tricky one too. Surely you can't copyright the word "grumpy", as that, and any of the dwarves names, are just words.

 

[Silmaril]

Yep a few are tricky, which is why our Terms and Conditions (Art. 12 Your Obligations, 12.3) specifically covers this. These can be found at the bottom of each Forum page, as well as at the bottom of each page on the Knowledge Base and on the log-in page of the game.

 

[Jake65]

Lol my name is not exactly original either but at least I can remember it

Likewise
Having read the Ts&Cs I realise my name contains part of an email address which might be technically not allowed.
I'd like to change my name to ToxicSocks please. Assuming it's available

 

[SunriseBuilder]

Better than sticky socks I think!

 

[Susie49]

Haha, well, let's hope he's really not Lucius Malfoy

Might be quite useful actually Lelanya. We could get him to magic up some useful stuff