Just some that i liked :)

Just some ideas...

CubbyBoy "RAWR"

I name my ships after dragons from World of Warcraft, minus the actual aspect dragons themselves

Neltharaku
Mordenaku
Eranikus
Korialstrasz
Sartharion
Sindragoza
Tyranastrasz
Onyixia

Just want to echo what has already been said..

Real life ALWAYS comes first and that's why I think it's important we class ourselves as a "casual", "friendly" guild that will understand if something pops up and we have to step away. Nobody is going to leave just to be annoying they do it because they have to and, even if you're on the last boss of a dungeon, we should be adults and understand that these things happen.

Hal

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This thread sounds like the Nanny State cheerleading squad! Perhaps instead of regulating speech one could simply remove themselves from the offending offense. Remember, the person whose speech you squelch is then having their game impacted, the same game that they paid the same money for that you did!

In an MMO a lot of people play together. The more people, the more having rules becomes a necessity. Those rules are called "Terms of service". Everyone agreed to them when installing this game. Everyone could have looked them up before purchasing the game.

Fortunately so far i've only had to report one person.

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I feel personally insulted when someone is calling a random person 'faggot' because you disagree with them. If Arenanet wasn't banning people who do this, then i would have seen a lot of this.

Are you telling me that other people who bought the game have the right to call everyone they disagree with 'a faggot'?

Are you telling me that either i should tolerate such behaviour or stop playing the game?

Episode 719 - Enterprise - "Kir'Shara" - 12/03/2004

http://www.allstepisodes.com/megvid.php?n=5409

Archer and T'Pol bring back the Kir'Shara (Surak's artifact) that will lead to vast changes in the Vulcan world. T'Pol's Pa'nar Syndrome is cured by T'Pau.

Episode 720 - Enterprise - "Daedalus" - 01/14/2005

http://www.allstepisodes.com/megvid.php?n=5410

Dr. Emory Erickson, inventor of the transporter, conducts a long-range experiment in order to recover his lost son.

Enjoy!

So I made the post and didnt answer the question myself. I find maturity to be a combination of things. Life experience to know what needs to be done and when to ask for help. To know that there is a time and place for things. To have a life plan, goals and security set up for yourself. To have seen some form of adversity and have risen above it. I think those things and being able to understand and express yourself in a positive way really shows maturity. I also find that at times I fall short of this ideal. HEY im workin on it! lol

that would have been cool ^

I guess it all depends on your perspective.

Personally, I agree with ssthis in terms of Anet should not ban people for accidental slip ups or goofy names. In line with that rationale, Anet posted a response- http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/235600

However when someone makes a derogatory statement in any form, whether innocent or not, I believe that person should be banned. In my view, it is not ok to make racist, sexist, or anti-gay remark as it sets a precedent of acceptable bigotry which ultimately harms others. Some people like myself will simply ignore it. Others will be bothered by it. We're all different... However in a game setting, why should the latter group have to deal with it? This is my personal viewpoint..which in the end..is meaningless. I agreed to the Rules of Conduct as did those that were banned. As RodgersPM pointed out a company runs the game not a country. It's their product and environment to shape. I happen to agree with the RoC and the way they're conducting business.

I think it's up to the private company that privately owns a game that we paid for the privilege of using to decide on the rules for behavior in public spaces. If they want to talk like that, they can join a private chat channel just like anyone. Any service business reserves the right to refuse service to people, regardless of how much they've paid previously. When you paid for the game you also agreed to play by their rules. If you break your agreement with them, then you don't get to keep playing the game.

It's not that hard not to cuss - people make it through the day all the time not cursing at everyone they speak to.

Also, AreaNet is a company - not a government. Lets not get out of hand here and pretend that this is some kind of massive government assault on liberty.

Honestly, I think maturity has to do with how you treat other people and less with what you like to do with your time. Mature people seem to have the ability to put their own ego aside when they need to. In addition, there is often an ability to compromise on things. There's greater sensitivity for the concerns and needs of others. When I think of immature behavior, I don't think of silliness. I usually think of people who act like jerks.

Hi all this is Grimhilda Wolfclaw, aka Grim or Lost, from Guildwars 2's Stonewall Vangaurds. The subject says it all. I was talking to Cata in guild chat the other day about why I still feel like a kid at almost 30. So fellow members, what would you say constitutes maturity? Also do you yourself feel you are mature. Just a random question to get to know everyone better. ^.^

Set reasonable expectations and no one will ever get upset afterward. Kudos for being up front!

This thread sounds like the Nanny State cheerleading squad! Perhaps instead of regulating speech one could simply remove themselves from the offending offense. Remember, the person whose speech you squelch is then having their game impacted, the same game that they paid the same money for that you did!

Why are so many people expressly interested on controlling everyone besides themselves to a point that it negatively impacts every other person exponentially beyond what the first perceived wrong was? I understand that a person lacing every statement with the f bomb (or worse, the c word) is more than just a minor irritation, and vulgarity for vulgarity's sake is unacceptable and shouldn't be tolerated... but seriously, if someone lets slip a four letter word, the nanny police get to come and ban that person from the game for three days? Why is the nay-sayer's money better than the rest of the identical money people pay for this game? (nay-sayers say nay)

Massively Multiplayer games invite the Masses to play, it's what makes them fun. The tee-totaling Pollyanna nanny-state nay-sayers aren't the only people that get invitations. Everyone with the money to buy gets and invitation to play and participate. Massively Multiplayer games are going to have people that don't agree with everything you believe to be fair and contrite. Get over yourself and realize that you are one singular part of a massive society, and that individuals that make up that society have different morals and values than you, thereby placing different meaning on some words than others.

It's high time that people start taking a stiff upper lip, grow a thicker skin and just move on past the idiot that's cussing randomly. Stop letting people affect their speech upon you in so much a way that it actually effects you personally. Seriously, It Gets Better!

I really hate those names that are so blatantly obvious what was intended but because they spell it differently or use symbols instead of letters, the powers-that-be in the games can't pick up on it and nothing is done about it until enough people "report" them which doesn't happen most of the time. :(

Saw a guild called For Fudge's Sake today and didn't know whether they were being smart-asses, or they just don't swear. Then there was another one that was vulgar about genitalia but it was all spelled strangely so it wasn't technically the words but it was easy to see what it meant. :\

Got my first back item as a personal story reward...

It's an invisible back brace. :pinch:

*hugs my typewriter.

I love learning new things Kasper, so thanks for the info you provided. I have no knowledge of how websites actually work so even basic stuff like this is VERY interesting. Not that I could do anything with it but it helps me to understand a bit of what Nick and other website developers have to deal with on a continual basis. I usually end up learning enough to do whatever work I need to do but not enough to do anything other than probably create a lot of damage if I ever tried to actually make changes to the functionality of something. But I learn quickly, so if someone has the patience to explain what I need to do, I can accomplish it! ;)