Voting Idea - enhancing feedback on your roleplay

[creeper386]

My point is. I see in NO way that Amos is somehow not suited for the game. I also see it pronounced Amos, but it's not a common name or word or anything, even if people have it as a name in real life. IMO a famous persons name if it's less common is alot better of then a commonly used name or word. Like Amos compared to Fred. Fred I can see not really fitting much within Zalanthas. Amos on the other hand, I don't see how it so just ruined your gaming experience to see it in the game.


Makes little sense. It's not a common word, nor is it widely known, and it works for a name. MYSELF, and say no matter what the damn history was on "Panbot" that'd effect my playing on the game, Amos wouldn't. I'd spend my whole time thinking, why the fuck is this gay name Panbot in the mud, then I'd go on to whatever the reason, why the hell did the Imms pass it.

Creeper

[Rindan]

I think Amos is a fine name.  In fact, there is a running joke in game about how everyone is named Amos.  Amos is an unusual name (at least it is here in the states).  So what if it is common in game?  In fact, I personally see nothing wrong with having a character named after the great Kadian merchant Amos, or the great Kuraci merchant Dohlmer (or however the hell you spell it).  Plenty of people are named after saints in the real world.  Why not intentionally steal others names because your parents named you in some one else's honor?

[Angela Christine]

The father was yelling at the mother and shaking a pan he was cooking in, the mother was breast feeding and tending to some plants, this is where he got his name, the father dropped the Pan, and the mother looked to it and said what about Pan?  And the father said sounds alright, but I think you should be involved as well, and so she said well he is going to study Botany so lets call him Panbot..  

Too bad it was a pan, rather than pot.  If it had been a pot they could have named him Potany.  

AC

[Delerak]

They are PC's names, used by PC's, I hate seeing PC's being dumped into one category and NPCs dumped into another.  NPCs and PCs are the same, its just that WE play the PCs, you can't just throw NPC's out the window, take a look at the NPCs names, Vennant, Tarkon, I mean come on the staff uses names like these as a punch line for us, I don't think you'd ever seen an NPC amos.

[Angela Christine]

Would there be a sirihish word for botany?

Sure there would, probably be several words for it, just like in real life.  Botany is the study of plants, there is nothing especially modern about the study of plants.  Herbalism would likely be a more commonly used synonym, but there is nothing really wrong with botany.  A modern botanist might be offended by being called a herbalist, if he considered botany to be a science and herbalism to be loony, but the meaning of the words is similar enough to be used interchangably in the game.  Depending on what she was doing with the plants she might also have been a gardener, farmer, breeder or florist.  Botany has a modern, scientific flavor, and it implies the sort of scholarly study that is rare on Zalanthas, but it isn't an awful word.

Someone who does medical work might be called a doctor, a physician, a healer, an herbalist, a wisewoman, a pill pusher, a medic, a sawbones, or even a butcher ICly, depending on their situation.  On the other hand claiming to be a cardiologist or neurosurgeon would probably be unacceptable.    It can be tricky to know where to draw the line.

AC

[Angela Christine]

They are PC's names, used by PC's, I hate seeing PC's being dumped into one category and NPCs dumped into another.  NPCs and PCs are the same, its just that WE play the PCs, you can't just throw NPC's out the window, take a look at the NPCs names, Vennant, Tarkon, I mean come on the staff uses names like these as a punch line for us, I don't think you'd ever seen an NPC amos.

Yes I have, at least I think I have.  Back when there was only one Amos I used to try to contact him and often got a half-elven outrider instead of the PC I wanted.  I believe this outrider is an NPC.

AC

[creeper386]

Okay... I don't know what Delerak's new arguement about PCs and NPCs is about. Up till there he had pretty well founded arguements.

Khuzdund and Phata both names I've used for characters. Don't think there are NPCs named that, but there could be. Does everyones PC name have to also have an NPC equivelant? I don't think so. I don't see where that PC, NPC jab came up. I didn't read anyone saying that PCs can be named anything and NPCs can only be named under other circumstances.

And, if a PC with a name that was excepted ended up being famous, I can see other PCs or NPCs coming up with that name. Who knows... I see no arguements here what so ever to why the name Amos is such a bad name. I also can't remember why this post was started. SHRUG. I'll probably look later.

Well, what else was I going to say. Just a second. Got to look at the previous posts again.

Oh yeah... See, Potany I think would be a good name. Long as I didn't hear how it came acrossed, botany just doesn't fit the world, herbalism yes, botany, no(They're gardners not botanists). Just like I don't think someone running around saying they are Doctor Scrit or something. Physician is also pushing it I think for IG terms. I think a healer is alot better. Heck, tailor would probably work too. Sewing clothing is good practice for stitching folk up.

Creeper

[Delerak]

All i'm saying is just because a pc was famous to other PCs doesnt mean he was truly famous icly.  Tektolnes is famous, Amos the kadian merchant wasn't and is not famous.

[Eternal]

AC's right about that outrider named Amos.

[Delerak]

Whatever, I'm going to Publix to buy some Famous Amos cookies, I hope you all have a happy new year.

[Angela Christine]

Whatever, I'm going to Publix to buy some Famous Amos cookies, I hope you all have a happy new year.

I've never had Famous Amos cookies, do they still make them?  I remember them being mentioned on some TV show, I think it was Taxi, a looong time ago.  I think they even had Famous Amos make a guest appearance.  Hmm.  I guess they must still make them, or else you'd be buying really old cookies.

Anyway, one of the problems I've had is that I prefer short names, like 3 or 4 letters.  Why?  Because they seem more commoner-ish than long elaborate names to me.  (Besides, it's easier for other people to remember the correct spelling with a short name).  It's hard to find a short name that sounds like a name, yet doesn't sound like an existing RL name or word.  Suppose you want a short, sharp name so you decide to that your consenants will be T and K:

Tak - sounds like Tack
Tek - Taken.  sounds like Tech.
Tik - Tick.
Tok - Talk, or Tick-tock (the sound a clock makes).
Tuk - Tuck and cover
Tyk - sounds like Tyke or Tick.
Kat - Cat
Ket - ?
Kit - Kit is already a word
Kot - sounds like Caught.
Kut - Cut
Kyt - sounds like Kit or Kite, looks funny.

Out of the 12 possibilities, the only one that seems ok to me is Ket.  If I wanted one of the other 11 I'd probably have to claim that my full name was Tikita or Takiandra, but that I prefered to use the short form.  Getting a name with look and feel I want, but that doesn't look or sound like an existing word, can be tough.  It's not impossible, but I can definately sympathize with people that end up choosing imperfect names.  

AC

[Sandferret]

I don't think such votes should go directly into awarding any karma or other points.

I would, however, like to hear, if someone liked what I did. It could be encouraging to get some positive feedback sometime, without having to risk letting people know who I play.

It would also give the chance to send overall thanks to those who continue to be suportive, day after day.

Maybe it is just my problem, feeling pretty much useless to the game, unable to achieve anything, but I would thrive on hearing 'it was fun playing with you' on occasion.

[krelin]

I'm inclined to agree with Sandferret on this.  Even if it was just a simple way of sending a fellow character a "comment" type e-mail.  "Hey, really dug your description," or "Man!  It was so cool being tortured by you the other night...  really brutal and unecessary.  Thanks!" that sort of thing.

In an RP-intensive environment like Arm, there's nothing more rewarding than a positive comment on your RP.  Would be nice to have an anonymous avenue for this.

[Keeper]

Oh, thank God, someone changed the subject.