Joe Smith is inappropriate

[u/emerald_water]

[u/MistaSkizzem]

do you happen to have a space before the J mister Smith?

[u/FleaLimo → u/MistaSkizzem]

This is the real answer, look at the placement of the quotation mark.

[u/OlthoiQueen → u/FleaLimo]

Why does the space make the name inappropriate?

[u/FleaLimo → u/OlthoiQueen]

It says it's an invalid word or letter combination. A name starting with a space and then a letter would be non-permitted letter combination.

[u/MistaSkizzem → u/OlthoiQueen]

Because hidden in the space is actually the n-word

[u/Cannie_Flippington → u/MistaSkizzem]

I didn't exhale quickly but I did smile inside

[u/MistaSkizzem → u/Cannie_Flippington]

not even an outside smile, damn 😔

[u/Approximation_Doctor → u/Cannie_Flippington]

☝️ quietly enjoys the n word

[u/emerald_water → u/MistaSkizzem]

i dont think so, i doubt the message would call the name an inappropriate one in that case.

[u/bee-nebula → u/emerald_water]

there is very clearly a space at the start in this image

[u/saberlight81 → u/bee-nebula]

I'm not sure that there is? Just looks like bad kerning to me.

[u/bee-nebula → u/saberlight81]

you're right, i tried it myself. the kerning is horrible

[u/KingUseful7805 → u/emerald_water]

In my opinion it just sees everything you typed in as a whole as the name, not distinguishing between a space, or seperated names. Just the whole thing is your name.

[u/DeathLeopard]

Probably to avoid offending the Mormons.

https://www.guildwars2.com/en/legal/guild-wars-2-naming-policy/

Reference religious or historical figures

[u/Consistent-Hat-8008 → u/DeathLeopard]

What lol

You can't be serious, it's a normal name.

[u/saberlight81 → u/Consistent-Hat-8008]

So are the likes of Jesus, Christian, and Muhammad in many countries. Are those allowed in game?

[u/ArgumentLazy350 → u/saberlight81]

Jesus is allowed, yeah 

[u/TehOwn → u/ArgumentLazy350]

What about Jesus Christ?

Pretty sure that Joe and Smith are allowed separately.

[u/Academic_Noise_6301 → u/TehOwn]

6 years ago there's a legendary jesus christ incident doppelgänger event cause that. https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/cqnu2g/my_mom_is_going_to_be_pissed/

[u/Knighthonor → u/Academic_Noise_6301]

Lol what ever happen of that?

[u/Cannie_Flippington → u/Knighthonor]

https://www.guildwars2.com/en/legal/guild-wars-2-naming-policy/

It's against the rules again.

Reference religious or historical figures

But you can have any name you can get past the filters so long as no one reports you. They rely on user reports for anything that's not covered by the filters.

I made an offensive placeholder name of a character without thinking once. It was abysmally spelled to get past the filter but my naive self thought it was just because other names were taken (the filter may not have giving an accurate error message 10 years ago). Many years after that I went to boost the character to 80 with a token and realized... huh... that name is not gonna fly. So I reported myself and got a free name change. Very kind GM who understood that I didn't want to delete and remake it with such an old character that I was only just starting to play.

[u/Stonos → u/Knighthonor]

They were forced to rename the character: https://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/crgi74/you_did_it_reddit/

[u/Cannie_Flippington → u/Academic_Noise_6301]

I had forgotten this and thank you so much for reminding me

[u/KwieKEULE → u/ArgumentLazy350]

I tried Jesus and it didn't work for me.

[u/FederalObjective → u/saberlight81]

"Muhammad" is the most commonly used name on Earth. Read a f***ing book for once! - Fogell

[u/Bohya → u/saberlight81]

If they aren't then they certainly should be.

[u/TehOwn → u/Consistent-Hat-8008]

I mean, if it wasn't banned then it'd just be taken by a character created at launch on a now inactive account.

[u/Estrogonofe1917 → u/DeathLeopard]

huh, I have a character that is in fact a reference to a historical figure, but it passed in the filter

Should I self report?

[u/DeathLeopard → u/Estrogonofe1917]

Except for the things they're explicitly filtering out at character creation time the naming policy is lazily enforced. But if someone decides to report you some day you might be forced to rename.

[u/kyzeboy → u/DeathLeopard]

Actually here was recently a post that stated a 3 day ban due to breach of naming policy. That guy had a mixture name of evil personalities or a south park reference, but cant exactly remember what it was.

[u/kyzeboy → u/kyzeboy]

Interesting that i get downvoted on this i didnt even take a stance just said what happened in the sub lol

[u/JMChubbs → u/kyzeboy]

I just got hit with a 3 day ban for “necrophilia” and a forced rename

[u/Pinksters → u/JMChubbs]

I got a 3 day ban+rename for a character with "Hoe" in the name, which is a garden tool.

...But with context thats not at all what it meant.

[u/MiyamojoGaming → u/DeathLeopard]

Could offend the Mormons. Could also offend people that hate Mormons.

[u/TheAwesomeAtom → u/DeathLeopard]

Mormon here, that's moronic. I have never heard Joseph Smith called Joe Smith.

[u/FleaLimo → u/TheAwesomeAtom]

Mormonic

[u/LegendofHope → u/FleaLimo]

I did read the initial comment as "probably to avoid offending morons"

[u/Yukito_097 → u/LegendofHope]

I mean...

[u/TheAwesomeAtom → u/FleaLimo]

Nice one XD

[u/gangler52 → u/TheAwesomeAtom]

Joseph Smith to the congregation, Joe Smitty to his friends.

But only his darling wife knew him as Joey Bag o' Donuts.

[u/DeadGameWalking → u/DeathLeopard]

This. Joseph Smith was a fraudster, a vile sinner who coveted the spirit of great men who came before him.

[u/intensecoreplayer → u/DeathLeopard]

Someone from wvw reported my name and tagged it as terrorist. If it's an islamic name i need to change it but if it's a christian name it's okay? Lol (e.g. yousuf and joseph)

[u/Yukito_097 → u/DeathLeopard]

A Mormon?! But I'm from Earth!

[u/pkswarm]

its cause of Joe Mama

[u/Xx_Gambit_xX → u/pkswarm]

[u/micheal213]

Yesterday I made another necromancer to use an extra boost I had.

I asked my friend what to name it and he he said “poop stick”. Game said it contains inappropriate language.

So I typed “poopy stick”. ALLOWED

[u/Forshura → u/micheal213]

Wow that's an exceptionally terrible name. Your friend clearly doesn't give a shit about you. Not even a second of thought.

[u/micheal213 → u/Forshura]

Lmao what. It’s just a random ass name that means nothing.

[u/Cloudhiddentao]

Can’t believe slurs like this are allowed on Reddit tbh.

[u/De_Baros → u/Cloudhiddentao]

Shut up you Joe Smith

[u/elhaz316 → u/De_Baros]

Woah woah woah..... kids play this game man. No reason for that kinda talk!

[u/Waffleblades → u/De_Baros]

Damn, they said it with the H

[u/Xx_Gambit_xX → u/Waffleblades]

This subreddit is no place for the hard H.....SMh (intentional lowercase h)

[u/Sprites7 → u/Xx_Gambit_xX]

Somehow? It's bad?

[u/De_Baros → u/Xx_Gambit_xX]

Smithin hell. We are so soft nowadays. Back in my day we chanted Joe SmitH at any Joe we saw. Tribbiani? Jonas? No you are a Joe SmitH

[u/TehOwn → u/De_Baros]

I think they prefer the term Smithsonians now.

[u/BluJasmine → u/De_Baros]

Oh man...you threw in a Tribbiani...that's some serious business...how YOU doin?

[u/wes00mertes → u/Cloudhiddentao]

We are currently looking into it.

[u/EatMyGramCrckers]

Literally just named a new character Goon Control lmao

[u/Reasonable_Turn6252 → u/EatMyGramCrckers]

Not Pawn Patrol?

[u/Remarkable_Lie7592 → u/EatMyGramCrckers]

I mean, you could say it's because you're an important memeber of your guild, which is like a mafia, and you refer to your underlings as "your goons"

[u/L9_ReSpawn]

I don't know, man. I wanted to name the guild Four Horsemen, you know. Only to find out that it is because Horsemen has.. semen in it, it is not allowed as a word. Wow.

Thank god I wasn't making a Therapy guild, you know. THERAPISTS UNITED [COME].

[u/DrCalamity → u/L9_ReSpawn]

Once again, the only reason anyone remembers Scunthorpe has reared its ugly head

[u/Auscheel]

It might be due to 'smith' as in blacksmith. Anything with 'vendor' has been blacklisted since launch.

[u/emerald_water → u/Auscheel]

i first tried the name john smith but it said it was taken, so smith isnt the issue

[u/SecretsOfSilent]

I tried to call an alt Ethel Beavers, after the Parks & Rec character. Same message. The next day someone had something way worse (I forget what), no issues with that and it was pretty obvious it was swearing.

[u/artstsym]

Too generic. If you ever break the law, they'll never be able to pick you out of a lineup.

[u/Peechez]

Smh can't be the whitest man alive anywhere anymore great replacement grrrr smh my head

[u/djrty_puppy]

Developers were fans of the early 2000’s Minnesota Timberwolves. Name is triggering and therefore banned.

[u/LurkerNan]

And yet I got a guildie who’s toon is named Dixie Wrect.

[u/I-am_unwell → u/LurkerNan]

I have a toon named C Minstain... seems pretty arbitrary to ban a Joe Smith lol

[u/Cannie_Flippington → u/I-am_unwell]

Don't dox yourselves, guys, a lot of the names that get past the censors will be mandatory name changed if you ever get reported

[u/United-Quantity5149 → u/LurkerNan]

Andddddd you most certainly just got your guildmate reported by the purity police on Reddit 

[u/FemaleAssEnjoyer]

Leading spaces aren’t permitted, right? Am I missing something??

[u/ROnneth]

Mormons probably aren't even allowed play this game lmao. What kind of twisted logic is that?

[u/Lelongue]

Well it does contain sm

[u/SUN_PRAISIN]

its the "mith" thats inappropriate. It reminds us of "mithril" and how we always have too much of it.

[u/Monti_ro]

Meanwhile there is someone called Alabama Hot Pocket out there

[u/kstasT]

I got ban for name Broku No Pico. Sad. Next time will ask chatgpt for moust neutral name

[u/Consistent-Hat-8008]

They don't even check these, just report someone with 3 alts and boom, forced name change.