Pirate Names - Can't figure Disney out

[Nelly Darkpaine]

I hate when a name isnt approved... especially when you dont know why. No pun intended, but it kind of takes the wind out of your sails when you created a pirate with a name in mind. Now I have two level 13's who remain nameless and Im totally uninspired. LOL

Wondering if I should resubmit the same names and see what happens...

[jason davy]

Originally Posted by Nelly Darkpaine

Wondering if I should resubmit the same names and see what happens...

Can't hurt.... after all, there's plenty of evidence that Disney sometimes accepts names that directly contradict their policies. So who knows, like I said before, it could just depend on the day.

[salty]

I wonder if someone has tryed to submit,and no offence to anyone, Adolf ******

[molly pondspinner]

My boyfriend has a Sir in his, and I have created 2 Lady's. And I have a basic account with my name and my boyfriends last name that was approved so idk. I saw someone at abassa with a very inappropriate name, so I have no idea why ticklish wouldnt be approved.

[JM Ohara]

Actually I have a Pirate with a copyrighted name. It just isn't copyrighted to anything Disney would care about. In another life I used to read romance novels a lot, and James Malory was the English Lord/ Pirate in one of the series. But what are the odds Disney cares? The author, she'd most likely be amused by that. But whatever. James Malory is most decidedly copyrighted. Anna, the second of my pirates, she's entirely my own creation. Linked to James only for the ease of my friends being able to find both my pirates by an unusual last name. Or at least unusual spelling.

I have a better question though. If we can type names of pirates, why can't we do names of ships? Where's the sense in this? I can't give James his real ship, so I have 4 Black Dragons. If Disney noticed anything or ever read books, this is a copyrighted name as well. Though for a guy, not a boat. The Black Dragon was the leading villain in the fourth generation of Tom Swift books. Interesting, yes?

Waiting for the day we get to name not just the pirate but the ship!

[Commodore Larence]

Okay so my post got edited and makes no sense now.... let me try to make it a little more clear: There are several guild names with the titles of racist organizations in them.


Larence Tuppington

[Lily]

I could never believe how inconsistent Disney is with their name guidelines.
When I played toontown, I had a toon for TWO WHOLE YEARS. And one day I came on and they had taken the name away and I was called "toon"
Right away I resubmitted the exact same name and it was accepted 5 minutes later and good until I stopped playing.

So someone initially accepted it.
Two years later someone else decided that it wasn't good.
5 minutes later someone else decided that it was.

The pirate I have right now was just named using pick-a-name but hopefully the process of naming any future pirates won't be so frustrating! I don't have much hope... =P

[Commodore Larence]

Well my girl-friend plays POTCO with me some times, and we just made her a new pirate to play on.... We registered her pirate's name as " Molly McButter" this is a trademarked product you sprinkle on stuff in place of butter. I couldn't believe it passed lol, it is a pretty well known product. Im still attempting to get a pirate named after one of my favorite musicians, but as of yet it either denies it, or won't let me even type it in the request box. I have found that if you enter some things it wont allow it to be even typed, but if you enter some thing before it then add a space or delete a letter here or there then re-add it differently it will let it go in. I think though it hates the word "Unknown" .... in the sequence I am using. I have successfully made about the entire cast of the TV show King of The Hill though, and created pirates that looked like the show characters lol... I am gonna keep on seeing what I can get by with.


Larence Tuppington

[Shnoodell]

LOL i just got Euca Lyptus Penguin approved on my girl character on TEST after waiting for more than a month

[Nelly Darkpaine]

Otherwise, any ideas for 'pair' names that would be approved are welcome folks!!! Name our pirates!!

[Poison elf]

I can tell ya Fafhrd and Gray Mouser were out right refused before, likely the copy right issue there.

But I know I also was refused on this other that no way could be related to copy right. This is a name I saw the other day, so re-trying, the worse that could happen its rejected again. Maybe tell ya why this time, haha.

[Edward Edgemenace]

Well, that's the rub, isn't it? They don't ever say why a name is rejected.

Sorry, your pirate name was rejected because (check one):

• Not funny enough
• Too ordinary
• Is too close to an existing NPC name
• Is too similar to a widely-know trademark or copywright-protected chatacter name
• Is a company name, trademark or brand name
• Is too violent
• Is too obscene for young audience that would encounter it
• Has too strong of a religious connotation
• Is too modern - try a 16th century spelling
• Has an honorific (Sir, The, King, Queen...)
• Has a title (Admiral, Commodore, Captain, Boatswain...)
• Contains numbers ("the Second" is ok but "II" is not.)
• Contains foul language
• Has inappropriate mixed case
• Name might be mistaken for an employee name
• A phrase or a sentence is not a name
• Name references an illegal activity
• Not English (sorry, no Spanish in this context.)
• Seems to contain personal information

I mean, it can't be so hard for them to generate SOME response. I gleaned the list above from them so it can't be difficult - they already have it.

[Achilles]

Well,.. not to simplify the frustrations,.. for I can certainly understand the disappointment. The consistency of such details needs to come into view.

For the record, Test is a different division and Office all together.
What you will find in administration on Test is completely different from Open administration. Most likely, that is why one allows particular options and another may not… I am hopeful the new content on the way will overshadow your frustrations and perhaps cause them to disappear all together!

Best Regards,

-Achilles


( *** = ..hehe Edward... now you comment on the content ?

[Aliese]

Resubmitting names can work. I've done it on Open with Piper Too, and on Test with Sawyer. Now, don't ask me why they denied them at all (Sawyer was denied twice before being accepted...), but in any case, it can work.

If you're trying to get a name through that's iffy for some reason, though...I wouldn't necessarily push it.

[whiterice]

Originally Posted by Aliese

If you're trying to get a name through that's iffy for some reason, though...I wouldn't necessarily push it.

Agreed. It can be taken away if reported.