Post by Angel on May 30, 2009 17:09:07 GMT -5
Good-evening everyone. I have thought long and hard and have recieved the opinions of many admins on how to handle offensive names. In the end, this is the conclusion.
An Admin will have the right to ask a person to change his/her name if it is offensive, and the right to kick or in repeated instances, ban very offensive names.
However, there are fine details that Must be remembered before taking any action. An offensive name is one that interferes with the three equalities of every soul in the server, Admin or not.
1. Equality through race
- No matter what race you are, you are just as equal as anyone else. Your skin color can be black, tan, white or even blue and you will still be as equal as everyone else. This means that offensive racial names are not allowed.
2. Equality through religion
- No matter what religion you follow, you will not be accused of being greater or lesser then any others. Just because you are Jewish, doesn't mean you are any worse, and nobody is allowed to denounce you so.
3. Equality through gender
- It doesn't matter if you are man or woman, each gender is as equal as the other. This means that names that denounce either gender are also not allowed.
Even these three guidelines are very loose. The fact remains that the admins have to decide among themselves what is right and what is wrong in our server. I trusted each of you with that decision, but now you have something to look to incase you are confused.
Just remember, we are all equal. We all should be treated fairly, kindly and with respect. Our server is a representation of that.
An Admin will have the right to ask a person to change his/her name if it is offensive, and the right to kick or in repeated instances, ban very offensive names.
However, there are fine details that Must be remembered before taking any action. An offensive name is one that interferes with the three equalities of every soul in the server, Admin or not.
1. Equality through race
- No matter what race you are, you are just as equal as anyone else. Your skin color can be black, tan, white or even blue and you will still be as equal as everyone else. This means that offensive racial names are not allowed.
2. Equality through religion
- No matter what religion you follow, you will not be accused of being greater or lesser then any others. Just because you are Jewish, doesn't mean you are any worse, and nobody is allowed to denounce you so.
3. Equality through gender
- It doesn't matter if you are man or woman, each gender is as equal as the other. This means that names that denounce either gender are also not allowed.
Even these three guidelines are very loose. The fact remains that the admins have to decide among themselves what is right and what is wrong in our server. I trusted each of you with that decision, but now you have something to look to incase you are confused.
Just remember, we are all equal. We all should be treated fairly, kindly and with respect. Our server is a representation of that.
jk