It isn't that *someone* got offended by a name, it is that the name violates the rules. Plain and simple.
Hey Xiggie
You kind of avoided the point
In themselves, "Fuzy" and "Nutz" are not offensive and don't violate any rules. Together, it seems almost like every American see's a reference that the rest of the world needs a moment to think about.
There is nothing plain and simple about this one.
Your reference to the use of the word "pussy" wasn't the best analogy to make in reference to this case. The term "Pussy" is in the universal common vernacular as a reference to female genatalia.
No one would/could miss that (thanks the saturation of US media worldwide).
I think I have a better analogy for you to consider: "QuoitLover". I've used this term (in my youth) in America and had to spend time explaining it. American's universally fail to see the offensive nature of the word (simply because it's not common vernacular for you). Firstly, the common understand (in the US) of the word "Quoit" is:
1.
quoits, ( used with a singular verb ) a game in which rings of rope or flattened metal are thrown at an upright peg, the object being to encircle it or come as close to it as possible.
2.
a ring used in the game of quoits.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/quoits?s=tsIn Australia (and England), we have two spellings for the word (but in all applications they mean the same thing): Quoit and Coit. Both words can be used to describe the game. Both words can also be used in this context:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=coitThe spelling of "Coit" is usually found on toilet doors (spelled by people with poor literacy skills).
You get the idea.
So now we name a toon "Quoitlover" in a US based game and none of the American player base doesn't think anything of the name until an Aussie or Brit raises the issue in a public slinging match.
Hyperthetically, people start arguing that the term is not offensive because the universal (US centric) understanding of the word is not offensive (and that it refers to the love of a game and not something else). 39 pages of ugly debate later and all we've really achieved is disharmony and ill feeling on the forums (and in game).
This thread is an ugly, dark side of the server (and the game) that exposes problems with the server that should best be dealt with in private to Hunter. If there is an issue then it should be sent in an email and not posted in the spirit of publicly slandering other players.
My thoughts anyway.
Strix
