Ive Noticed that there are a lot of last names in SL that are no longer available to create characters as anymore. Is there a cap? A limit on how many people can have the name? And is it possible to bring them out of retirement? I know that the lindens are too hellaciously busy to custom names, or go around changing them for anyone who asks, but it seems like it would be a simpler thing to bring back an existing option... (To me anyway. It's probobly much more difficult than i think it is)
Anyone Know?
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Hyzigov Forte
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07-14-2006 17:49
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onionpencil Musashi
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07-14-2006 17:51
torley replied to a fairly recent question about names. you could probably find it. something along the lines of names being retired when they get 300 ppl.
i think names have been brought out of retirement before but dunno if they still do it. 8D |
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Teeny Leviathan
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07-14-2006 17:55
Names are constantly cycled in and out, and as far as I know, retired names do not come back. There seems to be a limit to the number of times a name is used, but I don't know the exact number. I think 300 may be a bit high, but then again, LL could be letting the names stay longer this year.
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Hyzigov Forte
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07-14-2006 18:03
torley replied to a fairly recent question about names. you could probably find it. something along the lines of names being retired when they get 300 ppl. 8D Oh? I nosed around a bit, but diddnt find anything that looked like it. Must have missed it, i guess... Does anyone know how much effort would be required to bring a name out of retirement, or to take up one of those 300 spots if someone drops SL? |
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Hyzigov Forte
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07-14-2006 18:37
Dang. Just talked to Dee Linden. No bringing names from retirement, and there is a name cap. Shoot.
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Baba Yamamoto
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07-14-2006 20:10
Oh? I nosed around a bit, but diddnt find anything that looked like it. Must have missed it, i guess... Does anyone know how much effort would be required to bring a name out of retirement, or to take up one of those 300 spots if someone drops SL? Probably not gonna happen ;0 Retired names are sacred ;0 _____________________
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onionpencil Musashi
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07-14-2006 20:24
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check out torley's answer... was hard to find but i knew it was somewhere.. hehehe |
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Nyx Divine
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07-14-2006 21:03
OK I didn't read Torley's post yet but I DO have an opinion on this subject.
I'd prefer that names were NOT brought back or recycled.......names are indicitive of a 'batch' that we belong to.....ever see "The Island"? lol 'Lincoln-six-echo-' Keep the old names 'old' names...........don't resurrect them _____________________
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Devlin Gallant
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07-16-2006 03:37
It used to be 150 per name. Now it is 300.
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07-16-2006 03:44
We few remaining Fitzsimmonses are a rare, proud lot.
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07-16-2006 04:31
As are us Lumins. Hi Michi! Yes I don't know you very well.
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