Creating Second Life Last Names

I like the first Idea... How many of us wish our partners carried the same name upon marriage in game, or since there is a family structure in game our inworld families carrying the same names. All I can say is its about time

Yeah SAME HERE, I want to be Tre Giles instead of tre Giles......GAH ITS SO ANNOYING!

Before SL goes forward with this I think they need to let us know exactly what the heck they're going forward with. because there's some really major problems with some of the possibilities they brought up in the original post.

Is this feature available now? I'm asking becuz I know of a person who has a custom last name. All characters with the name were created on 2/15/06. Roughly 25-30 characters. Some belong to a particular land baron's groups.

If it's not available, I'd like to know why this certain person gets privileges beyond all other people. Is it becuz they sink 10's of thousands real money into LL each month?

They changed their names and i want to change mine too like to nanodige switchblade please I really want that one. I would like to change jet duke to that one nanodige switchblade.

HEH, hey they changed my name because I asked 'em to too lol. From tre giles to Tre Giles just like I asked. Thanks LL (for once), maybe start name changes for Lz or something, and last names FOR FREEEEEEEEE. Jet I hope you get your name changed or partially changed for free like me >.

P.S. Seems my last name hs become rare, I have only seen 2 giles not including myself in all of my SL trips.

That tends to happen with age, I see almost no Uritskys anymore. The existing last name system creates a sort of time capsule when looking at other people, which will kinda suck to lose. However, in my opinion (and most folks concur), the benefits of choosing last names will greatly outweigh the downsides, if executed properly.

I just got SecondLife married and would love to change my name in secondlife to my new husbands i do think if you get married you should be allowed. As it looks better when you are together and you tell people you are married.

Please can we have it so we can change the name if we want to as i desperately want to change my Bessie to Faulkland.

thankyou for taking your time in reading this.

Im all for it as I just got married and would love to have my husbands last name as I would do in Real life. But Also have the option of going back to either the original or even a new name. If the marragie doesnt work out.

Hi all,

I've designed (and currently sell) a door access control system that could, potentially, be severely affected by a name changing system in-world...so have come up with a suggestion that may cover some of the issues. Please excuse if this has already been suggested - but 19 pages of posts is a lot to get through.

Hope this is useful.

Name Creation / Creating Alias
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- Allow all new users signing up the option to create a second name, or select from Linden created list. Names must be unique. This name will be your 'birth name' - and should remain with you for life as your 'real' name. Certain last names should be banned (trademarks, Linden, offensive etc.).
- Existing premium account holders should also be given the choice of changing their second name for free, one time only and under the rules of uniqueness etc. These account holders are also given an option to notify everyone on their friends list of the change (it is their responsibility to do so if they choose 'no')...and all in-world assets owned, or created by this resident are updated to reflect new name (though existing UUID does not change so this may be an automatic update anyway).
- Once a 'real' name has been created, it is never available to anyone else again.
- New feature, 'Alias' - or A.K.A.
- Only available to premium account holders.
- Aliases are unique
- Alias can be created/changed once for free, subsequent changes carry a heavy(ish) $L fee ($1000 for example)
- Once an alias has been created, it is never available to anyone else again.
- When active, your visible in-world name becomes your alias, and is encapsulated by '' or "" marks ('Pete Vox' for example)
- You can be located by searching for either your 'real' name, or current alias
- SL Website / forum posts also reflect current alias / real name depending on resident's current preference setting
- Alias reflected in your profile (e.g. 'Pete Vox'), or on objects you have created in place of your real name, if you choose this in preferences.


Large Families
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- A SIM owner may apply (one time) to attach to, or reserve, a unique second name for their SIM (additional $US cost of course), and then authorizes the creation of aliases with that selected second name. Allows the creation of 'family' groups.
- Similar to a group in the way it works.
- A person being ejected from the family loses the alias.


Anonymity
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- Some residents commented that they would like to change name, and not be traceable by anyone etc. In these cases, the resident should be required to create a new account, and close their existing...however...an option should be provided to allow the transfer of all inventory to this new account. Should carry a heavy $L or $US fee to deter griefers.


Name To Key Function
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- No need to implement for this reason alone now (unless there are other reasons for people to need it). Aliases just a visual thing, and won't affect existing scripted objects like security / access control systems as existing scripts will continue to check for 'real' name...though there could be a new command added to LL scripting to check specifically for agent 'aliases' in area etc.


Ownership / Name Market
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- Not implemented. Apart from sim-owners (one per sim), no-one can 'own' a second name, or resell it. Stops elitism, and avoids the danger of 'name' barons controlling large numbers of last names etc.

my friends change their name and you dont want me to. I rushed on to pick my name im not liying I was rushing to play the game and see how it was because I dont like the name Jet Duke I like nanodige switchblade its ok if I have to pay I have 30,352L but I would do anything to change my name because I really dont like Jet Duke Remember I can pay and I just rushed to play the game. I should have done that but it was very exciting.

I agree, why not just let us choose our first and last name?

I agree with Ghoti. I would like to be able to change my name completely without having to start a new account. I also know what a problem this will entail as some people will try and use obscene or inappropriate names. Perhaps if we could contact Linden Labs directly with our request to change our name or at least part of it would be an option.

I have only seen like 2 other Yaffle's. We all know them well too. I would say their names but then the topic would get locked.

I agree with Mariah because I dont want to start an all new account over I have alot of friends on mine now and items. They would all be gone if you make a new account But some people don't like their name and might of rushed to pick an account name or last name like I did I picked jet Duke but I dont like that name. You should be able to change your name on SL. Because what if you are a premium member and you pay you will have to delete that account. You might work so hard on it then say to yourself I dont like my name maybe I should make a new one. Some people get in that habit. Like me but I dont want to make a new account. As you know I rushed on my account to play the game. That happend to alot of other people. I like the name nanodige switchblade I would be very happy if I can change it to that name.


+ If you were a premium you would have to pay all over again. I want my name changed to


nanodige switchblade

Thanks for reading my post and I hope my name can be changed to that.

I am very much in favor of a last name change.When I came into SL there was none that I really wanted so i just took one to match my first name.
For me it would also need to be a time charge.I dropped out of a Premium account because of the monthly automatic fee.I would also like to see that changed to a voluntary quarterly or yearly fee , if you don't pay it you lose your Premium Account.

And the beat goes on...and on...and on...and on... :/

*gets out a base drum*

Oh I missed the meeting the other day on name changes!

Anywho, my main focus is on creating an a SL identity, it should be as customizable as possible. The current last names selection is so limiting and unreasonable.

I do not agree with having to pay annual fees for creating or choosing a name.

But I do ver much like the idea that you could generate a name yourself, both first and last, and offer the last name for others to potentially use (maybe pay a fee if you wish to restrict its use for a specified time). This sounds reasonable and rather democratic. If others like the last name, good for them, they could choose it too. If X amount of people use it, then it is -temporarily- retired for a year.

But, having said that, if you have a 'relitive' (role play or not) who wishes to share your last name but it is no longer available, then you should be able to offer them the last name post-character creation, in a simular way as a wedded couple would share the last name. Small fee for this or not, if two or more people wish to share a familial surname then they should be able to do this. It sould be a one time fee, not reoccuring.

One poster had commented that his/her desire to create a last name has held them back from further investment into second life, because of the lack of absolute customability of his/her identiy. I share this feeling. When creating my very new character. I looked at the list and had to choose the least 'worst' last name (understandably in my opinion of corse).

Now that I have a bit of time under my belt and know more about Second Life, I wish to further alter my character and persona, but can not because of the lack or reasonable names. I would delete this character and create one with the name that I desire if the option to choose a last name (then offer it on the list for others) were available.

In a world of billions, and all those cultures out there, limiting the last name selection is short sighted. Imagine the last name diversity if -you- could choose it! And, imagine that others might enjoy it too! Or create one of their own.

Of corse, the database would expand expotentially, as people offer more and more last names to choose from.

I'm honestly tired of my last name. Yeah.

I would like to be able to change it from existing names, I don't want to make my own.

I dont like the name jet Duke I really want nanodige switchblade. Alot of people dont like their first and last names. I will pay L if I have to I have I think 9K.




I hope the linden lab see's this and agrees if I can have my name changed I was on this fourm for awhile now and im going to stay untill my name is changed or untill I get the answer we all really want our names changed. The name jet Duke I want the switched to..





Nanodige Switchblade

Hmm I like the idea of getting a new last name...I personally would like to have my hubby's last name so if there was a way to get that im all for it

yes i think this could be a great idea, especially since there are marriages and some might like, male or female to taek the others names. Would lvoe to be able, without changing avis to carry my husbands name in game.

yes i think this could be a great idea, especially since there are marriages and some might like, male or female to take the others last names. Would love to be able, without changing avis, to carry my husbands name in game.