First, Krasner and a couple of other names that were on the list as recently as February are no longer on the list. So if names have been removed, are you sure that new ones aren't being added?
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Adz Childs
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07-25-2007 10:01
No last names have been added since January 2007. I'm certain of it. I have a script that checks the available name list once per hour. If any new names appear, it sends an email to a mailing list. You can join the mailing list, and view many interesting statistics about the last names, at http://slnamewatch.com _____________________
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Hmm, there's nothing really helpful there, but thanks for pasting. |
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Colette Meiji
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07-25-2007 10:19
No last names have been added since January 2007. I'm certain of it. I have a script that checks the available name list once per hour. If any new names appear, it sends an email to a mailing list. You can join the mailing list, and view many interesting statistics about the last names, at http://slnamewatch.com Since JANUARY? wow Coco is right about the Tao is Linden ... |
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Brenda Connolly
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07-25-2007 10:21
Another piece of the insidious plot to bring RL into SL...we will soon be using our real names.
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Colette Meiji
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07-25-2007 10:23
Another piece of the insidious plot to bring RL into SL...we will soon be using our real names. everyone's Real names are already taken. |
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Brenda Connolly
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07-25-2007 10:25
everyone's Real names are already taken. ROFL! _____________________
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Colette Meiji
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07-25-2007 10:36
ROFL! Its worse - Your Real Life name is taken by a zombie camper company in China. |
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Marianne McCann
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07-25-2007 10:40
It's a combination of several factors *Laziness *Contempt for customers *Workload prioritization to other areas (notice that the new continents have protected areas; but no roads built on them...i.e. dirt roads) *Restructuring the organization itself brings choas within Linden Labs, so no one has really thought to change the last names. *HUGE influx of new residents needing help. Fact is, LL can't see the trees because the forest is in the way. I'm not buying #1, and I have my doubts about #2. If anyting, #5 is the biggie. I tink it's more... * Astounding growth has overwhelmed almost all duties of Linden staffers. * Limited number of Lindens available to do the necessary jobs has left a limited amount of time, with HR and payroll resources having to go to new servers and other top priority resources first. * Focus has been on bug fixing and other more immediate needs (fix the grid or make up new names... hmm, which to do today) * Low level of complaints about the name choice options, including less avenues available to complain effectively (see above about being overwhelmed, again). With all that inmind, though, we really *do* need some new last name options. I'd be more than willing to volunteer a list or two of 'em! everyone's Real names are already taken. My RL last name was retired in 2002 or 2003, and one of my best friends jes missed her RL last name a couple years back  Mari (Who is plenty happy with McCann, thankoo) _____________________
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Osprey Therian
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07-25-2007 10:54
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Colette Meiji
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07-25-2007 11:04
Let's think of some surnames, then. There have been threads that did that but not lately. OK, how about these (some might've been used already, dunno): Swazzle Gabinetto Rom Threedee Button Mesh Mouser Dot Tack Starboard Morel Catamaran Keynote Fir Cerulean Chrome Colophon Quince Good ones - I also dont know if some are taken but ill make some up quick. A - Asgard B- Blowgun C- Coconut D- Days E- Egg F- Fashion G- Grammar H- Headache I - Illusion J- Junk K- Kart L- Lauper M- Mover N- Negative O- Oklahoma P- Piston Q - Quiver R- Raven S- Squiqles T - Tantrum U - Useless V - Victory W - Washington X - Xray Y- Yodel Z- Zen |
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Ricardo Harris
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07-25-2007 13:15
More like lazy with everything else except collecting your cash.
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Ann Launay
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07-25-2007 13:38
More like lazy with everything else except collecting your cash. No, they're lazy about that too. They did something to generate an unwarranted 'restricted' error on a lot of PayPal accounts (which work fine everywhere else) and the attitude seems to be, "We don't know why it's doing that and we don't know how to fix it. Use a different payment method." _____________________
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Alexa Susanto
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07-25-2007 14:57
I met a guy with the last name Obstreparous. I so want to have that name but alas too late.
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Teeny Leviathan
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07-25-2007 15:44
Why don't you rotate the names from the past LL? There are some names with THREE people etc ... Err... NO!  _____________________
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Object Pascale
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07-25-2007 15:47
LOL!
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Adz Childs
Artificial Boy
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07-25-2007 16:11
Err... NO!  _____________________
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Hmm, there's nothing really helpful there, but thanks for pasting. |
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Cocoanut Koala
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07-25-2007 16:34
The thing is, how hard IS it to come up with new last names?
Phone books are full of them. And what's this business with naming new sims the most horrible, ludicrous sounding, and impossible to spell names possible? What does it say to your customers when you want everyone to name themselves Flootbatty and live in Jassinpoop? (Names I just now made up, but you get what I mean.) Puhleez. And where is the Linden comment on this, anyhow? You don't just have something work one way forever, then . . . all of a sudden it just doesn't happen anymore. Have they said anything on this we've missed? coco _____________________
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Brennan Planer
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07-27-2007 22:51
Funny, new names have just been added.
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Colette Meiji
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07-27-2007 22:56
Funny, new names have just been added. you done good. |
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Brennan Planer
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07-27-2007 23:16
Wow, it took 7 months to get the name Eric. Well finally my soul can rest in peace.
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Arwen Lukas
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07-28-2007 00:08
Its worse - Your Real Life name is taken by a zombie camper company in China. Sounds like a new form of indentity theft! |
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Eric Cale
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07-28-2007 00:10
Funny thing is 2 months ago most of the online money sites don't sell Second Life $L anymore.
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