Posted by Anonymous on October 16, 1999 at 19:25:48:
In Reply to: Names posted by Jimbo on October 16, 1999 at 04:20:37:
Why not add something to the character-creation bit that checks the name of a new character against a list and disallows the name if it matches?
The list could start with a dictionary and all the names of previous characters who reached the necessary level to have their names retired... imms could add names from books or whatever whenever they feel like it (i.e., when they're really bored).
Obviously this is far from a total solution - the imms haven't read all books and anyway have lots of better things to do than type out name after name onto a list - but it would at least prevent real-world names and such.