You answered the question when you stated the facts pertaining to the question. In the scenario of "there can be only one", the most fair thing is to give seniority to the player with the older account - all things being equal of course.
Well, unless Turbine or someone else comes up with a 100% win/win/win resolution, someone has lose their name(s). It isn't fair to the newer person but it is even less fair to have the senior account lose their name. It's just the way things are.
To be honest, I would have liked to see Turbine copy what Battlenet did (about 4-5 years ago iirc) and make their character names linked to their account names. This has so many benefits besides just aiding with the naming/renaming scenario. Imagine an account-wide ignore in-game >< Perhaps people would be less crass and behave themselves more? I know a lot of people hate comparing this game to other games (especially WOW), but let's face it, Blizzard/Battlenet does do some things better than Turbine does. And vice versa...
Except they have seniority on their server. You don't. They have established themselves in their community. They know people there and people know them. You don't have more right to that name on that server just because you had it longer on another. It's may not be fair to the person transferring, but it is even less fair to the person who has made a name for themselves.
It cuts both ways. You may be attached to danielbrown1969 but on my server I am danielbrown1969 and have been earned a reputation for generosity. Players have me on their friends list (another reason I don't think they will make any changes to their current system since it would mean reworking tertiary systems) and send me tells when they need help. Why do you have more of a right to that then I do just because you were danielbrown1969 on a server that closed? Especially when you get to choose where to move and I don't get to choose who moves in?
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