I am a bit busy at the moment, but we can work on it. The trick is that since the server merge, the community of Laurelin has become more diverse, and recent discussions on the forums here clearly show that there are as many people who want us to be super-strict on the rules as those who feel very strongly that we should stop being so harsh to people trying to have fun in-game. There's also a sentiment that the exceptional RP naming rules were used to harass others. I appreciate that some want a very strict barrier to entry on Laurelin based on a deep knowledge of lore-specific nomenclature, but we have to accept that not everyone wants to play that game, and some people who have been on Laurelin for some time now feel like they didn't have a choice when it came time to transfer servers, and ended up on Laurelin.
Rather than it being a case of us being heavy-handed in applying rules, we'd rather respond to the desires of the community. But it's clear that there is a deep divide on Laurelin, and that needs to be settled before we have another sticky post that can be used as ammunition.
Turbine created that divide in the community by relaxing the naming rules during the server merge, promising the rules would be enforced again soon, not clearly communicating those policies during the character transfer process, and then reneging on the promise to restore Laurelin to its original state. Now that you've let the problem fester too long to be easily fixed, you pull the sticky down? I am disappointed by this attempt to dodge the issue by blaming it on division in the community that you, in fact, caused.
The first step to addressing this issue is to stop dodging and admit that Turbine created this problem and SSG is committed to finding a solution for all players. What I want at this point? A new server where the original RP naming rules will be enforced and transfer tokens to get all my characters there.
Originally Posted by Cordovan
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