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  1. Cheesy
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    to what extent is a name actually inappropriate? In the link below (holding nothing against Agent), someone was literally banned for the IGN Aydolf. That’s literally peoples name. Was he doing anything to signify racism? Not sure, but it appears the ban was due solely to his name. Is even just the name Adolf really that bad? Sure there’s the obvious reasoning that we don’t want to encourage racism with that sort of thing since it’s a touchy subject, but I personally think it’s horrible to block off someone’s real name. Anyway don’t know how some of you feel about it and that’s why I wanted to ask. Should we really be censoring this sort of thing?

    Denied - [Pastaferian] Was a false ban [Agentyy][Denied] | Skyblock Forums
     
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    Dang that is HARSH
     
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    To me its just a name. to others idk
     
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    Personally, I see it as nothing more than a username of a minecraft player. For one, it isn't even spelled in the way that "Adolf" was spelled, secondly, what if that is actually a person's name? Meaning you just banned him/her for simply placing their actual name in their username.
     
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    Thank you all for your opinions and I strongly agree with you !
     
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    As has been mentioned, Adolf and Aydolf is a very common Western Europen name.

    Although it's unfortunate that Agent banned him just for having a name similar to a certain individual, there's an reasonable explanation for this.

    Of course, while I don't think Aydolf or Adolf is an offensive username, I think it's worth mentioning that the server has seen many people include that name in connection with Hitler. Yes, Agent made a huge leap here in assuming the player was referring to Hitler, but it's understandable, since her position as a mod has exposed her to many people who've used this name in an "inappropriate" context. Therefore, she may have developed an instinctively hostile reaction towards people with such names
     
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    I agree.

    Agent we’re not holding anything against you since all you’re trying to do is enforce the rules but can you give any background info?
     
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    I did not ban Aydolf. Personally, I see nothing wrong with the name. It’s not my ban, so I cannot do anything about it.
    I’m a bit upset that you would jump to such conclusions without even letting me answer. Just because their alt account was banned by me doesn’t mean their main account was too. In the future, please don’t jump to conclusions.
     
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    It was actually Theooooo 's ban, maybe he can explain more about his decision. It's best not to jump to conclusions without knowing the full story. Pastaferians has been unbanned.
     
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    Theres you answer lmao ^
     
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    No need to get upset over this. We clearly stated that it doesn’t matter anyway because all you’re doing is enforcing the rules. so yeah chill.

    Thanks for your insight though.
     
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    Thanks for the info. Theooooo for your consideration.
     
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    Lol why was the second account banned, I know it was for ban evasion, but the second account name is fine, so I'm confused
     
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    You’re meaning the first account then? It’s the name Aydolf that was deemed inappropriate and thus we are waiting for a reply.
     
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    No I mean why was the second account banned, because the second account's name is fine, on other servers it usually says "Change your name or play on an alt"
     
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    The second account was banned for banned evading because the first account had a supposed inappropriate name.
     
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    If you feel attacked, I want you to know that I intended the exact opposite. I read the comments before mine, and I thought you were being unfairly accused of "being too easily offended" and "banning him for no reason", so I thought I'd step in in your defense.

    All the information I got was from reading his ban appeal.
     
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    But the second account didn't, why should it be banned?
     
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    Antisemitism not racism.
    Just wanted to clarify that this is a antisemitic issue not a racist issue as racism deals with race.

    Also don’t see why a thread needed to be made about this. Easy enough to message a head-mod and let them know of the possible mistake or ask if there is a rule you could be uninformed of that might have caused his name to be ban worthy.

    Best of luck.

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    Don’t beat yourself up about it.
     
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    Thanks for the correction.
    The whole point of the thread was to DISCUSS inappropriate names. Suppose you missed this fact?

    And why must I message a head mod anyway? This isn’t a call out thread.
    Except if this mod is a repeat offender of being incapable of performing moderator duties properly. Then it’s essential information to the staff team and the public alike.
     
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