Why I couldn't use 'engineer' in my name?

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When I made my account It wouldn't let me call it 'ghost_engineer'. Said that I used a 'banned word' or something like that. WTH?

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ghost_enginir wrote:

When I made my account It wouldn't let me call it 'ghost_engineer'. Said that I used a 'banned word' or something like that. WTH?

Hmm. Maybe somebody doesn't like ghost engineers.

They do not have good reputations.

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ghost_enginir wrote:

When I made my account It wouldn't let me call it 'ghost_engineer'. Said that I used a 'banned word' or something like that. WTH?

Engine is probably not allowed in usernames.

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Ohhh. That didn't even cross my mind. I tried various versions, but couldn't figure out which part was the issue. Wish it would have told me which word was the issue though.

Word filtering like this is kinda dumb. What if someone is a titled player and wanted to use their real name, but it contains a combination of letters that's a slur in English? I'm all for banning people with offensive names, but some reason should be applied.

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justbefair wrote:
ghost_enginir wrote:

When I made my account It wouldn't let me call it 'ghost_engineer'. Said that I used a 'banned word' or something like that. WTH?

Hmm. Maybe somebody doesn't like ghost engineers.

They do not have good reputations.

That’s crazy lol

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ghost_enginir wrote:

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Word filtering like this is kinda dumb. What if someone is a titled player and wanted to use their real name, but it contains a combination of letters that's a slur in English? I'm all for banning people with offensive names, but some reason should be applied.

Staff can temporarily remove a restriction in that case

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justbefair wrote:
ghost_enginir wrote:

When I made my account It wouldn't let me call it 'ghost_engineer'. Said that I used a 'banned word' or something like that. WTH?

Hmm. Maybe somebody doesn't like ghost engineers.

They do not have good reputations.

true XD