City Naming Office

[Cyc]

Answer: When your name comes up for the first round of city naming, the first name you posted is used. After the naming cycle goes through all the registered citizens, it starts over again at the first person to register (CT). If we get so many cities (built and captured) that the naming cycle comes to your name again, the second city name you posted is used. Good luck.

 

[MSTK]

We actually have that many cities?

 

[Bobby Lee]

It is possible we could "acquire" a great many cities.

 

[Espírito]

And, finally, who cares if they get a city named after them? Its not like you get to govern the city. It doesn't have any effect at all. We could do it with a random number generator for all it matters.

I care, and I think many people do, so what if it has no actual tangible value, is it makes the game a bit more personalised. I think the random number generator is however the best solution as though you said if you were bothered you could sign up to the CR ASAP, I did and was still +40, and many of the early people will be inactive. Random numbers is at least fair to all.

 

[Black_Hole]

We actually have that many cities?

if we smash all of our opponets!

 

[Epimethius]

I'm actually not too big on renaming, so I doubt we'll make a full cycle considering turnout. So in the cases indicated with /s between the names, the most appropriate name will be used, and in those indicated with ,s the first one. So put the name you want more first.

 

[Espírito]

Please randomise them Epi, its much fairer. Well done compiling them all.

*smiles sweetly*

 

[Black_Hole]

it shouldnt be random, most likely more active people will sign up first, so that is fairer
it was that way last dg and worked out fine

btw epimethius you still have changed my city "Black_Hole" to "The Black Hole", which it is in the citizen registry

 

[MSTK]

Oh, and Osgiliath is a higher priority than Barad-dûr.

 

[Comnenus]

Random is a bad idea, because there is no input from the people. No input = no interest. How about taking the next several cities in the lineup and putting up a poll for those names?

 

[Espírito]

Random having removed inactive posters ofc, if the posters then return they can be put back into the metaphorical hat, and the most active arent necessarily those who sign up frst nor are those who sign up first the most active.

 

[Provolution]

we should put up a confirm list for those that want their names considered. easy

 

[Epimethius]

Wow. I really did not expect anyone to care. At all.

Well, the way I was going to do it was go in order, except maybe for when a certain name fits better. So if we build a city for iron, I might skip ahead to Fier's name. But otherwise, in order.

Osgilliath was only put second so that I could put the paranthetical note at the end, rather than in the middle. The same is true for any other names used twice (Okinawa).

 

[snipelfritz]

This definately is the most democratic way to do this. I signed up pretty late and mine most likely wont be used, but I really don't care. If we had to vote or anything else on every cities name it would end up becoming way to messy and complicated.

 

[Black_Hole]

lol epimethius:

The Black Hole Black Hole Constantinople

i did not want to change my name, but the name of my city to Th Black Hole

Black_Hole        The Black Hole Constantinople

 

[Cyc]

Wow. I really did not expect anyone to care. At all.

Well, the way I was going to do it was go in order, except maybe for when a certain name fits better. So if we build a city for iron, I might skip ahead to Fier's name. But otherwise, in order.

People do care, Epimethius. I especially care. With the biased poll you put up for the location of our next "two" cities, you trying to force the location of the second city just as we discover Iron. Undoubtedly we will go for an Iron location as soon as it's discovered, if it's within our power.

You above statement would (because of your biased poll), effect the 5th city in the list. That city would be mine. You have said time and again that using the list off the citizen's registry is the most Democratic way of doing it, but then you want to remove that privilage from someone that has done nothing wrong. You're just going to bump them because you like someone else's name better.

THAT would be a travesty. Selectively cutting someone out of the cycle for your own pleasure will be a big mkistake. Besides, I really don't think that move is within your power.

 

[Epimethius]

Don't get your panties in a bunch. You'd be sixth. That's a delay of one. Same delay as the capital. I didn't see Chieftess complain about not getting the capital named. She didn't even complain when it was spelled wrong for some reason. You would not be "cut out of the cycle," you'd be pushed back one. Considering the only reason you got fifth in the first place was that you posted earlier than some other people, that's not much of a travesty. I'm sorry if you want the iron city named after you, but thats the way I intend to do it. If you wanted the iron city specifically, you should have submitted a specific name. You may care, but then you seem willing to get pissed about almost anything, but I really doubt anyone else does. Zojoji will still be founded. It just won't be founded quite so soon. When it comes to Fier in the list, he'll be skipped. Now, I think there are a lot of better things you could be throwing tantrums over.

 

[Cyc]

I knew your biased poll was to knock my name from 5th to 6th. What a low-handed move. You are taking a natural right of a citizen and trashing it for your own purposes. Typical that this should happen in a Democracy game run by Mods and not the people.

 

[Rik Meleet]

The order of city-naming is:
1: President in term 1 (prerogative)
2: The first to sign up in the citizens-thread
3: The 2nd to sign up
4: the 3rd to sing up
n: The n-1 to sign up.

Cyc signed up as 5th. No pushing people back.

 

[Cyc]

The order of city-naming is:
1: President in term 1 (prerogative)
2: The first to sign up in the citizens-thread
3: The 2nd to sign up
4: the 3rd to sing up
n: The n-1 to sign up.

Cyc signed up as 5th. No pushing people back.

Thank you, Rik Meleet. You again show that you are wise beyond your years. I salute you.