10-28-2015, 07:30 AM
Dark Link Wrote:I'm afraid I'm going to have to reject your application, at least as it currently stands. If you recall, the 'HOW TO JOIN' thread states the following:
Quote:People from real-life and religious figures are not allowed.
Now, I understand that this character isn't meant to literally be the real, historical Adolf Hitler. But if I'm entirely frank, the way she is currently set up, she essentially IS Hitler in everything but sex/gender and almost comes off as an attempt to bypass the aforementioned rule.
I don't see her as being a bypass. Of course she is similar, Hitler is her role model, but as for personality and background, she is entirely different from the Führer. Most notably, she would lack the charisma and, well, genius to melt into absolute power through politics and guile to then organize a nation against the world. She is an entirely different person - as a core difference, she is a follower (hence the zealotry), not a leader.
Guu Wrote:I changed the account name to Maria Strauss in light of Dark Link's post.
Largely because the previous name was throwing me off. x.x
Edit: Also, did you donate? Pandatron doesn't look to be at 8,000 OM...
I still insist in my character's name in being "Hitler". Modern Neo-nazis rename themselves to it, and for all regards and purposes, it's simply a name, as offensive as it may be. Similarly, the name "Maria" comes from honoring Holy Mary from the Bible. I believe I shouldn't be able to name her "Maria", then, no? Holy Mary is a religious figure. If Hitler is prohibited because it stems from a historic/religious figure, then Maria should be prohibited as well for the same reason. "David", "Adam", "Eve", "Jesús", and a lot of other names that originate from honoring religious figures should be prohibited as well, if that argument based on historic/religious figures holds.
Unless, of course, names that comes from positive connotations are allowed, and not those which have heavy negative connotations. Like Satan, for example (i.e the DBZ character, named after an important religious archenemy).
Imagine we had an "Omniverse" in roman age Gallius - France. Land of barbarians. They hated the Romans. Would it be fair *there* to prohibit the use of the name "Julius"? Or Roman characters, played as villains, named after important Caesars? I think not, for the sake of impartiality and the exploration of narrative possibilities.
Hitler (formerly Maria Strauss) calling herself Hitler is similar to "Kira" (Misa Amane) calling herself "Kira", from the series "Death Note". But taken to an extreme.
I appreciate the concern, but I believe that the decision can be reconsidered. Please change my account's name back. It is not accurate.
I have donated, with my former character (now deleted, for some reason) "Do-domori". I even sent Omni a private message about it back in the day. If necessary, I can send a receipt of the Paypal transaction to an administrator (via private message) upon request.