Written by UKthewhitewolf :
Hey guys, we've noticed that lately there's been some arguing going on over names and copying.
There really is no need for it.
Names cannot be copyrighted nor can anyone be warned or banned for "copying" a name. Proving someone copied a name directly from another member would be near impossible to prove as there's no such thing as a 100% unique name and they could've gotten it from anywhere.
People can steal or copy art or characters, and that will not be tolerated and anyone doing should be reported.
But just using the same name is not against any rules and reporting someone for copying a name would be a waste of the mods time.
Please note this doesn't mean you can actually copy someone and then rub it in their face. It may not be against any rules but it is rather rude and is likely to upset people. If it's a genuine coincidence please do not fight over it. But please do not use the same name as someone else's character and then be rude to them about it.
On a similar note, please don't delete deactivated characters and re-submit them to avoid complying with the rules. If your character is deactivated just fix what needs to be fixed and then it'll be re-activated once it complies with the rules.
Sorry this is a bit of a "boring" news post, but we felt it was needed.
We'll have some more games for you soon!
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"On a similar note, please don't delete deactivated characters and re-submit them to avoid complying with the rules. If your character is deactivated just fix what needs to be fixed and then it'll be re-activated once it complies with the rules."
Ah, yes! I'm glad you mentioned this. This is very fustrating for the mods and people who want to keep AS (Hmm... how should I put this) clean? Clean from characters that are stolen and/or haven't had enought effort put into them. Just fix the problem. Simple's! If you want more detail on why your character has been deactivated, contact the mod who deactivated it.
And I'll have to echo what Blazetail said; Hopefully this message is clear to everyone.