Santraginus
17-05-2005, 07:58
He started out as a he yesterday, then he became Sue-Ann and now he's Jennifer. What's that about?
Kwaswhakistan
17-05-2005, 08:19
If you are referring to the names in you issues, they are random each time you load the page.
Frisbeeteria
17-05-2005, 12:45
Or perhaps your national leader had weird parents who named their son Sue-Ann. It's possible. Ask Johnny Cash.
Fris, cut out the jokes. Mods are supposed to be serious! :D
What you're referring to, Santraginus, is a macro (@@RANDOMNAME@@) which generates a name out of, as Ballotonia put it:
First names, 57: Aaron, Abraham, Akira, Al, Alexei, Anne-Marie, Beth, Bianca, Bill, Billy, Billy-Bob, Buffy, Buy, Calvin, Charles, Chastity, Clint, Colin, Dave, Elizabeth, Faith, Falala, Fleur, Freddy, George W., Gregory, Hack, Hope, Jack, Jazz, Jean-Paul, Jennifer, Johann, Klaus, Konrad, Larry, Lars, Max, May, Melbourne, Miranda, Naki, Peggy, Pete, Pip, Prudence, Randy, Roger, Roxanne, Samuel, Steffan, Stephanie, Sue-Ann, Thomas, Tobias, Violet, Zeke.
Last Names, 47: Barry, Broadside, Bush, Chicago, Christmas, Clinton, Dodinas, Dredd, du Pont, Falopian, Fellow, Frederickson, Gutenberg, Hamilton, Hanover, Hendrikson, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Jong-Il, King, Li, Licorish, Longbottom, Longfellow, Love, McAlpin, McGuffin, Mistletoe, Mombota, Nagasawa, O'Bannon, Rifkin, Rubin, Shiomi, Silk, Spirit, Steele, Summers, Thiesen, Trax, Utopia, Wall, Washington, Winters, Wong, Wu.Therefore, your brother may be named Stephanie Nagasawa in one issue, Chastity McGuffin in another, and Falala Bush in yet another. You can only hope that your national leader's parents had a whole lot of children that they assigned random names to.
~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe
Light Keepers
17-05-2005, 17:08
Since there is only the one macro for people names, there is not a way to pull random names of a certain gender. Therefore, the issues using both gender-related pronouns and random names for the same characters result in some humorous combinations.
Since there is only the one macro for people names, there is not a way to pull random names of a certain gender. Therefore, the issues using both gender-related pronouns and random names for the same characters result in some humorous combinations.Certain people have suggested using macros for @@RANDOMMALE@@ and @@RANDOMFEMALE@@, which would split the random first names into two groups, those of males and those of females (see the Issues FAQ). However, such an improvement will probably not be made.
~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe