NationStates Jolt Archive


Daily issues: characters' names switch on you?

Boricuastan
31-05-2006, 15:54
OK, I was trying to answer a daily issue this morning, and I noticed something happen after I selected an option:

Before:

The Issue

It's time for the government to hire a new religious advisor. Your people have narrowed down the candidates to:

The Debate Catholic Archbishop Lars Longfellow: boasts an excellent track record, having rapidly increased church attendances in his constituencies through the "Reaching God Through Guilt" program. Seen as a solid choice.
[Accept]


New Age thinker Sue-Ann Barry: a left-field candidate with some radical ideas. "For me, it's not about the name of your religion. It's about discovering your spirituality in whatever guise that takes. Some people call that a cult: I call it taking spirituality to the people."
[Accept]


Finally, there's Freddy Dredd. "If I am awarded the appointment, I will immediately resign," the ex-schoolteacher has declared. "Because, frankly, God is a big load of hokey. I'll be doing everyone a favor by just shutting up about it."
[Accept]

After:

The Debate Catholic Archbishop Calvin Jefferson: boasts an excellent track record, having rapidly increased church attendances in his constituencies through the "Reaching God Through Guilt" program. Seen as a solid choice.
[Accept]


New Age thinker Hack Christmas: a left-field candidate with some radical ideas. "For me, it's not about the name of your religion. It's about discovering your spirituality in whatever guise that takes. Some people call that a cult: I call it taking spirituality to the people."
[Accept]


Finally, there's Al Longbottom. "If I am awarded the appointment, I will immediately resign," the ex-schoolteacher has declared. "Because, frankly, God is a big load of hokey. I'll be doing everyone a favor by just shutting up about it."

This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.I'd never noticed that before. I know the names are randomized, but do they change every time you click a choice? Or is this just a glitch?
Erastide
31-05-2006, 16:00
They're randomly generated every time you view the issue. So they will change on you.
Sagit
31-05-2006, 16:00
Yup, they change everytime you click a choice.
Vogonsphere
31-05-2006, 16:06
u figure they could come up with better names
Vogonsphere
31-05-2006, 16:07
u figure they could come up with better namesghbsfgdf
Sagit
31-05-2006, 16:40
The real fun is when the gender switches, and "Sue Longbottom" is called a "he".
Irish Nations of Meame
31-05-2006, 17:28
Simple way of explaining:
They're randomly generated every time you view the issue. So they will change on you.
Hard way:
The issues use the @@RANDOMNAME@@ macro to generate names. As the name suggests, all names are random from a list. This also leads to gender problems like man on the street, Beth Love.
Emperor Matthuis
31-05-2006, 21:30
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