NationStates Jolt Archive


Names of People in Issues

Romedom
06-06-2004, 06:46
A lot of the first names do not match the last names when they are randomly put together. I have seen a person named Alexei Nagasawa. Alexei is Russian and Nagasawa is Japanese. A variable should be attached to each name marking its ethnicity so they match up and don't sound dumb. Also, a variable should be attached with the gender of the name so the language in the posts can change between the words him and her.

Also, it is too obvious that the creaters of those names wanted to get every possible ethnicity in there. However, there is one kind of name you have not put in there. There are no Italian names. The last name of the North Korean dictator (Jong-Il) is there, but no last names corresponding to the person who discovered this continent. Even if you do not want to put names from the Italian language, at least put some conventional names in there like Paul or Dominic as compared to things like Jazz or Billy-Bob.
Unfree People
06-06-2004, 07:21
This's been brought up a lot, especially the distinction between male and female names. The answer invariably is: it's just a quirky little thing about NS that won't be changed.
Skeelzania
06-06-2004, 07:24
If any thing, we need more quirky names.


Ah, I remember addressing my first issue. It was the "Elections or no elections?" one, and the "ban elections" option was suggested by my brother....Jeb Bush....
Tuesday Heights
06-06-2004, 17:22
It's just a randomization. It makes it easier to work.
Emperor Matthuis
06-06-2004, 20:15
It's just a randomization. It makes it easier to work.


And Funnier! :D
Tuesday Heights
06-06-2004, 22:34
It's just a randomization. It makes it easier to work.


And Funnier! :D

Exactly! :lol: