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Postby Arumdaum » Thu Apr 03, 2014 6:10 pm

Astarial wrote:I'd like to go on the record as saying that creating a new GCR is a terrible idea. That said,

Arumdaum wrote:What else is common about them? They're all names stemming from Western tradition. Why not something from other cultures?


Osiris is the name of an Ancient Egyptian deity. How is Egypt Western?

Egypt was incorporated into the Western tradition a long time ago. Africa and those of African descent have since attempted to reclaim it for Africa.
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Postby -The Unified Earth Governments- » Thu Apr 03, 2014 6:14 pm

How about nothing, just a name in general for a new region is fine, no reason to make a big deal out of names for regions.
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Postby Todd McCloud » Thu Apr 03, 2014 6:15 pm

You guys know we're watching Testlandia. You guys know we know it's just founded Isis, lol. Wasn't that a Wonder Woman ripoff in the 1970s?
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Postby Cerlon » Thu Apr 03, 2014 6:16 pm

Please don't add another GCR, at least not now. :\
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Postby Ramaeus » Thu Apr 03, 2014 6:17 pm

Todd McCloud wrote:You guys know we're watching Testlandia. You guys know we know it's just founded Isis, lol. Wasn't that a Wonder Woman ripoff in the 1970s?

Todd, that's the name of an actual Goddess.
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Postby Todd McCloud » Thu Apr 03, 2014 6:18 pm

Cerlon wrote:Please don't add another GCR, at least not now. :\

Yeah, I mean if you're absolutely DEFINITELY going to add another GCR, at least wait til the summer lul to keep people playing.
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Postby Aden Protectorate » Thu Apr 03, 2014 6:19 pm

Todd McCloud wrote:You guys know we're watching Testlandia. You guys know we know it's just founded Isis, lol. Wasn't that a Wonder Woman ripoff in the 1970s?

I just saw that. :p
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Postby Todd McCloud » Thu Apr 03, 2014 6:21 pm

Ramaeus wrote:
Todd McCloud wrote:You guys know we're watching Testlandia. You guys know we know it's just founded Isis, lol. Wasn't that a Wonder Woman ripoff in the 1970s?

Todd, that's the name of an actual Goddess.

Yeah right. This is Isis. That being said I'd doubt it's Isis, but whatever. Just bored.
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Postby Escade » Thu Apr 03, 2014 7:20 pm

Isis has qualities of life, death, rebirth all in one.

I wonder if there is a way to have both qualities in Isis (if that is the name chosen, it's got a lovely sound). So some new nations are born in Isis and some revived nations also end up there.

It would make it a little bit different from the other GCRs.
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Postby Nephmir » Thu Apr 03, 2014 7:28 pm

Egyptian
Anuket- goddess of the River Nile.
Bast or Bastet- cat goddess.

Greek
Athena- goddess of intelligence, skill, battle strategy, handicrafts, and wisdom (recommended)
Artemis- goddess of the hunt.

Norse
Yggdrasil- goddess of life; tree of life that connects the nine worlds (there are 9 Feeders and Sinkers!)
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Postby Astarial » Thu Apr 03, 2014 7:32 pm

I could be wrong, but I feel like Testlandia is playing around. I find it hard to believe they'd make a decision on adding a new GCR after less than a day, and pulling the name from the same religious tradition as Osiris would be rather less than inspired when there are so many cool ones to choose from that would broaden naming diversity.

...Though I would personally prefer gendered names get removed entirely, and IF a new sinker needs to be created, it be done while renaming the existing Sinkers to Atlantics (to parallel the Pacifics).
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Postby Nephmir » Thu Apr 03, 2014 7:34 pm

Lazarus was created pretty quickly...

But I'm starting to think Yggdrasil is a really good and appropriate sinker name.
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Postby Hobbesistan » Thu Apr 03, 2014 7:36 pm

Renaming the sinkers to Atlantics is certainly one way of killing a lot of regional culture.
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Postby Todd McCloud » Thu Apr 03, 2014 7:39 pm

Hobbesistan wrote:Renaming the sinkers to Atlantics is certainly one way of killing a lot of regional culture.

But a GCR named Atlantis would be kind of cool... maybe.
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Postby Nullarni » Thu Apr 03, 2014 7:43 pm

Todd McCloud wrote:You guys know we're watching Testlandia. You guys know we know it's just founded Isis, lol. Wasn't that a Wonder Woman ripoff in the 1970s?


Awwww... I was hoping for Persephone. :(
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Postby DWAsnia » Thu Apr 03, 2014 7:44 pm

Todd McCloud wrote:
Hobbesistan wrote:Renaming the sinkers to Atlantics is certainly one way of killing a lot of regional culture.

But a GCR named Atlantis would be kind of cool... maybe.

Which is interesting. Atalantis is a lost place, and resurrected nations were lost, in a manner of speaking.
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Postby Ramaeus » Thu Apr 03, 2014 7:47 pm

Nullarni wrote:
Awwww... I was hoping for Persephone. :(

As others have said: this could be a hoax. T'would be best to wait.
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Postby Le Petit Prince » Thu Apr 03, 2014 7:56 pm

Please, don't do this now.

Like was said, during the summer.

We don't need the drama right now. :P

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Postby 03-K64-Firefly » Thu Apr 03, 2014 7:57 pm

Nephmir wrote:But I'm starting to think Yggdrasil is a really good and appropriate sinker name.


Yggdrasil is already a UCR, and a long established one.
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Postby Goddess Relief Office » Thu Apr 03, 2014 9:04 pm

03-K64-Firefly wrote:
Nephmir wrote:But I'm starting to think Yggdrasil is a really good and appropriate sinker name.


Yggdrasil is already a UCR, and a long established one.


Um...yeah. Are we in trouble? =\
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Postby Benevolent Thomas » Thu Apr 03, 2014 9:14 pm

Goddess Relief Office wrote:
03-K64-Firefly wrote:
Yggdrasil is already a UCR, and a long established one.


Um...yeah. Are we in trouble? =\

I'm fine with nations spawning there as long as you get to remain founder GRO :hug:
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Postby PrussianEmpire » Thu Apr 03, 2014 9:28 pm

No new GCR por favor.
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Postby Lord Kevan Stark » Thu Apr 03, 2014 10:05 pm

Todd McCloud wrote:
Hobbesistan wrote:Renaming the sinkers to Atlantics is certainly one way of killing a lot of regional culture.

But a GCR named Atlantis would be kind of cool... maybe.

Atlantis, like Ygdrassil, is an established UCR...
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Postby Escade » Thu Apr 03, 2014 10:21 pm

If there are plans for a new GCR and she is to be named after a goddess - a woman beautiful and powerful and capable of many facets - then these are some things I suggest:

1. Implement some of the regional features that have been discussed in technical but not yet rolled out (such as regional officers)
2. Try a different approach to the way the region is named, created, or even functions. Perhaps there is a way to get the entire NS community involved the way so many people join for the April's Fools Day or Halloween events.
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Postby Sichuan Pepper » Thu Apr 03, 2014 10:22 pm

Very surprised no one suggested Violet yet
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