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RFS IV - OFFENSIVE NAMESWhy some bynames may bounce
vCollected Precedents on
"Offensive"
vIf "Trixie la
Tush" or "John Witchburner" were ruled unregisterable due to offensiveness, will documentable
Viking Age bynames such as böllr (ball,
glans penis), hnappraz (knob-ass),
hokinrazi (crooked-ass), meinfretr (stink-fart, harm-fart),
viligísl (lust-hostage) or völubrjótr (witch-breaker) be likely to pass?
vOccasionally, because
the name appears in a language other than
English, some otherwise “offensive” terms are registered -- but don’t count on it. It’s much better to avoid possible slow-downs in the registration process and returns by
picking non-offensive bynames
from the start.
Constructing
an O.N. Name for Registration with the SCA CoH: RFS
I-VI & common problems