[Namron] Re: Maypole...

[Cellach Ferguson]

You've known Willy for 12 years?  You poor thing!  There must be some
kind of aid agency for that kind of psychological trauma.

Cellach
(Wait.. Willy has sticks... um, nevermind, Willy... we all love you!)


On Thu, 2004-04-22 at 12:08, Lissa Guillet wrote:
> Um, hello everyone. I'm not EXACTLY new or anything. I've known Willy for
> 12 years now and he's been trying to get me to join up for most of that.
> lol.
> 
> Anyway, I had a few comments on the name picking thing.
> 
> Always remember that your name will be shortened by people. And usually
> they do that my chopping off all but two syllables or taking one syllable
> and adding a y(as in Wilhelm/Willy) or sometimes another really simple
> ending like s(Amy/Ames). If your last name is particularly easy that way
> then you might be stuck with whatever your last name is over your first.
> Not necessarily a bad thing but just needs to be kept in mind.
> 
> People will know you by your persona names so it will become a public
> thing. =) I noticed Willy name change took effect almost completely
> outside of the 12 year friends about 5 years ago. Now I rarely hear his
> given name.
> 
> Pronounciation is pretty important, but in a group like this I wouldn't
> put too much into that. People will likely mess up the pronounciation of
> the name unless they are versed in that area and time period or it is
> still in use as written today. But I would make sure that your first and
> last or first and middle and middle and last and any simple abbreviation
> don't sound weird.
> 
> As for time period and such that you want to be a part of, I would look at
> events in history that caught your interest in the first place if you are
> having trouble. Has there been an event in history such as the crusades,
> or the crowning of Charlemagne, or the protestant reformation that catches
> your interest? Think of it as a chance to really intimately understand
> that time period and area. Think about the religion, the dress, the wars,
> the people, the trading and merchant classes, the crafts, and the
> immediate previous history. It's all really fascinating stuff. =)
> 
> Most of all, have fun with it!