Is the WoW name "Gary" offensive to you?

[Aeluron Lightsong]

Only thing I can remotely think of is the rival character from the Pokemon series. I don't se anything wrong with the name.

[wych]

Where I come from a Gary refers to an ecstasy tablet

[Raegwyn]

yes its very offensive!
Gary the Gargoyle is the offical name of Timmy the Ghouls bigger Brother. Every Unholy DK would be very offended by reading this name on a player

[Xeraxis]

But it is a snowball which is a ball made from snow. Its stupid to remark it as anything else regardless of a sexual slang term for it.

You are aware every offensive slang term was once just a usual word until someone used it derogatorily?

[Zaelsino]

It might just be too mundane. Like Pete the tauren or Tim the night elf.

A weak argument since you're not on an RP realm, but still... I honestly have no idea why they'd flag you. Just ask them to review it and point out how harmless it is.

[aarjun]

The renaming system is mostly automated. If enough people report your name using the right click menu on your unit frame, it'll auto flag you for rename. There are people in our guild who do this to our GM like every other week to force him to change his name. The system also works in your favor if you ever find out that the name you want has been freed up! Just get a bunch of friends to report your name and make sure they do this without opening an actual ticket and you got a free name change.

[Chrotesque]

This could still be why you had to change your name, the service could have been done days ago even - that doesn't matter:

Did you make a faction change + transfer service? I had the same problem once opened a ticket and they said me that there's a bug with the two service in combo, and they restored my previous name

[eggs]

Guessing its because of this:

Real World References
This category includes names which:
Consist of any references to the real world, including people and places.

Maybe somebody ticketed and just said it was their real name, eitherway that name will always remind me of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug7jf75OiNQ

[rogueMatthias]

Did you get the name after a server transfer?
There's a common bug where it can flag a name occasionally after you rename on transfer.
Either way, message a GM and they will sort you out.

[theWocky]

I may recover, in time. Although, monetary compensation may speed up the recovery. 4000g to be precise, in unmarked gold coins.

Bring it to the lil' space beneath the bridge in Redridge on Thursday, 1:15am. A lady will be waiting for you there. Tell her "Rhinos dance in the sunset". She'll know what it means.

You have some serious issues. I like it.

[Deleted]

Well, in Japanese, it means diarrhea.

"Geri." Look it up.

:P

(Honestly, no. What Sengiratolom said.)

So what does that say about pokemon?

[IAmBizMarkie]

Or perhaps because Gary was the name of Oprah's talking rear on South Park. The world may never know...

[Deleted]

isn't Gary a black gnome in real life or something?

[Uselessrouge]

yep i vote +1 for the rename bug i had it

ticket open -> GM changed my name again
gg ^^

[ReleaseDay]

Blizz often flags and bans names that are not offensive what so ever. I was not allowed to keep the names "System" or "Masterplan"

[Dreyen]

i believe there are bugs about renames, try sending a gm a ticket about it, its obviously not offensive.

[Kaneiac]

Fuck Gary. I'll never forget that copy of Twisted Metal you never returned.

[Bloodege-NUFC]

The name offends me very, very badly. You sick scum.

Seriously though, pfft...what's wrong with Gary?

[Deleted]

Probably someone wanting their alts name restored after they found out that another person claimed it.

Too bad the GM's can't do that. If you deleted an alt named Gary and now want it but someone else has Gary, suck it up.

[Xeraxis]

Too bad the GM's can't do that. If you deleted an alt named Gary and now want it but someone else has Gary, suck it up.

No one said that. I'd suggest rereading the comment you quoted.