National survey: Should citynames be nicknames?

[ThePlagueRat]

The cities of Apolytonia has indeed a lot of strange names.
Now, there are discussions about changes... Read it!
But now I ask you my fellow countrymen:
No matter how stupid they might sound,
Should our nicknames be used as citynames?

[Shiber]

IMHO our cities should have names that everyone can sympathize with, meaning no nicknames.

[ThePlagueRat]

Error in set {B,a,n,a,n,a,} By the math rule this set is actually
{B,a,n} since there are more than one occurence of n and a .
Sorry, my mistake!

[GodKing]

I say if a person named it, no matter what that name be, it would be an insult to that person to change it.

Thus leave it alone.

If not named by anyone, we have no reason to not change it. Thus post for ideas, and go ahead.

Once a perminent name is decided upon, it should not be changed. Period. THIS HAS CAUSED CONFUSION IN OUR ORDERS (which if you don't know is a bad thing).

The only reason I could see changing a perminant name is if the person was disgraced and the city name change is part of his punishment, as determined by the courts.

[Arnelos]

GK,

We could always allow current nick-inspired city names to be grandfathered and simply disallow them in the future. Future ministers might complain, but that's just tough.

[GodKing]

Future is future. I am not concerned so much with them, as I am sure that whatever occures will be reasonable fair and just. I am conserned with preserving our history.

[jdd2007]

sure. names like tassagrad and ubergorsk are far better than many of the other names. timeline may going a little too far, but we elected them, so allow them to name cities whatever they like

[notyoueither]

You bet.

[Reddawg]

I do think there is something a little tacky about naming cities after various people... buuut then, where do you think state-names like Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland came from?

In any case, if we are going to allow ministers to name cities, which is the precedent, they should be allowed to name it pretty much whatever they want. And I am definitely opposed to changing any names now, it's just too much trouble.

But in the next game, I think a more democratic process should be established; or a method used to name them which will allow for more consistency within the names. For the sake of role-playing.

[Apocalypse]

Back in the day (late July I think), I was wondering what to name my city. Many people actually supported something that had to do with my name. I settled on Geofront though.

[Inverse Icarus]

Timeline was an egoist, we all know that.

[Apocalypse]

I remember when a certain city was going to be named Uberosk but it was decided that wasn't correct Russian.

[Inverse Icarus]

Originally posted by Apocalypse
I remember when a certain city was going to be named Uberosk but it was decided that wasn't correct Russian.

i forgot the g i was copying it from the city "Magnetogorsk" from civ2, and i assumed the g was in the first portion of the word.

[Arnelos]

Originally posted by Reddawg
I do think there is something a little tacky about naming cities after various people... buuut then, where do you think state-names like Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland came from?

Speaking of which...

Reddawg, I know you're a student at UVA, but what is your original hometown (or at least where did you go to high school)? I'm living in NoVA, as my 'loc' indicates

Also speaking of which...

I believe we should jointly lobby for a city to be named after either a city or landmark in the glorious Commonwealth or should be named after the Commonwealth itself! You know the poem about what it is "to be a Virginian", no? (chuckle)

[Apocalypse]

I will probably go to the Virginia Military Institute next year.