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Nomad

Posted October 23, '10 10:27pm UTC

Hey folks, we may just call it "reputation" for the launch, and rename it later. We're looking at some internationalization and translating down the road, so whatever terms we use for points/karma need to be able to translate easily.

We'll discuss this some more down the road.

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Freakenstein

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Jester

Posted October 23, '10 10:36pm UTC

Oh! You're making AG3 multilingual? Probably can't do the community aspect, but everything else would seem doable! The only thing that wouldn't work in my opinion would be what's typed out from other people. Otherwise, everything else would work

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Cenere

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Jester

Posted October 23, '10 10:39pm UTC

Hey folks, we may just call it "reputation" for the launch, and rename it later. We're looking at some internationalization and translating down the road, so whatever terms we use for points/karma need to be able to translate easily.

"Ry" sounds stupid > >; Of course, I guess it will never become that multilingual.

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XXAlienGirlXX

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Nomad

Posted October 23, '10 11:20pm UTC

"Ry" sounds stupid > >; Of course, I guess it will never become that multilingual.

Its not multilingual without the Uranian language, or the Uranian flag...

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1337Player

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Peasant

Posted October 23, '10 11:28pm UTC

I would think honor would be a good name. Rep is just overused everywhere. Almost every forum/game I go to there's always a reap system.

Honor all the way.

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XXAlienGirlXX

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Nomad

Posted October 23, '10 11:35pm UTC

I would think honor would be a good name. Rep is just overused everywhere. Almost every forum/game I go to there's always a reap system.
Honor all the way.

Honer sounds too... formal. Notoriety sounds cooler.

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samy

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Nomad

Posted October 24, '10 4:17am UTC

I would assume honor translates remotely well although I don't know enough about language to make that determination; and it should sound formal AG's growing up; and notoriety makes it sound like you did something bad :P

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samy

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Nomad

Posted October 24, '10 4:23am UTC

Well, from a few minutes with a translator it would seem honor translates almost literally to Chinese, Japanese, German, Russian, and all the Romance languages. Seems fairly international.

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knight_34

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Farmer

Posted October 24, '10 7:13am UTC

You can't do notoriety. The word basically refers to ill or unfavourable fame. Having a high "notoriety level" would probably indicate horrible behaviour. I don't understand why we should have such a system when good actions will build up a negative score.

Honour. Prestige. Reputation. My three choices.

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Reton8

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King

Posted October 24, '10 8:10am UTC

You can't do notoriety. The word basically refers to ill or unfavourable fame. Having a high "notoriety level" would probably indicate horrible behaviour. I don't understand why we should have such a system when good actions will build up a negative score.

I would say that notoriety is not a bad thing going of the Merriam-Webster dictionary definition. (Although the phrase: "They are notorious for {insert bad thing here}." is used often.)

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notoriety

noÂ·toÂ·riÂ·eÂ·ty

noun \\ËnÅ-tÉ-ËrÄ«-É-tÄ"\\

plural noÂ·toÂ·riÂ·eÂ·ties
Definition of NOTORIETY

1: the quality or state of being notorious

2: a notorious person

Examples of NOTORIETY

1. He achieved instant fame and notoriety with the release of his film.

2. She gained notoriety when nude photographs of her appeared in a magazine.

3. His comment about the President has given him a notoriety that he enjoys very much.

Origin of NOTORIETY
Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French notorietÃ©, from Medieval Latin notorietat-, notorietas, from notorius
First Known Use: circa 1650
Related to NOTORIETY

Synonyms: big name, cause cÃ©lÃ¨bre (also cause celebre), celeb, figure, icon (also ikon), light, luminary, megastar, name, notability, notable, celebrity, personage, personality, somebody, standout, star, superstar, VIP

Antonyms: nobody, noncelebrity

Related Words: favorite, heartthrob, hero, idol; demigod, dignitary, eminence, immortal, monument, pillar, worthy; baron, big shot, bigwig, kahuna, magnate, mogul, nabob, panjandrum

Near Antonyms: lightweight, mediocrity; has-been

Rhymes with NOTORIETY
contrariety, impropriety, inebriety, insobriety

[quote]You can't do notoriety. The word basically refers to ill or unfavourable fame. Having a high "notoriety level" would probably indicate horrible behaviour. I don't understand why we should have such a system when good actions will build up a negative score.\r\n[/quote]\r\n\r\nI would say that notoriety is  not a bad thing going of the Merriam-Webster dictionary definition. (Although the phrase: "They are notorious for {insert bad thing here}." is used often.)\r\n\r\n[url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notoriety]http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notoriety[/url]\r\n\r\n[b]\r\nnoÂ·toÂ·riÂ·eÂ·ty[/b]\r\n\r\n[b]noun[/b] \\Ë�nÅ�-tÉ�-Ë�rÄ«-É�-tÄ"\\\r\n\r\nplural noÂ·toÂ·riÂ·eÂ·ties\r\n[b]Definition of NOTORIETY[/b]\r\n\r\n1: the quality or state of being notorious\r\n\r\n2: a notorious person\r\n\r\n[b]Examples of NOTORIETY[/b]\r\n\r\n1. He achieved instant fame and notoriety with the release of his film.\r\n   \r\n2. She gained notoriety when nude photographs of her appeared in a magazine.\r\n   \r\n3. His comment about the President has given him a notoriety that he enjoys very much.\r\n\r\nOrigin of NOTORIETY\r\nMiddle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French notorietÃ©, from Medieval Latin notorietat-, notorietas, from notorius\r\nFirst Known Use: circa 1650\r\nRelated to NOTORIETY\r\n\r\nSynonyms: big name, cause cÃ©lÃ¨bre (also cause celebre), celeb, figure, icon (also ikon), light, luminary, megastar, name, notability, notable, celebrity, personage, personality, somebody, standout, star, superstar, VIP\r\n\r\nAntonyms: nobody, noncelebrity\r\n\r\nRelated Words: favorite, heartthrob, hero, idol; demigod, dignitary, eminence, immortal, monument, pillar, worthy; baron, big shot, bigwig, kahuna, magnate, mogul, nabob, panjandrum\r\n\r\nNear Antonyms: lightweight, mediocrity; has-been\r\n\r\nRhymes with NOTORIETY\r\ncontrariety, impropriety, inebriety, insobriety

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BlackVortex

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Nomad

Posted October 24, '10 2:15pm UTC

Not too fussed about the name itself, but I think I saw chivalry somewhere in this thread and that sounds pretty cool and fits in with the theme too, so I'd go with that

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Freakenstein

9,507 posts

Jester

Posted October 24, '10 3:47pm UTC

Synonyms: big name, cause cÃÂ©lÃÂ¨bre (also cause celebre), celeb, figure, icon (also ikon), light, luminary, megastar, name, notability, notable, celebrity, personage, personality, somebody, standout, star, superstar, VIP

OR...disrepute, ill-repute, shame, infamy

Being notorious is not something you want. questionable, opprobrious
scandalous,flagrant,infamous...if you wanna be these things, go right ahead. Being notorious means "widely and unfavorably known".

Besides. The team is sticking with honor until such and such with translating happens.

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johnmchall

78 posts

Nomad

Posted October 24, '10 4:38pm UTC

what about renown? i like how renown feels. anyone else think we should go with renown?

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hiyacherry

426 posts

Nomad

Posted October 24, '10 6:46pm UTC

how about morals or morality?

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hiyacherry

426 posts

Nomad

Posted October 24, '10 6:48pm UTC

sorry for the double post how about fame/imfamy
imfamy=bad
fame=good

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