Moth naming scheme rules needs to change

[Bestparty]

I think any latin species name of any plant/animal (except pine)

[GiggaGuy]

best moff name, Lampra cloffmuncher

[TooGrand]

So i can name my moth Shit as long as its in Latin

[RogueNPS]

Unless you know what you talking about with Latin, no one will know what your name means.

Easy filter bypass.

(Since all filter bypass words do not exist in Latin this point is purely a joke.)

[RKz]

@yorii

anything in latin

Sussus Amogus

2020202020

[Cheesepizza2]

@RogueNPS

Since all filter bypass words do not exist in Latin this point is purely a joke

maybe not filter bypass but you could put “kill blacks” or “kill whites” as name in latin and they also wouldn’t know

[TheHuntersHell]

You learn those words in highschool latin, im pretty sure at least one person would pick up on it

[TheHuntersHell]

Justice for my man sandal, even if hes a pain in the ass

[RogueNPS]

Ecclesiastical Latin =/= Classical Latin

Big brain time.

Highschool Latin classes teach Classical Latin.

[Syrox01]

@Ruko

I’m telling you to come up with a convention. Not tell us the current one is terrible with no replacement convention.

I tried and it got ignored so…

[bluezorua]

huh I wonder what black in Latin is
I sure hope it’s not an already banned word

[RogueNPS]

I mean saying it would get me banned so just use the Latin word for African peoples.

[bluezorua]

there is no word for African in Latin, so “I hate Africans” inatin would be “Odi Africani” which is still quite sus

[RogueNPS]

One second. Let me check the Latin to English Dictionary i actually have.

From Latin Āfrica , from Āfrī , singular Āfer (inhabitant of the country of Carthage), in turn either from:

• The Punic or Phoenician word 𐤏𐤐𐤓 ‎ (ʿpr /ʿafar/, “dust”), which has cognates in other Semitic languages.
• The Berber word ifri (“cave”), plural ifran , in reference to cave dwellers of Tunisia (see Tataouine).
• Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) + φρίκη f (phríkē), meaning “without cold”
• Latin aprica (“sunny”).

Couldnt find it in the Dictionary. Wikionary is the next best thing.

[bazongo]

Why not a mix? Can have one english word and latin? I dont have a better idea for replacement, but I will admit I cannot distinguish different moth names from each other. They all blur together cause I dont speak latin. It’s kind of like if they were all named in binary 101010101

I am in favor of naming schemes and uniformity so I agree with no exceptions, but something like Sandalius etc seems fine. Pseudo-latin maybe instead of real latin?

[Syrox01]

May as well copy paste this here seeing as it was drowned out/unseen. It’s from my topic concerning all xeno guidelines.

@Syrox01

General idea was that there are 2 major sects(?) on the home planet;
Those in the city and those on the ground. (Had ideas of a 2 tiered system myself so reworked my name idea to fit it better.)
Had the idea to tie Latin names to those in the city (and their descendants).
As for those on the ground, I had the idea of rather simplistic names, excerpt from my notes:

“the common population spoke in a somewhat lesser dialect (which would be dropped after education became more common), very simplistic names. typically named after treasured items or events surrounding the larvae or parents
(being called tablecloth because the family had enough food (and/or willpower) that they were able to keep one without eating it.)”

Slight bias as this is how I named my character.

Would suck to have the simple names vanish, why not let this be the “in universe” reason.

[Cheesepizza2]

ah yes because filter bypassing only matters if it’s about black people

aren’t you being racist by discriminating by color? checkmate lib

[TeomanTheGreat_Phil]

@michiru2

It’s a dead language.

Animal species are named in Latin. Moths are animals and Latin makes names that sound like they would belong to a moth.

[J.I.JOE]

I yearn for the day when I can once again roam the halls of ss13 as Joe Joe.