How often and why do you /renameme?

[Stewgar]

You don't have to name specifics. I'm just curious what the reasons are throughout the community.

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[Eternal.Journey]

1. If I buy a new ship and I don't like the old ship name/have been asked to rename/have a set purpose in mind for the new ship.
2. If a ship's roleplay purpose deems a name change.

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[Lolipop12]

When you join a faction to adopt the tag or the reasons above.

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Rhodeia --- Unit-9467F --- K'Halaesh

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[Haste]

Every time I make a ship, because I name my /restart ships dumb, embarrassing things people will report me for if I fly them around for too long.

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[Proselyte]

1. If it's a newer ship I haven't gotten into any interactions with, sort of often. I usually have a broad plan or an idea in mind and it either finds traction or doesn't. If it's the latter I rename after switching up ship type/location for a new idea. If I end up enjoying the character I'm playing, it tends to stick around.
2. I name it something, and then say "wait, I hate this actually", and then name it again, and say "wait, I hate this actually", and then name it again...

[Haste sucks]

Every time I make a ship, because I name my /restart ships dumb, embarrassing things people will report me for if I fly them around for too long.

Yeah, I know that feeling

[The_Godslayer]

I make all my ships with stupid ass meme names, so I rename in order to not get super banned

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[Warlitz]

I usually name my starter ships after their pilots, then I rename them into a proper ship name once I upgrade them to transport or gunboat

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[Kherty]

I have placeholder types of names, and when I find a suitable name, I rename, then I don't rename it unless in the rare occasion I move my ship(s) to another faction, and even then I keep their original names. I like "christening" ships and keeping their original names. Same for purchased ships, unless I don't like the name of course.

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[A Magpie]

Players used to consistently rename their ships to get around RP consequences (e.g. smuggler ship caught by lawfuls, rather than face the loss of docking privileges and/or breathtaking fine, simply rename) or to put one over on playerlist watchers (people actually pirating for financial gain renaming every time they got a bite). The community shrank, so now it's a case where in most circumstances, one can easily identify the player pirating them, instead of just them being a ship on the playerlist. If player [X] is active at [Y] time, and they're in [Z] system, chances are they're laying in wait to pirate anyone passing through there.