I am attempting to change my username to my trademark, Effinanne, but the filter is flagging it as inappropriate despite it not being so. I am attempting to change my username for safety reasons.
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The username is available. The filter is simply not functioning and erroneously flagging it. I fail to see how it's invalid. Whatever system is in place is not working as contextually the name is not offensive/crude/contain any bad language etc.so the issue lies in the filtering system. I will gladly open a mew ticket to ensure the filter system gets looked at.
I agree that some change needs to occur, I've been seeing a lot of cases similar to this recently. The page on the website that was just listed also contains the following: "Mojang has always had a pretty relaxed stance on usernames. [...] Implementing a comprehensive username filter is quite difficult, and doing so would diminish the openness that has made the game so popular." Even the information presented on the website is quite split on the issue. For a game that is supposed to be about creativity and openness, it has been quite restricting in this aspect for a while.
indeed. I created a new ticket in the hopes of having this further looked at because it is unfortunate and I want to be able to play the game but I am not comfortable with sharing the name I have on the account now.
WEB-4262 System Filter Erroneously Flagging - Jira (mojang.com)
"If the username you want is unavailable, you will need to choose another name. Mojang support will not be able to help you get a username that is unavailable." https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/360034636712-Minecraft-Usernames