Part of the fun about being a fan site is having the resources we do -- we have a dedicated place, just for the characters we create! But as with everything there is an unnecessary "evil," or something to cause an ache of some kind. In this specific post I'm going to remind you all of a very important point concerning naming your characters.

While we all strive for "unique" and "recognizable," some members have gone as far as to include "not to copy" their character name(s), even if the name is common. While there is no rule regarding this on the website it does take away from the character's profile -- and moderators have grounds to edit it out.

Please, do not put things to the effect of "DO NOT COPY ME" in character profiles. Credit the images, only where applicable. 

Unless it's blatant theft, you cannot do anything if another member "copies a name." For the sake of example lets say I make a bay tobiano character named Tommy. Soon after, another character makes a similar bay pinto named Tommy. But I have a character named "Trigger," and while that's exciting I cannot report theft if another member makes a Trigger -- after all, it was a famous horse and on those grounds I cannot "self copyright" its name.