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refrence this:82 days ago (3 edits) (+1)(-1)

I'm getting at, it's from Eastern European origin.

I'm not that good at "being around the bush" so just like you, I'll try and be direct too - it's a name name from Balto-Slavic (or "Slavonic"?) origin. As far as I can make out, this kind of thing is very rare, even in VNs. Yes, other names like "Cyrus", "Cronus", "Linus" even a hyperspecific "Ukrit" obviosuly have their own ethnolingustic meaning and place of origin. However names like "Dugan" or "Gimdin", are a lot more obscured. You an look it up and see that "Gimdin" doesn't exactly exist as a name, but "Gindin" does, and it's a name from Semetic origin. Words have meaning, and meaning has power. Meaning can also be intentionally misinterpreted and used with hostile context in mind. ~~Looking at you, YouTube.~~

Names aren't the problem though, the context they can be used in, can be. That's why I'm asking. I'm not mad about real cultural names being used in media, I'm worried about how said media could interpert these names and their context for something potentally harmful, although knowing what the Internet has become it's understandable why nobody even cares anymore.

Still, it can be taken out of context for various reasons to push something on to people. For example If I drew a comic with a couple of superfical "femboy" (I hate this term) furries and named them: "Saxon", "Frank", "Norman" and "Dutch", while making huge unrealistic "overbuffed" men twice thier size who may contain say Semetic, (ethno-lingustic example) common Japanese (national example) or genral African names (continental example). Heck... any names from anywhere, that don't cotain the same theme or element (in this case thier Germanic naming origin) I'm sure some people would raise an eyebrow.

Again, I don't have much of a problem with any single "real" name being used, I'm more concered about them being used with a "murky" context. "Lambert" for example is my favourite character, whose name is non-other than Germanic in origin. And, it's not the name that makes it interesting, it's the character. I'd pay good money to see these two "flip" in slang terms, despite strong established common sterotype in "size diffrence". However knowing the origins of the name, heavy historical context, phychological depth and even existing biological factors gives new, sometimes, even perhaps "touchy"/controversial layers of understanding something.

What I'm asking is why include a name from that specific origin, exactly? They could have named him "Adam" or something, most people wouldn't give a damn. Adam still has real lingustic origins though. Why not just make up names, or use generic Latin/Celtic/Whatever words instead of established names? Why would a fox be Germanic? Why would a rabbit be Hellenic? Why whould a bird be Siamese? Why would a shark be Marquesic? Most furries delve into this kinda thing to get away from real life drama, and problems, not embrace or prolong them. That's why I feel like non-existent names are the better option.

Sorry, I tend to overdo it with the descriptions. Btw, what does your username mean? Is it some sort of anagram?

MarloweC82 days ago (2 edits) (+2)(-1)

If there are any problems with the name Volga specifically or Eastern European names in general, I'm 100% certain the rest of us aren't aware of it. What is the problem?

My usual *user*name means absolutely nothing. It's the name of a D&D character I made. But my usual *user*name isn't my itch.io name, so I'm not sure what you're getting at. You'd be seeing my *actual name*. So if you're asking about my username, that means either you know exactly who I am, or you're spamming about real world names while somehow having zero knowledge that my name is, in fact, an actual real world name.

refrence this:82 days ago (2 edits) (+1)(-1)

Are you unable to read? I described the problem above. It's potential misuse and links to politics and/or real word drama I'm worried about. Considering this is Eastern Europe we are talking about people could, misconstrued, mocked or diminshed very easily. That's the problem.

Woah, there slugger. I'm pretty sure I never asked for your name and I didn't even think about asking for any kind of sensitive/personal information about you? Where are you even getting this all from? And why are you so defended about this? It was only my intention to know the meaing of the username. I'm sorry I asked???

If anyone should be complaning about privacy invasion it's me. I've had it all happen, and possibly even from the highest levels. I've connected creepy "obscure" refrences to me, from the higest figures of authority in the word, but I think it's probably my mental issues acting up? However I can indeed confirm I've seen creepy sort of "indirect" ways of communication directed at me. I've casually talked with radio stations simply through typing "queries" in my own search box, I've had people on multiple websites send kinda "cryptic" or "descreet" messages towards me, or even use my search results/browsing as a well of inspo. Heck, I've even had TV creepily refrecing some of the stuff I've been through, but I think most of it is my own "interpreation" acting up. Hence, my own username. People keep picking me in something I don't wanna be a part of.

(For example, I've known my IP has been "leaked" for years. I've even used the same shitty router for over a decade, installing pirated stuff from everywhere - no VPN, Proxy or Antivirus. Esentally though I've never cared about this, at least until 2020. It's the year things really started to take a turn for worst. Some time after I engaged with indirect methods of communication with some people, that they started. I shouldn't have done this. Never do this to yourself. I didn't have money for VPNs and jazz, so I simply continued to browse, not really thinking or caring that anyone would give a damn. Turns out my data has been pretty darn "compromised" and my mental state pretty fucking dire if pirate brothers were trying to validate me. I didn't desrve that. They were they real gigachads. Esentially my "hypervigalence" mode triggered after a really awful accident happend in my country, while I was casually communicating with people through my own sheer tunnel of compromised data, that probably remains compromised to this day.

It's highly possible that 15 years worth of unprotected data and frequet piracy with 0 regard to my own "digital" safety may have caused some occasional intrusion, and I was fine with that at first. However there were other people I didn't want/like/trust snooping around and occasional intrusions turned to progressive stalking. I wanted to distance myself from this, but that's a lot harder when you don't have money.)

Hell, I've made it incredibly easy even for doxxing to be possible. I think I'm so far gone that people even put songs on the radio in foreign contries for me, even though I don't deserve it 💔

Could be my mental stuff acting up though. I've had one of my PCs destroyed by what seems like a DoS attack. It's possible I'm hooked on IMSI catchers as well. I'm way passed the point of giving a damn.

People tried to put me in some creepy "social-engineering" situations, too. It gets weirder. I've actually learned more about the world that I could possibly ever know by having my privacy... invaded? And learned more about true human nature that I could ever hope to achieve. There is that feeling of "I'll never fully know what's happening behind my back" sure, but it's that very "privacy invasion" thing that prooves my innocence. Strange. I've never even touched an Internet "packet" in my life.

So, as strange as it may seem even with "stalkers" or "privacy invaders" there is actual people out there that will try and help you, with the odds of perhaps "indirectly" bettering your mental state. Even though deep down, we all know that's not the right approach. It's not as clear cut as you make it sound. But you are right to an extent, a lot of stalkers are just creeps with the intent of spreading microagressions™, false info or just looking for ways to ruin your day :/

Not the kind of person that likes to snoop really, on anyone, so no, I don't know who you are. I've held my 15 years worth of grit on keeping my nose clean. Soon I'll disable my Internet accsess so I don't ruin my life completley.

MarloweC82 days ago(+2)(-1)

Okay you're just a troll.

refrence this:81 days ago(+1)(-1)

Lmfao, they blocked me? This is why you should never bother to describe a delicate mental state to people. How did you even come to that conclusion?

You know what, it doesn't matter. I don't care, you don't either. Goodbye!