jamescfm wrote:Auditorii wrote:Why not make this binding? It makes no sense to keep up with the idea that "Oh, call it whatever you want." Make it definitive and go from there.
Firstly, as I don't think it's fair on others who may have used the former names for role-play in the past, especially players who are no longer actively involved so can't contribute to any discussions. However, I don't think it's necessary to do so, either. If people ask what x, y or z body of water is called, I can just direct them to the map and "this is what I call, you can too".
but why? Why do we have such an avoidance to solidfying histories, names, stories, ideas. Instead we are constantly changing things and editing them and it provides no plausible backstory because "Oh, well, maybe we shouldn't because some person who hasn't played the game in 10 years might not appreciate it."