Talk:Namesake achievement

I think that this proposal needs work defining how much creativity is allowed. Are we allowing translations of the same name, for example, could a Hans or a Yohanan claim the achievement for any place containing "John"? Then, some places have different names in different languages. Could a Constance claim the achievement in the Bodensee, which is known in English as Lake Constance? Could a Konstantin? Could a Francis, or a Franziska, claim the achievent for France? Could a Helen claim the achievement for Greece, a Jacob for Israel?

Speaking of larger place names, the proposal mentions that any part of the point may be used, but doesn't mention any locations larger than cities. Can a Georg claim the achievement for Georgia, the US state? What about Georgia, the country? Can an Amerigo claim the achievement anywhere in the Americas? Can a Gaia or a Terra, admittedly not terribly common names, claim the achievement anywhere on Earth?

I'm all for allowing maximum creativity, but I want to make sure that this is the intention of the achievement. --Fippe (talk) 13:36, 17 December 2023 (UTC)

Translations of the same name should be allowed. If the name fits in some way and can be explained by the individual then it's a valid claim. With larger place names, I think that should still be valid. If you happen to have a name that coincides with a larger place then you just happened to be luckier than others, but still equally valid (so, yes, a Gaia could claim any point if they thought to do so). --KerrMcF (talk) 01:26, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

I don't know if adding individual limitations would end up causing unnecessary confusion. For example, I've said that usernames would count, however, usernames such as "Englishdude" and similar in which the country or nationality is part of the username seem unfair since the vast majority of attempted locations will always fit the achievement and the username is created by the individual. Adding a limitation restricting usernames from counting if the username relates to nationality would just confuse, especially since an actual name (like Saxon) would count for England. I agree that adding clarification on the creativity allowed is a good idea (and I'll do that now) but I can't think of any limitations that wouldn't simultaneously make the achievement requirements unfair for certain people. --KerrMcF (talk) 18:22, 20 December 2023 (UTC)