Re:Well, there's foolishness all around. (Score 1)

Michael is a good biblical name. So is Joseph. I'd rather expect to see either in a medieval European setting. Of course, probably not in English - it was substantially different at the time. But those names were around.

This is exactly what I meant when I said that they appear to be accurate. I don't know much about naming conventions during the Middle Ages, but Joe is not one that I associate with it. And of course I am probably wrong, and I am being completely stereotypical, but in a game like this, historical accuracy is not always the most important thing.

Frankly though, the best solution i can see is peer pressure, not fiats from up on high. Refuse to interact with people who don't have names that you like. Or tell them that you're so sorry that they have to go through life with that name. Sooner or later, if enough people do that you may see some change.

This is probably a better way to handle it than having a few people in control of everything. Maybe it would have worked, and maybe it has worked. I don't know.