Oct 14, 2019, 7:42 PM
The use of this name has caused confusion with the county of Derbyshire in the UK. I'm sorry for the confusion, but here is a place to discuss appropriation of location names good or bad.
Derbyshire Estate
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The use of this name has caused confusion with the county of Derbyshire in the UK. I'm sorry for the confusion, but here is a place to discuss appropriation of location names good or bad.
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Suspension of disbelief is a thing.
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If the information available had clearly stated exactly what was going on here, you'd probably have had a different reaction. As it was, there was absolutely nothing in the ad (or, apparently, the wiki) that said this wasn't a reflection of the Derbyshire some of us know and, er, know. If we have to explicitly ask to find out that the setting is nothing like our Derbyshire, something's gone wrong.
In exactly the same way, calling a game New York and talking a lot about a place where the monsters who protect reality live in a dark fantasy super-hero tale is going to leave a certain impression in people's minds, and having it then turn out to be a one cow town in the middle of the grain belt is going to be a sharp left turn from the setting that most people would be mentally geared up for.
While your Derbyshire might well be a really cool concept, this feels a bit like a bait-and-switch to those of us who a) know the modern Earth (present day) version and b) are a bit fed up with American Stock Setting #23561.
It's fine to call it Derbyshire, absolutely fine. I've visted Washington and Boston (Lincolnshire is a lot more boring than Derbyshire, I promise), and I visit Birmingham regularly. We know that places can have the same name. What's less fine is having so little detail available on your setting that we can't tell which Derbyshire you're on about.
It's not like a shire with a million people and a city in should really be mistaken for a former estate with attached village.
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lol what is even happening
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@thesuntsar See this thread: https://musoapbox.net/topic/2960/derbyshire-estate (originally called just Derbyshire). Cue confusion from the British contingent.
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@Grayson I never changed the name of the thread from 'derbyshire' to 'derbyshire estate' nor the header on the game. It was always Derbyshire Estate.
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@Grayson No, I mean, I saw that. I just feel like your reaction to this is a little OTT. Calling it a bait and switch? Really? I feel like @Lotherio probably just used a name generator and went that 'looks good'. I kind of doubt he was twirling his mustache trying to trick the Brits into playing on his game.
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@thesuntsar I demand satisfaction, sir!
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@Grayson said in Derbyshire Estate:
As it was, there was absolutely nothing in the ad (or, apparently, the wiki) that said this wasn't a reflection of the Derbyshire some of us know and, er, know. If we have to explicitly ask to find out that the setting is nothing like our Derbyshire, something's gone wrong.
As per the wiki since the ad went up, directly under the Theme page:
Setting
The main focus of play is set in Derbyshire, fictitious location once on earth that has since been 'moved' into another dimension. Earth exists as it does now, current date and time. The world Derbyshire resides in is known to residents as the misty realm. It is a dimension nestled among a prominence of ley lines, allowing access to Earth as well as a myriad of other dimensions. Walking too far from Derbyshire one can walk into another dimension and become lost if they do not know the Ways.
Y'all are just bored.
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This is not an issue. Even the worst case scenario is someone briefly thinks it's set in the real place. Again, this is not an issue.
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This has to be up there for the tamest drama in the history of WORA/MSB.
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I'm just kinda sad this game isn't about shire hobbits riding horses in the derby
JK - @Lotherio it looks like you did a great job with this one!
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I just really wanted this to be a an Edwardian or Georgian era monster hunting society/school for weirdos set in misty England and am sad that it isn't.
"If you stand for nothing Burr, what will you fall for?"
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These drama-free threads disgust me. You people are going to put honest admins out of work! I mean what am I even supposed to lock here?
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I too must register my confusion about the MUs name. As someone from Louisville, Ky, I thought it was a MU set in a small homeowner's association in our metro area: https://www.joehaydenrealtor.com/louisville-homes/derbyshire-estates/
https://garrettsrealty.com/fisherville/derbyshire-estates.php@bored said in Derbyshire Estate:
This has to be up there for the tamest drama in the history of WORA/MSB.
It's British style drama.
Ceterum autem censeo Carthaginem esse delendam
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@Ominous said in Derbyshire Estate:
It's British style drama.
Then I demand a Jeremy Kyle edition of this drama.
He/Him
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@Tinuviel said in Derbyshire Estate:
@Ominous said in Derbyshire Estate:
It's British style drama.
Then I demand a Jeremy Kyle edition of this drama.
We'll have none of your weak imported style shows, thank you very much. Standards to maintain, dontcha know! My honourable colleague from up north clearly felt strongly about this.
I also admit to befuddlement about the game's name... And bemusement.
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@JinShei said in Derbyshire Estate:
My honourable colleague from up north
This is a contradiction. Are they a northerner, or are they honourable?
He/Him
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@Tinuviel said in Derbyshire Estate:
@JinShei said in Derbyshire Estate:
My honourable colleague from up north
This is a contradiction. Are they a northerner, or are they honourable?
One must assume the northerners have their style of honour. (@Grayson is about an hour north of me)