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Galactic Empire Name Change VOTE!

Since there is board wide confusion on what we are and how we do it, this has become a need to possibly change our name. To lose the jokes of "Asian empire" Despite only being like 2 active Asian characters.
 
We need to change the name before a certain other faction gets major, which they plan for it by the 17th of Jan I think. Otherwise, we lose the name. So we have breathing room but not much. I'm way sick of the stupid jokes. So spread the word.
 
I doubt the jokes the faction gets will stop with a name change. Calling ourselves the Galactic Empire now can just mean... We're trying to copy the sith and be another pretender much like the several Imperium's that appeared after Val'ryss's went away. I doubt I would have given this faction a second look if it was just another Galactic Empire, the name had intrigue, had something to draw the eye.
 
Its not just jokes, its flat misconceptions, because of the atrisian part of our name, no one reads beyond it. And assumes its a bunch of asians playing all imperial style. It gets damn annoying. People just don't read on this board. We've been around of all the other "empires" save the sith the longest. But get the least respect. The plan always was to be a galactic empire, just that was not an option when Akio and I came here. Too many other "imperium this" Sith Empire that at the time.


Like literally all me, Akio and Moira had to explain this morning, because someone had never read and realized there was another actual galactic empire, because we don't hold the title.
 
I personally think we should go for something sans Empire. We need something with more positive non-Imperial connotations. For example:

- Atrisian Sovereignty
- Atrisian Protectorate
- Atrisian Union

Takes away the connotations of 'Empire' and makes us unique, rather than just another Galactic Empire.
 
In the Darkness there is Truth
Thing is the founders of AE (@[member="Akio Kahoshi"] and @[member="Mirien Valdier"]) always intended AE to be a continuation of the old Galactic Empire, with the local traditions of Atrisia being blended in.


Of course, I welcome uniqueness and we should not merely imitate. But the official dogma is that Atrisia is the Empire. Of course, many claimed to be the Roman Empire, but such is the self-perception!

Though it appears the other faction being talked about has changed its name to Galactic Empire.
 
Agreed, but the downside of being a continuation of the Empire is that we're a) not generally associated with the Empire in it's older form (hence misconceptions left, right and centre) and b) we're not exactly expanding at the rate one might expect for an Empire.

More to the point, and here's where the bigger issue is: the larger connotations of 'Empire' tend to be missed by the majority. We present as 'just another Empire', even when the reality is quite different. A name change might work better for the faction's purposes and get us a little more established among the others. After all, we're a Major Faction oft ignored by the others. We need to change that, and a good first step is with a name change.
 
In the Darkness there is Truth
I'd prefer Empire or something like it ideally (ideally after taking Coruscant).

But regardless of which name the faction chooses recognition is best established by activity. In other words expansion etc. Otherwise it's just another pretender laying claim to a grand title it has not lived up to.
 
Grand Admiral, First Order Central Command
Could be like the Byzantines (who called themselves Romans until they day they were wiped out), where we call ourselves the Galactic Empire but everyone else calls us the Atrisian Empire.
 
@[member="Tirdarius"] I understand your point, but as Naamah said from day one this faction hasn't been a Empire, its been the Empire. The Sith are, well, nonsense most of the time not sure if they're TOR sith empire or not.

But the real problem is the word Atrisia. Much as it pains me to say, its hurt the faction more than helped because of certain individuals making fun of it on Skype. People see Atrisia, and think Asian. I've had people that should know better tell me they didn't want to make an AE character because they didn't want to have to be Asian.

This name change has to happen for this faction to continue to grow. I don't plan on simply removing the parts that make AE what it is, but a name means a lot. And Imperial Characters will see Galactic Empire and join us, or they will see Atrisian Empire and do what they do now. Join the Sith because their tag says "The Empire," or try and make their own faction.
 

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Might I add that our Empire is no longer restricted to the system of Atrisia? Calling it the Atrisian Empire sounds a bit exclusive now, from a PR point of view.

And yes, we are The Empire. The Galactic Empire from the movies was never associated with the Sith Empire. It was an altered Republic, supposedly intended to represent the people in a more efficient way, under the ruling of one man who happened to be a conniving Sith Lord.

Atrisia was the one world that the Empire continued to survive and thrive on throughout all the other crud the galaxy got itself into. It is only currently referred to as the 'Atrisian Empire' to differentiate ourselves from all the other random Empires that never fail to pop up. Now that we are more galactic and no longer confined to Atrisia, I think it is proper we change our name to the title we rightly deserve. Just as the United States of America is no longer the Virginia or Massachusetts Bay Colony.
 
Grand Admiral, First Order Central Command
Traditionally Empires have been named after either a place (city/country/region) or a dynasty. See, Roman Empire, Russian Empire, or Abbasid Caliphate, Han Dynasty, etc. Granted, titling a government in such a way is typically an anachronism as well, but just felt like pointing out that 'Atrisian Empire' would be in keeping with the convention.
 
I'm going to keep this poll open until I get home from work, but I feel the majority has spoken. How would we like to go about it? I'm thinking Akio gives a speech announcing themselves to the Galaxy at the Galactic Empire.
 
I think with 11 to 1 I think its safe to close this poll, thank you for everyone that voted and posted in this thread. I'll leave this discussion open, as it will take me a couple days before I can really get everything set up and the immediacy has passed for the moment.

I'm thinking, potentially, of treating the Atrisian Empire like the Chiss Ascendancy as a territory of the over all Galactic Empire. thoughts?
 

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