maelstrom218
Smash Lord
This tomfoolery with the naming of advanced tactics needs to end immediately.
The function of a name is two-fold: first, to create consistency. For example, if a weapon of mass destruction--like the Death Star--is created, and I name it "Obliteration Bringer" while my pal Grand Moff Tarkin names it "The Emperor's Toy #4313," then conversation on this warm and fuzzy subject will be difficult because it'll take a while to figure out what he's talking about. A name should be consistent in order to avoid confusion.
Secondly, a name should reveal a part of the subject's character and/or function. This part should be fairly obvious--for example, Superman is called "The Man of Steel." He is called this because he's a man, and he has all the characteristics that steel has--unyielding (in his morality), extreme durability (impervious to harm), and a general sense of boringness (I find Superman nor steel as particularly interesting). Hence, the name reveals part of Superman's character/nature.
This is true with most names: Jacob from Judeo-Christian mythology can be interpreted as "Trickster." And he successfully tricked a great many people, including his brother, and relative Laban. And the scientific names of animals in Latin usually reveal a certain characteristic that the namer finds noteworthy--you know, how Magneto calls mutants "Homo superior" to get across the point that mutants are the highest point on the evolutionary chain.
So, my fellow Smash players, when you find an advanced technique and decide to name it, BE SURE THAT EVERYONE CAN AGREE ON IT, AND MOST OF ALL, MAKE SURE THE NAME MAKES SENSE.
For example, this nonsense of naming techniques after yourself is immature and stupid. If you want to be immortalized in the Smash community, do it the normal way by kicking everyone's arse. In Smash, I mean. Naming it after yourself only portrays you as a lonely individual desperately seeking attention from your peers as a justification for your existence. Please. And even worse, a lot of these names don't make sense. DLX-Hit-Cancel? Hyphen Smashing?
The ONLY time you EVER get to name something after yourself--or another person--is if you (or they) happen to be top-tier material. Like, Ken Combo--he gets to name it that because he's the best player in the world. You guys are not. Likewise, Einsteinium and Curium get to be named after people because, heck, it's Einstein and Madame Curie.
So, for future reference, when techniques are discovered, choose names that will remain consistent and that actually make sense. Because when I talk to people In Real Life about Smash (and I DO do that on occasion), I don't want to be caught saying "Oh snapz son, did you see that mofo pull off that DLX-hit-cancel combo into a glide-cancelled hyphen smash?"
Now that just sounds silly.
The function of a name is two-fold: first, to create consistency. For example, if a weapon of mass destruction--like the Death Star--is created, and I name it "Obliteration Bringer" while my pal Grand Moff Tarkin names it "The Emperor's Toy #4313," then conversation on this warm and fuzzy subject will be difficult because it'll take a while to figure out what he's talking about. A name should be consistent in order to avoid confusion.
Secondly, a name should reveal a part of the subject's character and/or function. This part should be fairly obvious--for example, Superman is called "The Man of Steel." He is called this because he's a man, and he has all the characteristics that steel has--unyielding (in his morality), extreme durability (impervious to harm), and a general sense of boringness (I find Superman nor steel as particularly interesting). Hence, the name reveals part of Superman's character/nature.
This is true with most names: Jacob from Judeo-Christian mythology can be interpreted as "Trickster." And he successfully tricked a great many people, including his brother, and relative Laban. And the scientific names of animals in Latin usually reveal a certain characteristic that the namer finds noteworthy--you know, how Magneto calls mutants "Homo superior" to get across the point that mutants are the highest point on the evolutionary chain.
So, my fellow Smash players, when you find an advanced technique and decide to name it, BE SURE THAT EVERYONE CAN AGREE ON IT, AND MOST OF ALL, MAKE SURE THE NAME MAKES SENSE.
For example, this nonsense of naming techniques after yourself is immature and stupid. If you want to be immortalized in the Smash community, do it the normal way by kicking everyone's arse. In Smash, I mean. Naming it after yourself only portrays you as a lonely individual desperately seeking attention from your peers as a justification for your existence. Please. And even worse, a lot of these names don't make sense. DLX-Hit-Cancel? Hyphen Smashing?
The ONLY time you EVER get to name something after yourself--or another person--is if you (or they) happen to be top-tier material. Like, Ken Combo--he gets to name it that because he's the best player in the world. You guys are not. Likewise, Einsteinium and Curium get to be named after people because, heck, it's Einstein and Madame Curie.
So, for future reference, when techniques are discovered, choose names that will remain consistent and that actually make sense. Because when I talk to people In Real Life about Smash (and I DO do that on occasion), I don't want to be caught saying "Oh snapz son, did you see that mofo pull off that DLX-hit-cancel combo into a glide-cancelled hyphen smash?"
Now that just sounds silly.
