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Chairman of Umbrella Corporation Main - Contact - Signature - Character Guidlines for posting Before editing this page, please review Fanglord2's comment guidelines. New comments: Add your comment to the top of the page under a new ==<font color="red">Title of your topic/section</font>== . (If you forget to do this, I will do it for you.) Replies to comments: Put your reply directly under the comment you're replying to. Before your comment, insert 1 colon to offset your comment by one indentation from the thing you're replying to. Example: ":Isn't fangs talk page great?" (Replying to this) I start typing with "::It sure is!" If you're replying to something without any colons, use one colon. Additional notes: Sign and date your posts using --~~~~. I will respond to you on your own page but I'll make a copy of my replys for here too to avoid conversations looking like gibberish. Also i have some rules Swearing is aloud just no racist stuff and thats basicly the rules. Whenever you say something i will either reply here or on your group talk page as soon as i can. Help Hi for quite sometime i've been trying to contact someone from the Corp ~.~ I have totally no access rights anywhere in the forum after i've registered, how can one join your group like this? Hope i can get some help, thanks. I've just started playing this game after seeing your group haha. Peace. --Lordreisor 15:15, 2 October 2010 (BST) I'm very sorry to hear about this, I'll get to the forums ASAP to try and resolve this issue, I'll tell you when I believe it's fixed, the only thing I need to know at the moment is if your username here is the same as your username on the forums.--Chairman Fanglord, 18:25, 5 October 2010 (BST) Battle Of Ridleybank Orphaned Page The following page(s) were orphaned, meaning they weren't linked from any other page on UDWiki. For house-keeping's sake, we are adding the link onto the relevant talk page. If you don't want the pages anymore just post them on the Deletions Page. You aren't required to do anything, but we'd appreciate if it you kept the link on any one of your pages. Please note that the link provided below will not remove the page from Orphaned Pages, so you'll still need to manually make a link for us. Thank you. Your page, Battle Of Ridleybank, was not linked to on the wiki. This message is just to provide a link for it and clear it from our orphanage. --Yonnua Koponen Talk ! Contribs 15:50, 24 April 2010 (BST) Hey fang! This page should be a subpage of your group. I've already put a move request here.--Orange Talk 01:46, 6 September 2009 (BST) Sorry about that man. --Chairman Fanglord, 01:53, 6 September 2009 (BST) Don't worry about that. As for the game, I suggest you this guide. Btw, thanks for your compliment :D--Orange Talk 02:02, 6 September 2009 (BST) It has been now moved to Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance/News Archive. I've fixed the incoming links acccordingly. Good luck with your new group. --DANCEDANCEREVOLUTION-- 03:03, 6 September 2009 (BST) Alright! I think it is a time for a different look i will get a preview of somthing you may like on here soon. Chairman Fanglord,15:18, 4 March 2009 (UTC) Cool. Can't wait to see what you have in mind. I kind of like your set up here.--President Jackson 16:34, 4 March 2009 (UTC) Check it out: User:Fanglord2/Testing Grounds I need to clean up the code cause the page looks nice, but the code is almost impossible to edit without messing things up so yea, also i will be making a few others for a bit more of a choice, i will make the next one tomorrow (about one a day). Anyway hope you like it i g2g. P.S. i have the font white because i find it alot easyer on the eyes but just tell me what color you want it to be and i will cahnge it. Chairman Fanglord, 01:45, 5 March 2009 (UTC) I like it! I like it a lot! Just a couple things. Make the Umbrella.gif smaller so you don't have to scroll to the side to see the entire page. The links to other Umbrella Pages should all be the same size and in order of longest-->shortest corporate-->platoon. Thanks for your hard work fang! Looks real nice! Oh and the font I think should be smoke and not white, subtle difference but its nice.--President Jackson 22:51, 5 March 2009 (UTC) Ok so what order do you want them in exactly? cause i have been wondering about it. also i am having troubles with the page width so it may be a while before i can get that fixed.Chairman Fanglord, 15:58, 6 March 2009 (UTC) Like I said longest-->shortest corporate-->platoon and just reduce the pixel size of the Umbrella.gif.--President Jackson 23:41, 6 March 2009 (UTC) RE: Malton Observer If you're referring to the News at a Glance comment in the January 12th issue, I was referring to the fact that your posts on Brainstock were nearly incomprehensible, save for the posts that were completely incomprehensible. I used the phrase "Speaks in Tongues" to allude to the Pentecostal practice of shouting out gibberish and pretending it's some kind of spiritual language, which is based on a well-known passage from the Christian Bible in which the apostles experience Xenoglossy. In short, I was making fun of the fact that your posts were poorly written and extremely difficult to understand. --William Told and Co. ಠ_ಠ ಠ_ಠ ಠ_ಠ 21:29, 27 February 2009 (UTC) Also, red font on a black background can be very hard on the eyes. I'd change it if I were you.--William Told and Co. ಠ_ಠ ಠ_ಠ ಠ_ಠ 21:29, 27 February 2009 (UTC) Testing ground Oh good god, yet another page with black background and silly font tags in headings! Um, anyway, your test page has been moved to User:Fanglord2/Testing Grounds -- boxy talk • teh rulz 06:59 27 February 2009 (BST) Sigma Can you update the Sigma roster on the wiki for me? I would do it myself but im a bit occupied at the moment. If you cant get to it no problem i will do it some other day. Use this for reference: Sigma Platoon Roster Also i could use some help with making a siggy for the wiki cause each time i try it gets all messed up, i will show you what i got so far latter. Thanks in advance. Fanglord2 00:49, 25 February 2009 (UTC) I'll update the page, that's not a problem. But I can't do the roster list until members choose what RT they want to take (Medic, Engineer, Infantry, etc). We get that sorted first, then I'll fix the wiki page. :) --D.E.ATalk 13:04, 25 February 2009 (UTC) Ok i just have to wait for the Sigma users to pick their RT then i will leave ya another message. Fanglord2 17:14, 25 February 2009 (UTC) Ok nevermind about the siggy thing i almost have it done then i will use it. Anyway can i use the main layout for your user page but edit it for my own? I would really apreciate it, hope to hear back from ya. Fanglord2 17:17, 25 February 2009 (UTC) Oh sorry! I forgot you asked me for help with your siggy. If you still need help, then just ask. As for my wiki page, yeah you can take it. I actually copied it from another user, and just worked it to my own styling. So yeah go for it! --D.E.ATalk 17:35, 25 February 2009 (UTC) Ok i got my siggy check it out User:Fanglord2/sig but how do i make it apear as my actual sig instead of this one --->Fanglord2 00:32, 26 February 2009 (UTC) Go to your "my preferences", add this exact code (including the brackets) into the nickname box {{SUBST:Nosubst|User:Fanglord2/sig}}, and make sure the box marked "Raw signatures" is ticked, then click save. That's it :) --D.E.ATalk 11:35, 26 February 2009 (UTC) ok thanks man --Chairman Fanglord, 15:18, 26 February 2009 (UTC) Recruitment Advert Alphabetizing I notice that you have been consistently removing the Abandoned's advert post and putting it below the Arcadiac Socialist Survivalist Party and the Area 51's group advertisements. If you haven't noticed yet, our advertisement is to be left alone except by registered members of the Abandoned, and any attempts to move it below the two groups stated above will simply be revised. The reason why our advertisement is on top is because when alphabetising, one goes by the Proper Noun (in this case, Abandoned), not the adjective. This is true with the other recruitment adverts, and so is true with anything under the category A. I also left several notes in the History tab of the Recruitment section, with the hopes you would see them and stop messing with the order of the adverts. I hope you understand this well. --Private Mark 07:26, 15 July 2008 (BST) thxs for clearing that up i usaly go by the first letter/word for ordering, and i never knew so thxs for telling me You're welcome. I'm glad we've reached an understanding here. :D --Private Mark 02:39, 25 July 2008 (BST) Hi and Welcome:) I'd just like to say that unlike some people, I like that you're making suggestions, even if some of them are not really workable. I thought the group radio one was great. Three pieces of advice though: 1) full automatic weapons will get spammed up the wazoo every single time... sniper rifles too, as well as any sort of gun which can fire from inside a building to the outside ... and if you make a firearms suggestion in general, try to make it something which has not been seen before if you want it to make it to even Undecided, let alone Reviewed (I've made 3 unconventional firearms ideas so far, which got undecided votes, though the nailgun might get to PR next time). 2) Think out your suggestion ideas before making them so you have responses to people who will try to slam them (and they will try to slam them - it's the internet after all - home of the flamewars). Make sure to format properly and try to include at least a skeleton version of stats and mechanics that you're proposing - it makes it easier for people to know what they're commenting on. People will more likely support an idea that seems well thought out and researched than one which seems unfinished and unpolished. 3) Check the Frequently Made Suggestions list - just because your suggestion idea is in that list doesn't mean not to suggest it, but it does mean you need to be ready to explain why your suggestion is different than the many similar ideas made before. Also, there are a lot of jerks on Talk:Suggestion who will probably rag on you - don't let them get to you. In general, people tend to be ruder on the internet than they'd ever dare to be in real life, but there are also some really nice people who, even when they disagree with your ideas, will do so in a mature manner and will sometimes even give you ways of making your suggestion more palatable to the UD community. I look forward to seeing more of your suggestions :) --Tselita 14:30, 28 May 2008 (BST) Actually, I am this rude in real life. People are slamming his suggestions because most of them are dupes, horridly vague, or he doesn't listen and respond to input on them. There seems to be a lot of that on that page. Here is the problem with you, Fanglord2, and the Suggestions page. You aren't reading what people are saying that is negative about your suggestions and learning from it. You aren't working on an idea after you throw it out there. You had the gall to say that the discussion was boring. You don't research any of your suggestions. You don't really seem to know how a wiki works. And to answer your question, No it isn't "copying" to use an older idea and 'improve it. If you add something new to it you just might get something Peer Reviewed. I know it is boring going through all those old suggestions. We don't like going through them when people dupe something, but we do to show you where that idea has already been taken. We do it to help you. That's why it really makes people annoyed at you when you ignore or dismiss a link or if you can't be bothered to look for some of your own links. If you have an idea type it in the search box and see what pops up. It might lead you to another idea. If you are serious about coming up with things to improve UD first of all you have to show that you actually know and play the game. Second, you need to see if it has already been suggested. Third, you need to listen to your fellow players. And on a wiki it is customary to respond on the page someone left the comment on. You don't have to respond on their talk page. It breaks up the flow of the conversation. If they are going to reply to you they will check your page where they left their comment.--– Nubis 23:14, 28 May 2008 (BST) Talk:Suggestions When making a new suggestion, remember to also copy the last two lines (the discussion header and the horizontal line) as described in the How To section. And please read the Frequently Suggested page before putting anything else up for discussion. --Midianian|T|T:S|C:RCS| 00:10, 27 May 2008 (BST) kk want me to fix all my suggestions?--Fanglord2 00:23, 27 May 2008 (BST) I fixed the first you put there, but the others, yes. And please keep this discussion here, I don't like have one half of a discussion in one place and the other half in another place. --Midianian|T|T:S|C:RCS| 00:30, 27 May 2008 (BST) what is there to fix it looks like just about everyone elses and it seem to be in working order so i dont see anything to change.--Fanglord2 00:35, 27 May 2008 (BST) This is what the How To reads: ===Suggestion=== {{suggestionNew |suggest_time=~~~~ |suggest_type=Skill, balance change, improvement, etc. |suggest_scope=Who or what it applies to. |suggest_description=Full description. Check spelling and be descriptive. |discussion=|}} ====Discussion (Suggestion Name)==== ---- And this is what you did: ===Suggestion=== {{suggestionNew |suggest_time=~~~~ |suggest_type=Skill, balance change, improvement, etc. |suggest_scope=Who or what it applies to. |suggest_description=Full description. Check spelling and be descriptive. |discussion=|}} Notice the difference? If you didn't understand what I said above, I'll say it again; please do not reply on my talk page to messages I leave on your talk-page. --Midianian|T|T:S|C:RCS| 00:48, 27 May 2008 (BST) i know u said not to write stuff here but how are u supposed to know i wrote somthing and the only reason i nver put Discussion (Suggestion Name) that part in my suggestion is because itf for disscussion i thought you people that discuss it would put it there. If you'd read this, you would know how I know when you write something. You're supposed to include the discussion header because it makes adding comments easier, and ensures that the formatting is uniform. --Midianian|T|T:S|C:RCS| 01:17, 27 May 2008 (BST) Don't Spam the Talk:Suggestions page. --– Nubis 00:46, 27 May 2008 (BST) UD Survivor Diaries This page has been deleted as a Deletion Workaround. The original deletion request is here. It was deleted as it was a Dupe of the Journals page. Please do not recreate it as it will be deleted again. If you continue to recreate it, it may be seen as vandalism and you may receive a formal warning. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reply on my talk page. Follow the link from the "ese" part of my signature. -- Cheese 22:31, 26 May 2008 (BST) If you restore the page once more, I will take this to Vandal Banning. Please stop recreating the page. -- Cheese 22:37, 26 May 2008 (BST) It's ok. I suggest you read the welcome newbie template below. It gives you some basic pointers on things around the wiki. Particularly how to sign your posts. Don't be a nobody. It's helpful to know who's speaking. If you need any help, just leave me a message. -- Cheese 22:44, 26 May 2008 (BST) I do. I'm primarily the Leader of The Randoms as Cheeseman, and I've been playing for more than 2 years now. I also a sysop on the wiki so I get a few extra buttons to play with. -- Cheese 22:53, 26 May 2008 (BST) To be a sysop you need to do the following: get involved in the community on pages such as Policy Discussion, Deletions, Speedy Deletions, and various other bits and pieces. This details the various conditions you have to meet, but it doesn't happen overnight, it took me two years and three Promotion bids to become a sysop. About an alliance, head to our forums and introduce yourself, I'll talk to my command team and see if we can work something out. -- Cheese 23:02, 26 May 2008 (BST) Policy Discussion is actually to do with the wiki. Sysops are not involved with the game in anyway (as in we don't control the game) we just keep the wiki tidy. Please remember to sign by the way. -- Cheese 23:17, 26 May 2008 (BST) To be honest, getting involved in all the red tape and bureaucracy of the wiki when you're first starting out is like running before you can walk. The best way to contribute when you first join is the suggestions pages, particularly the Suggestion Talk page, you can give your opinions on other suggestions and discuss your own ones before you properly submit them for voting. That's how I started off. The internal workings of the wiki are pretty confusing to be honest. Not even I understand them all. - Cheese 23:25, 26 May 2008 (BST) It's ok. I've found it. Talk:Suggestions#Assualt_weapons_.28AK-47.29. Gun suggestions (especially Assault Rifles are shot down (so to speak) very quickly. There are a few guides on what to avoid when writing a suggestion. You can find them all . Policy wise, all you need to do is just contribute to the discussions that are taking place on the talk pages of each policy and help thrash out a decent workable version that'll pass voting. -- Cheese 23:37, 26 May 2008 (BST) I removed the links to the current suggestions because for some reason it was listing his talk page as if it was in that category instead of linking to suggestions. I don't have the time to fix it right now. --– Nubis 03:10, 27 May 2008 (BST) Welcome to our Wiki --•▬ ▬••▬ • •••• •▬ ▬•▬• ▬•▬ #nerftemplatedsigs Look out! It's an upset tanker! [runs over Fanglord with tanker] --Tony Feld 19:50, 9 May 2008 (BST) HAHAHAHA!!! Actually, everything I said WAS true. Check the history of Axes High's talk page. Additionally, I received a pm on your boards half requesting, half ordering, our help in Perryn. Both of these were from Braden, and I've since spoken with him about it, and the issue has been resolved upon that front. You, however, continue to portray yourself as a trenchie jackass... and it's getting pretty old. Your lack of communication with your teammates is NOT my problem, so resolve issues internally before pointing fingers, mmkay? Peace, --Hardcore Rockabilly 20:06, 11 August 2008 (BST) Listen up Fanglord: You're a group leader, which means it's your job to know what your team is doing. Also, engage your brain; If I reference an edit to AH's discussion page, don't jump the gun and say I'm lying. Go to the talk page, and see for yourself. Here, I'll make it easy. http://wiki.urbandead.com/index.php?title=Talk:Axes_High&oldid=1216405 I'm going to send you a PM on your boards, we can wrap this up there. Email notification comes with PMs, but not talk pages. (Oh, and that faglord thing, that was a typo. Well, might have been a Freudian slip, but still. In the end, I blame Tonyay ;) U.C navbar Hi Fanglord. Nice work with the navbar. We could really use a better navaigational system for our main page but then we already have links for Victor, Omega and Whiskey platoons' pages and one at the bottom for U.B.C.S. All we needed was just a link to the UCC. I guess we can thank Thadeous for the one thats currently up... if he was the one who put it there lol! =P. --D.E.ATalk 18:13, 29 August 2008 (BST) You forgot to put your comment header in green... no matter though, I did it. Anyway what I mean about the nav system is something like this... Victor Platoon | Omega Platoon | Whiskey Platoon | U.B.C.S I could't work out what the UBCS code was so I stuck in Company Allies instead. Edit the UC main page, paste the code in at the top somewhere and preview it to see what I mean =) --D.E.ATalk 16:01, 30 August 2008 (BST) well i fixed it checked out all the links heres an example ofm the mistake were making when you put #Victor_Platoon you dont need the # and the _ it should have looked like this: this would be the exact name of the page->Victor Platoon|{{c|red|Victor Platoon<-is what you want it to apear as on the navbar here it is finished i think unless you want to add more to it. Victor Platoon | Omega Platoon | Whiskey Platoon | U.B.C.S Fanglord2 17:19, 30 August 2008 (BST) Oooo! A Whiskey member are you! That platoon's filling up quite nicely =). Did you take up Airheadoh's offer to be second-in-command of Whiskey? Anyway back to business... that "#" wasn't a mistake. On the Philosophe Knights page, they have a link at the bottom of the page that says "back to top". When you click it, it returns the page to the top again. Thats what I was considering for Umbrella. That code I used is right... I checked it myself. Basically its along the same lines as the table of contents at the top of the page there. When you click one of the headings, it automatically takes you to that corresponding topic... do you see what I mean.. thats what that code I put in will do =) --D.E.ATalk 18:02, 30 August 2008 (BST) oh i understand i will try to see if i can fix it up a bit also could you give me a link to his user page thing and yes i did take the postion of second-in-comand.--Fanglord2 18:11, 30 August 2008 (BST) Click here for Thadeous' talk page =). --D.E.ATalk 18:16, 30 August 2008 (BST) When you click one of the headings, it automatically takes you to that corresponding topic... correct me if i am wrong but dont they need to have their own topic/section for that? cause omega and whisky are in a section called platoons...Fanglord2 18:19, 30 August 2008 (BST) wait nvm i tried that on a different page and it dident work--Fanglord2 18:30, 30 August 2008 (BST) omfg i think i got it theres just on problem lol i will get it fixed though--Fanglord2 18:48, 30 August 2008 (BST) Victor Platoon | Omega Platoon | Whiskey Platoon | U.B.C.S there it is it works perfectly but you need a section for U.B.C.S.Fanglord2 18:55, 30 August 2008 (BST) I Think You'd Prefer This One What Would Jesus Do? Headshot zombies with His Holy katana! This user believes that if Jesus were around, he'd be a die-hard survivor because JESUS HATES ZOMBIES! Revelations:Some number. Thought of some templates which most people will either pick one or the other for. the other one is {{jiaz}}. Feel free to use it if you want.--Tselita 22:18, 18 September 2008 (BST) Thank you Tselita I havent herd from u in a while I will add that to my template page.Fanglord2 17:14, 21 September 2008 (BST) 1st Canadian Division What is this page? I don't quite see what you are trying to do with it. Can you please either look into fixing the code or maybe asking for it to be deleted or moved? If I could tell what you were trying to do I would offer to help, but I don't get it. Thanks. --– Nubis NWO 12:21, 10 October 2008 (BST) just go ahead and delete it man i forgot all about and it was just going to be a project my friend and i was starting but it obviously didn't work to well,so thanks for reminding me lol just delete it or do whatever u want to.Fanglord2 14:44, 10 October 2008 (BST) Banned == banned == why have i been banned just cause i go inactive for a couple weeks and i forgot to post about dosent mean you can go about and ban me jesus--Fanglord2 15:30, 22 December 2008 (UTC) Retrevied from Talk:Umbrella Corporation Please reapply at the forums and we will get this thing sorted out. And yes, you do have forum access now.--Thadeous Oakley 21:56, 22 December 2008 (UTC) Back to Top School Work/Other Shit http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/newdnewbs/ Lullaby for a Dead Man Intro (Nazi Zombies) Guitar 0:00-0:08 0:08-0:14 E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|--------7---7---7---7---9---9--|---------7---7---7---7---9---10-----| G|7---7-------------7---7---9---9|-7---7-------------7---7------------| D|--9---9---8---8----------------|---9---9---8---8-----------10---10--| A|-------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------| OR? 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Video games these days differ greatly game to game in how they look, sound, feel. For example there are games such as Call of Duty that have high definition/high detail graphics; millions of people play this franchise. Then there are some games such as Minecraft which has been bought and played by hundreds of thousands of people but has graphics most would compare to those of Mario on the Nintendo 64. Both of the above games greatly differ in sound too. Video games also greatly differ in how they feel. Some games feel very smooth while others feel very heavy and clunky despite how much you change sensitivity and controller configurations. History The invention of the first true video game is a topic quite susceptible to debate. One of the most common misconceptions is that Pong (1972) was the first video game in existence, this is hardly the truth. To really see what the first video game was we have to go back to how they first started, approximately 63 years ago. The first video game was patented in the United States on December 14, 1948 by Thomas T. Goldsmith, Jr. and Estle Ray Mann. Their game simply was a missile you controlled with two knobs (Speed and curve/trajectory) and you tried to hit a target on an overlay that was placed over the screen of a TV. Tennis for Two came along in 1958 by William Higinbotham and has been generally credited for being the first real video game. Two players would use controllers to hit a ball back and forth and change the trajectory on a side view of a tennis court, although this game was not available for public consumption. It wasn’t until 1961 that a game became widely available by way of the primitive internet and eventually being distributed on new computers. Spacewar! Was created by a group of students Massachusetts Institution of Technology, the most notable of these students was Steve Russel. It was a two player game where each player would try and destroy/kill the others space craft with missiles, there was also a star in the middle that would destroy you. In 1996 Ralph Baer and a co-worker named Bill Harrison created a video game called Chase; this was the first game to be displayed on a normal television of the time. The two co-workers were joined by Bill Rusch a year later; they continued development on what would be the first video game console and brought the prototype to Sanders R&D where they showed it off to manufacturers. On a somewhat unrelated note Ken Thompson created a game called Space Travel, it became so expensive to run (75$ an hour) that he wished to port it to a less expensive computer. In the process of porting this game with a friend they created an operation system called Unix, Space Travel the game is credited as being the first Unix application. In 1971 the Galaxy Game, a game similar to Spacewar!, was installed at Stanford University. This was the first coin operated video game. Also in 1971 a coin operated version of Spacewar! Under the name of Computer Space was created by Noaln Bushnell and Ted Dabney. They licensed it to Nutting Associates who manufactured 1,500 machines with the game on it. The game was sadly unsucessful due to the difficulty but it was the first mass produced and first video game to be offered for comercial sale. Although their next game would see massive success and forver be a clearly recognizable game amoung the general population. Pong was released in 1972 by the newly formed Atari Inc. Pong immediately received mass success, they sold 19,00 Pong machines and caused many to try and imitate what they created. Bibliography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_culture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_video_game http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_video_games (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Tennis_for_Two_-_Screen.png) (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Spacewar%21-PDP-1-20070512.jpg) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Modern_Warfare_2 (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/08/MW2_screen_1.PNG) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Minecraft_beta_version_1_0_2.png) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_Game (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Galaxy_Game_1971_first_arcade_game.jpg) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Space (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f2/Nutting_ComputerSpace-Blue-Screen.JPG) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pong (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Pong.png) English 12: African Heritage Essay So Far English 12: African Heritage Names In the following essay will be looking at the names of Ezinma and Okonkwo from the book Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. Things that will be explored are the meanings of the names, the reason these characters were chosen, as well as the how they fit the characters. The way Igbo/Ibo children were named is to be explored too. Also being explored is the meaning of my name (Daniel Mark Brown), its meaning, as well as a bit of information in regards to how I was named. The two characters I chose from Things Fall Apart were Ezinma and Okonkwo. Okonkwo’s name means “baby boy born on Nkwo”, Or simply “Born on Nkwo market day”. (Unknown Author, "Okonkwo", 2 May 2006, February 16/17 2012, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okonkwo)[1] (Ukwu Dele, "Igbo Names A", 1999, February 16/17 2012, http://culture.chiamaka.com/IgboNames/igbonamesodom.htm)[2] While Ezinma’s name means “Good Path” or “The future looks good”. (Ukwu Dele, "Igbo Names E", 1999, February 16/17 2012, http://culture.chiamaka.com/IgboNames/igbonamese.htm)[3] There doesn’t seem to be much of a connection between the meaning of Okonkwo’s name and his character. His name is simply based off of the day he was born on. However one could speculate that perhaps that Okonkwo is to complex of a character for a name to describe him; then again one could also speculate that Okonkwo’s father was too lazy or similar to come up with an interesting name. However I believe that latter to be highly unlikely. On the other hand the meaning of Ezinma’s name is rather interesting. I say this because the meaning is “Good Path” or “The future looks good”. Based off of what has been read so far this is very true as all of Ekwefi’s other children died. This was because they were an ogbanje or “A child who repeatedly dies and returns to its mother to be reborn...”. Ezinma has managed to live so “The future looks good” seems really fitting. Also both could be seen really fitting if she was a boy; as Okonkwo wishes she was as he greatly likes her, she’s the son he could have had or rather, never has had. Although, all this being said it should be mentioned that the name is a female one. I chose these names as I thought it would be interesting to see if there’s any connection between the names due to Okonkwo and Ezinma’s interesting father daughter relationship. I’m unsure whether Okonkwo was common name or not, however the way he was named was common. It was commonplace for Igbo people to name their children based on one of the four market days. (Unknown Author, "Igbo Calendar", 18 August 2008‎, February 16/17 2012, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igbo_calendar)[4] (Ukwu Dele, "Igbo Names Introduction", 1999, February 16/17 2012, http://culture.chiamaka.com/igbonames.html)[5] Okonkwo’s was named based off of the first market day Nkwo. (Unknown Author, "Okonkwo", 2 May 2006, February 16/17 2012, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okonkwo)[6] I’m once again unsure whether Ezinma was a common name or not however once again she was named in a common way. Ezinma was no doubt named based on the fact that her mother Ekwefi was greatly hoping for this child to live unlike her past children who died due to them being an ogbanje. Names in Igbo culture are decided in various ways. As stated before some names may be based off of the market day. A child may also be named based off of circumstances at the time of their birth, their appearance, and a concern or similar for the future of the child (As was Ezinma’s case). (Ukwu Dele, "Igbo Names Introduction", 1999, March 16/17 2012, http://culture.chiamaka.com/igbonames.html)[7] My first name Daniel means “worshiper of God” or “God is my Judge”. It is a Hebrew name although it does have Irish and Welsh origins too. Origins of the name can also be found in various countries across Europe. (Schoemann Danny, "What does the name 'Daniel' mean", March 16/17 2012, http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_the_name_'Daniel'_mean)[8] (Unknown Author, "What does the Name Daniel Mean | Reference Answers", March 16/17 2012, http://answers.reference.com/information/terminology/what_does_the_name_daniel_mean)[9] (Unknown Author, "daniel - WhitePages Names Popularity", March 16/17 2012, http://names.whitepages.com/first/daniel?log_click=1&site_id=16316)[10] My middle name is Mark which means dedicated to Mars (As in the God of War), Warlike, Defender, and Hammer. It has Latin origins, more specifically Ancient Rome when in regards to Mars (The God of War). My last name Brown means holy and strong. It also means “one with a dark complexion; descendent of brown”. It is of British and Scottish origin. I believe that my name for the most part does not suit me due to my religious views and or beliefs and general how I am. However to some extent my name does suit me; my middle name Mark in my opinion is appropriate in regards to Defender and Warlike. I say this as I can be considered Warlike due to my temper and I can be considered a defender in many ways; the defense of others, myself, and in general my defensive nature. However, whether my name suits me based on the way I am now is simply a matter of the whole Nature vs. Nurture debate. I was named after my uncle Daniel and my cousin Mark. The question of whether I like the name or not doesn’t seem to matter much as it’s the only name I’ve ever known. I can’t imagine ever having another name especially seeing as there’s nothing wrong with my current one; it’s never been deemed embarrassing or anything of that regard so I’ve never had a problem with it nor will I likely ever have one. Within my family the name Daniel doesn’t really carry a special meaning however there are a fair few Daniels within the family. The name Daniel can be traced back very, very far; as far back as Biblical Time. Bibliography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okonkwo http://culture.chiamaka.com/IgboNames/igbonamesodom.htm http://culture.chiamaka.com/IgboNames/igbonamese.htm http://culture.chiamaka.com/igbonames.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igbo_calendar http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_the_name_'Daniel'_mean http://answers.reference.com/information/terminology/what_does_the_name_daniel_mean http://names.whitepages.com/first/daniel?log_click=1&site_id=16316 http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_the_name_Mark_actually_mean http://answers.ask.com/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/what_does_the_name_mark_mean http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_(given_name) http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_the_last_name_brown_mean http://www.zelo.com/firstnames/findresults.asp?name=BROWN http://surnames.meaning-of-names.com/brown/ MLA Works Cited: Information found in a web site Author’s last name, first name. “Title of Online Article.” Title of Online Publication. Version (year published): Pages. Date accessed. <url>. Book by one author Author’s last name, first name. Title of book. City: Publisher, year. Information scored in an “Interview” Personal interviews refer to those interviews that you conduct yourself. List the interview by the name of the interviewee. Include the descriptor “Personal Interview”, and the date of the interview. Last name, first name. Personal Interview. Date. (Unknown Author, "Okonkwo", 2 May 2006, Accessed February 16/17 2012, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okonkwo) (Ukwu Dele, "Igbo Names A", 1999, Accessed March 16/17 2012, http://culture.chiamaka.com/IgboNames/igbonamesodom.htm) (Ukwu Dele, "Igbo Names E", 1999, Accessed March 16/17 2012, http://culture.chiamaka.com/IgboNames/igbonamese.htm) (Ukwu Dele, "Igbo Names Introduction", 1999, Accessed March 16/17 2012, http://culture.chiamaka.com/igbonames.html) (Unknown Author, "Igbo Calendar", 18 August 2008‎, Accessed March 16/17 2012, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igbo_calendar) (Schoemann Danny, "What does the name 'Daniel' mean", Accessed March 16/17 2012, http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_the_name_'Daniel'_mean) (Unknown Author, "What does the Name Daniel Mean | Reference Answers", Accessed March 16/17 2012, http://answers.reference.com/information/terminology/what_does_the_name_daniel_mean) (Unknown Author, "daniel - WhitePages Names Popularity", Accessed March 16/17 2012, http://names.whitepages.com/first/daniel?log_click=1&site_id=16316) (http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_the_name_Mark_actually_mean) (http://answers.ask.com/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/what_does_the_name_mark_mean) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_(given_name)) Back to Top