Naming Iris

Carolyn asked:
>>	 are you aware of "restrictuions" or censorship of names?  There are
regulations, of course, which might be interesting for everyone to know.  Do you
officially "reserve" names? <<

The regulations fill the back of the registration form -- a bit too much to post
here.  The four rules that most often rule out suggestions I get are:
1.	Can't duplicate a previously-registered name.
2.	Can't have more than 3 words.
3.	Can't have more than 10 sylables.
4.	Can't have more than 30 letters.

I haven't encountered any censorship myself -- perhaps because I haven't
submitted any truly questionable names -- but I assume that good taste is
expected.  I _have_ had names rejected for use of slang, or jargon not in the
dictionary.

Reserving names is fairly common practice -- it just involves paying for the
name when you request it.  I think you have up to five years to actually
register it, but I've never waited that long.

Sharon McAllister (77372.1745@compuserve.com)
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