I play on a server with a large number of players from South America. They have all kinds of accented vowels in their names, it is not possible to target them via /target <name> in pvp, and their guild names cannot be /who'ed to check what zones they are in. I petition this GM's on my server and yet the names of the guilds are not fixed, and the player names remain invalid. Am I wrong to expect that names must contain valid characters?? What is the policy on this and why is it not enforced?

Tappa,

I assure you that it is indeed enforced, if a character name has invalid characters in it please submit an in-game petition and a Game Master will take the appropriate action. Please note that it is acceptable to use these characters in guild names, unless it is being used to impersonate another guild - this is detailed in our Naming Policy (http://www.blizzard.com/support/wowgm/?id=agm01723p#inappropriate):

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Q u o t e:
Inappropriate
This category includes both clear and masked names which:

* Are mildly inappropriate references to human anatomy or bodily functions
* Consist of any alphanumeric character not normally found on a standard 101/102 key keyboard (O§iri§, Ÿelena, Jašon; Does not apply to Guild, Arena Team or Pet Names unless used to impersonate an existing guild or arena team, or could be considered pure gibberish.)
* Are references to illegal drugs or activities
* Have neutral or positive racial/ethnic/national connotations
* Have neutral or positive connotations of major religions or religious figures (i.e. Jesus, Christianity, Buddha)
* Include names of World of Warcraft realms, zones, or names of major characters from Warcraft lore
* Are otherwise considered inappropriate for the game world

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