I don't see a problem with people commenting something along the lines of 'oh if you ever decide to get rid of X Y or Z could you keep me in mind'

But asking about when you quit seems to be pushing it.

Put a note on your profile asking people not to ask about your names. I only had one person ever do something like that, but it was very polite and more of "hey, if you ever consider adopting out this pet, keep me in mind?" I have the sMail saved so I can contact them, not that I plan to adopt out that pet.

I don't know if there's anything subeta can do about this, but I'm sorry people are hounding you for a pet name. Sometimes they need to learn that they can't have everything they want. If they got the name they certainly wouldn't give it up to anyone else so I don't know why they bothered asking you for it.

I think all you can really do is just politely decline and say you have no plans on leaving subeta, but you're sorry they missed the name.

Or you can put a little note on your profile stating Pet names will not be given away. Please don't ask and proceed to ignore every message you get asking about them.

- ik i could put a note but it just seems like it should be a no-brainer to not ask ppl for their pets even if its super polite. To me, its still begging :(

Iirc, begging can get you into a lot of trouble on here and it's a report worthy offense.

ik, sooooo annoying to! its just where is the line drawn from asking to begging??

idk, I don't think it's a big deal? It's almost like a compliment, really? I don't think we need to be creating even more rules for something that's kinda harmless. If they hound you literally non-stop, then that's harassment, which is a different kettle of fish entirely. But if they ask if you could keep them in mind if the pet is ever pounded, then what's the big deal?

After the first "They're not up for adoption right now" is ignored.

There is a difference between "Please give me your pet" and "Please let me know if you ever decide to put your pet up for adoption"

The first would fall under begging, which is already not allowed. The second is not begging, and I don't think it needs to be disallowed. I have both found new homes for my own pets this way AND been given the opportunity to adopt new pets this way.

idk theres just something kinda low-brow about it to me... like if i want to put my pets ufa, i will let people know through a thread on the forums or something, and if i was looking to adopt i would search the adoption forums rather than seek out pets from users profile...

While I totally agree it can be annoying, I don't really feel there needs to be rules about this. I have offered internal organs to a friend in the event of a name ever going UFA, and while I typically just ignore/don't respond comments/sMails like this I have adopted out a handful of pets to users who've expressed interest in something that I later wasn't all that interested in.

I do find the sob stories obnoxious though (it's the name of a person or animal that meant a lot to me or means a lot to me and I cannot express how much this name means to me I'm crying just thinking about it okay-- then you find out a bit later they've sent the same thing to like three people you know about different names and it's like wowowo you must have like 5 dead mothers and fathers how's that work), but I still don't feel that's really.. worthy of rules being made. It's no different than someone buying an undercut item or getting a wicked good deal on an item who's seller didn't know the real going price-- it's not scamming unless you deceitfully did something to screw another person over (like say this is a one batch private then release 5 public batches, or tell someone yeah that item is only worth like 5m when it's a retired goldy). If someone lied to another user and said that pet used to be theirs and they were hacked and someone ditched the pet and they're going to report you unless you give it back and you give it to them and find out that was a lie, yeah that'd definitely be reportable. But some passive-aggressive not-begging-but-might-as-well-be guilt tripping... well, if someone falls for it that's on them.

The only thing that really really gets me, is I've seen posts offsite on slander-blogs, with people complaining about how "all I did was ask you about this pet/name the least you could do is reply" like, no. The least you can do is get over the fact that someone else has the name and they're under no obligation to acknowledge you because if they didn't respond the answer is probably no.

Though if the comments are harassing, considering the newly released guidelines and all..

wouldnt it be a type of spam tho? like if u ignore it and they keep asking?

Yeah, I mean if you ignore them and they ask again then I'd probably tell them you don't really appreciate being asked about your pets as you don't currently have any intentions of adopting out any of them. If they pestered further, I'd report them.

I agree with Andrea. While it stinks that you're going to run into this possibly a lot, some people do give up their pets to those who ask. Or like said, some save their username in case they decide later on they don't want the pet anymore.

It'd be really hard for subeta to crack down on it because it isn't a huge issue as far as I know. Maybe my pet names just suck and I can't sympathize very well. lol

If they keep asking time after time then report them. Personally, I'd just put up a notice on my lookup. It'd be easy and help me justify ignoring future messages.

I actually gave up a pet not too long ago because its birth date had a special meaning to someone. They changed the name as soon as I gave them the pet so I could keep the original name ^^

This is definitely not a new issue - people have been doing it since the dawn of Subeta, even when name clearings only happened once or twice a year. It was even worse for the brief period when people were confused about the rules and everyone thought trading pet names was alright (it was a brief but rampant event).

I don't think it's that widespread of a problem that it needs to be enforced so harshly. Hell, sometimes I appreciate knowing who I can offer a name to if the character idea falls through for me. People gain and lose inspiration sometimes, and a lot of us would rather avoid the agony of using the adoption forums if we can. Why deal with having to turn down several users and getting everyone's hopes up (and reading through horrible applications) when you already know of someone who will cherish the pet?

I will second though - the moment someone tells me a sob story that it's the name of their living or dead pet/relative/friend, I am immediately both suspicious and a little annoyed. I'm sure there are rare cases where it's true, but I've noticed that's the go-to guilt trip to get people to give up pet names and it will immediately put someone at the bottom of my if-I-ever-get-rid-of-this-name list if they try it on me. |D Any other time, I find it useful and even a little flattering. I can understand how everyone wouldn't feel that way, though.

I have noticed that users are a lot more prone to asking for pets who have blank profiles. Perhaps there is the assumption that the pet isn't that important or doesn't have any inspiration? Either way, keeping something - anything - on a profile seems to ward off people asking, even if it's just song lyrics or a brief idea summary. TC items also add to the impression that the pet is valued/not going anywhere.
A notice on your user profile would definitely work in your favor, too, as the users above me suggested. I'm not saying you should have to do these things to avoid the headache, but it might help!

I agree with a lot of what Cass and Andrea have said, I do not see it as so much of an issue that action needs to be taken. I have been asked about a few of my pet names before usually I just say no or I may make a note of the persons name, just encase I change my mind later. I do not know if it helps in deterring people from asking me or not but on my profile I have my pets labeled as "mah babies". I feel like with a label like that or something similar, it gives the impression that I care for my pets in more than just a I have them to have them kind of way. So I would agree with the others about possibly making a note, even if it is explicit in not willing to adopt out of just stuff that expresses that your pets are just special to you.

I totally agree with you. Asking for pets that aren't up for adoption by asking for them when you leave is passive aggressive imo. The problem with passive aggressive is it can be very subjective, and what's worse, you can't prove the motive, so I have to agree with others saying this wouldn't be something that is enforced no matter how bad it appears to some people. :c

The block feature is truly a magical thing.

I agree with most everyone who's posted... I wouldn't mind if someone politely asked about a pet. I have a couple that I would even be willing to give up if someone really wanted them. (Not that anyone's ever asked for any of my pets since they're pretty specific to my omniverse except for Blimp, and obviously someone named "LoftyBalloon" wouldn't give up Blimp!)

BUT if someone said "when you leave" I would get annoyed - I have no intention of leaving Subeta :P Same if they kept bugging me about it. Like Nonchalant said, block is magical in that case ;)