Title says it all, for the most part. Currently there are many Free Companies that have been inactive for the better part of a decade (inactive meaning all members have ceased playing on those characters and there hasn't been any login activity) and in some cases, those FC's have names that others wish to use. My proposal, is for an appeal process that allows the owner of an FC to attempt to acquire the name of an FC that has been completely inactive for a set duration of time. What duration is deemed fair is up for debate. Personally, I recommend between 3-5 years inactive minimum. To ensure that the FC master has a chance to respond, SE would send an email to the current master of the FC whose name is sought to be acquired. if they do not reply within 45 days, the appeal would then be granted, that FC disbanded, and the name be available for acquisition. This is just a concept and is open for refinement, but I believe everything I have layed out is reasonable.
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