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Good evening, upon editing and creating villages I ended up having some questions, mostly about place naming but also about other topics.

1. I understand that naming objects after real-life people is not allowed. I was wondering if it using names of saints is allowed? Primarily because since you can create Christian churches, they normally are named after a saint or an important Christian event, and since some saints actually existed, I don't know if it's okay to name them like that.
2. Is it allowed to reference a real-life person or place by choosing a name that sounds similar to it? Like, what is usually done to avoid copyright sometimes, use a similar name.
3. Is there any list of widely-used brands I can use instead of the real ones?
4. Now referring specifically to the area of Tierra Nueva, is there any way it can get connected to the neighboring areas by roads? Since the people who edit in that area cannot edit into other areas to link roads together, how would that be done?
5. Are there any rules set for the creation of lakes or islands inside lakes?
6. This could be wrong because I read it in a really old post, but I read that you could ask for permission to the owner of an area to edit said area alongside them. Just wanted to know if that is true.

Apologies if any of the questions is difficult to understand, because English is not my first language, and thanks in advance. Signal (talk) 21:51, 18 October 2025 (UTC)