A thought occurred that while you guys transfer over people from EU to US, and are searching for duplicate names etc. you can also clear names that haven't been logged on for the first few months since this game went live. You know kinda kill two birds with one stone,as name resets was one of the things the pbase(and especially new players) have been asking for.
A complete wipe may not even be neccesary, just if your search program (or however you're doing it) chances upon a toon that hasn't logged on for years and is part of an inactive account then the toon can be replaced with the "numbered name" and if ever that person returns he can change his name to whatever he likes.
I say this now because names are becoming impossible to create and these game immersion breaking names are becoming more and more the norm. Further the need for names are going to be crucial as I figure A LOT of people are gonna find themselves needing a rename due to the merge.
Something to consider, Funcom.