Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-25396609-20171116191014/@comment-26397825-20171127033117

It's been a rule for ages, especially since in a fanfic it can get confusing who you're talking about. Similar names are ovay, but names that are exactly the same (such as Yang) or imply a familial connection (such as Black) are regarded poorly and always have been.

As for pronunciatons...when reading a story you don't get to hear the pronunciation. It's spelt exactly the same, the reader is going to pronounce it exactly the same as the actual character's name.