User blog comment:DearlySkies/Taking Requests/@comment-25570140-20141214013456/@comment-24490414-20141214083135

@Flare Sorrow, it actually says in the RWBY Fanon RP Moderation Team Base Guidelines about the "first name being a color" thing: Of course, the RP Moderation Team has the final say but it's something to think about in case Max does end up getting rejected due to his name.
 * "MANDATORY: The characters first name MUST be something color related. No Bob Green, or Greg "Red" Steve names/variations. Names are creative and unique, break the mold! Use other languages, find something that fits, then spin it a few times to make it your own! Look at the Canon for examples, some of the canon characters names come from really crazy origins."

As for Red Xin Zhao's name, I can understand if you went by the name in part so it could fit with the team name overall (or else I would've suggested his name to be "Hong Xin Zhao" as "hong" is "red" in Chinese but ultimately it's your call). I suppose it's because it's plain old English "Red" combined with the Chinese "Xin Zhao" that throws people including myself into a loop. o-o;;