This means that the player is a guest.They have joined Empire, but haven't done the tutorial. The name is suppose to be black.
This is when a player joins and has not done the tutorial... It is a common fonomona and is very interesting to observe! I forget who explained this to me but now you know!
In case you missed that in the last three posts, They haven't finished the tutorial This is usually how threads go right? Like 4+ posts repeating everything?
Oh god ICC, they're on to you! Quickly; change the names to hot pink and bold! They'll never see you coming.