Okay, okay, everyone can stop telling me this.
I am reserving the name 93rd Regiment of Foot - Sutherland Highlanders. Thread coming later today.
Technically, you can't reserve the name in a post like this, you'd have to create a thread.
So Basically, if i assume correctly.
Let's say the 77y never made a thread.
Then magically appears a small regiment with 2 men called the 77y who makes a thread,
The smaller 77y would have priorities to a regiment who has existed for 2 years and has over 200-300 members?
It's whoever can show proof of a longer existence (without disbanding). Thus, in your example, the older 77y would still have the claim to the name. At least, that's how I always understood it. I'm pretty sure Cop is only talking about reserving the name. Though I would still presume the policy would be similar.
Ah Ok, That comment had me confused thanks for clearing it up.