youāre three-and-a-half years late to this discussion !! weāve had this conversation before and i donāt think dredging it up again is a useful or relevant contribution to the forums.
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[name_f]Pretty[/name_f] sure I can sift forums and reply to whatever Iād like to.
Hiya! You can certainly reply to whatever you would like, but the leaders & moderators at Nameberry are encouraged to make sure that conversations stay relevant. This includes shutting down old threads when someone replies to them years in the future! Itās sort of an āunspoken ruleā and responsibility that we have, and rosepip was only trying to do her job in keeping the conversation relevant 
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thatās funny that Iāve felt the same way with the names Claud(e) and Maud(e), (I think itās bc I am very specific about the visuals of names 
) but for some reason I prefer Nell to Nelle 
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too true! I do think Sappho had no ill-intent here, simply just trying to keep discussions on the thread up-to-date and relevant, per her Leader responsibilities 
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I think everyone has made valid points! I think especially in this hot takes thread that is ongoing, it is okay to respond to an older take ā particularly one that did not lead to a heated debate ā with your own hot take on the subject as long as everyone is respectful of each othersā opinions.
I think the leaders are making a point in this case as it is in our forum rules to avoid sensitive/politically heated topics like racism, as these conversations can often escalate to a point where people are hurt and upset.
I donāt think anyone is at fault here ā just trying to avoid unnecessary conflict and keep the forums positive!
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Maybe the forums can be updated, then, to archive whatever you deem āoldā so that replies are no longer able to be added. I come across comments I find interesting and comment based on interest without checking the time stamp. It comes across as rude to receive a response like the one from your leaders.
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this is a name site, and youāre free to comment on old comments about names! Itās just thereās really no need to bring up old conversations about sensitive topics that could lead to disagreement. this is a positive, welcoming place - probably not the best place for such discussions!
rosepip wasnāt rude at all, just simply explaining why itās best to not continue that specific conversation!
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Thank you [name_u]Ash[/name_u], my thoughts exactly! I second your words here.
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And I wasnāt rude either? But am being ganged up on now by what, 2-3 people? Iāve received roughly 3 emails in the last 15min because I commented I thought someoneās old comment was interesting. What was even controversial about that?
Bye bye, nameberry! Too much spam and censorship from your dear leaders.
I think emotions are running high and there is no need for any further comments on this subject, so I am closing this thread for now. [name_u]Will[/name_u] re-open in an hour!
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[name_f]My[/name_f] hot take of the day is that thereās a difference between wanting to name your child an uncommon name and wanting to name your child a name you think sounds uncommon, but isnāt actually.
Source: TikToks recommending āuniqueā baby names recommending names like [name_u]Ivy[/name_u], [name_u]August[/name_u], and [name_u]Atlas[/name_u]
Nothing wrong with wanting a name like that at all (in fact, I love most of them myself!!) but I think we need to start calling it what it is, which is mildly trendy
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Rose=Rosa=Rosie>Rosalind>>Rosalina
[name_f]My[/name_f] nameberry take is that https://forum.nameberry.com/t/name-rankings-hot-takes-spinoff/ still exists, and should be used more.
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On a similar note, I wonder if anyone ever met a [name_f]Kate[/name_f] that asked to be called [name_f]Katherine[/name_f], etc., only to later find out that [name_f]Kate[/name_f] was on the birth certificate? I mean thatās had to have happened, at least, once in history, right?
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Like it must. I remember playing around with name elaborations, and imagining what it would be like to be called different international variations of my name. Nothing came of it in terms of what Iām called, but I believe that was part of what sparked my interest in names in the first place all those years ago.
Edit: Iāve also heard of people socially changing the spelling of their name to something that is more likely to be pronounced as desired, without going through that process legally. So like I could see the same sort of social change happen with a nickname name to something longer, especially are occasionally in correcting assuming that the longer version is their given name.
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I know a Thomas who is legally a Tommy. Heās a Jr. and it started out as a joke nickname (longname?) and he just always stuck with it
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I know a [name_u]Miles[/name_u] whoās legally [name_m]Myles[/name_m] for the spelling change, just because he likes it better.
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Sense almost appears to be something I slightly dislike making (Itās a joke)
But
I donāt really like [name_f]Rainbow[/name_f] as a name, and I donāt like reignbow as a spelling of rainbow. But I like [name_f]Reignbow[/name_f] as a name separate to [name_f]Rainbow[/name_f].
[name_f]Rainbow[/name_f] is childish, but [name_f]Reignbow[/name_f]. Theres something so regal about her (most likely reign)
Itās fine because Iām not naming real people
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