# The All About Nameberry Quick Question Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** All About Nameberry\ **Created:** [August 23, 2020, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-all-about-nameberry-quick-question-thread/347886 "2020-08-23T16:18:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dogs\_books](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/dogs_books/32/17756_2.png) [@dogs\_books](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/dogs_books)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-all-about-nameberry-quick-question-thread/347886/1 "2020-08-23T16:18:32Z")
Okay, I’m not sure if this is a good idea- [name\_f]Katinka[/name\_f]/other moderators, if this makes it harder for you or just less effective, then tell me and we can just get rid of this. But I was thinking, sometimes I have questions about the platform that don’t feel worth making a whole topic about, but I still want answers to. this can work like the waterfall quick question thread (shameless self promotion 😉) where each question can get multiple answers from different people and people don’t have to answer a question to ask one of their own, not a one-to-one-to-one sort of thing. So, first question: [name\_m]Can[/name\_m] moderators see PMs? ---
**Author:** ![katinka](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/katinka/32/16015_2.png) [@katinka](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/katinka)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-all-about-nameberry-quick-question-thread/347886/2 "2020-08-23T16:27:24Z")
> [@dogs\_books](#): > > [Can](https://nameberry.com/babyname/Can) moderators see PMs? No, moderators cannot. Admins ([name\_f]Pam[/name\_f], me and the tech team) can read PMs, but we have never yet had cause to. The reason Discourse has this function is so that admins can take action against spammers and harmful content which may be circulated via PM to avoid detection. ---
**Author:** ![katinka](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/katinka/32/16015_2.png) [@katinka](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/katinka)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-all-about-nameberry-quick-question-thread/347886/4 "2020-08-23T16:33:33Z")
No, not unless you are part of the chat. If, for example, you were to PM me and mention @dogs_books, [name\_u]Kit[/name\_u] would not get a notification. ---
**Author:** ![katinka](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/katinka/32/16015_2.png) [@katinka](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/katinka)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-all-about-nameberry-quick-question-thread/347886/6 "2020-08-23T16:39:10Z")
> [@anon68906791](#): > > do admins get notifications? Honestly, I don’t know. [name\_m]Feel[/name\_m] free to test it out and let me know! ---
**Author:** ![katinka](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/katinka/32/16015_2.png) [@katinka](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/katinka)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 7:37am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-all-about-nameberry-quick-question-thread/347886/9 "2020-09-01T07:37:59Z")
@ferix08 You can access the tutorial on your phone. You just @ mention **discobot** and then write "start advanced tutorial. You can do this either in a PM or in any topic. The tutorial and your responses will only be visible to you. Example: @discobot start advanced tutorial Topics get locked for several reasons: - The user has locked it or requested that it be locked; - Long topics are automatically locked at 10000 replies; - In rare cases, moderators may lock topics that are getting derailed or dissolving into personal attacks; - Moderators may close topics if they are very old topics that have been bumped up and people are responding without realising this, e.g. offering opinions on a name for a child born 6 years ago! ---
**Author:** ![katinka](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/katinka/32/16015_2.png) [@katinka](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/katinka)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-all-about-nameberry-quick-question-thread/347886/11 "2020-09-03T15:09:16Z")
What is the limit, @anon68906791? Topics are limited to 10k replies to reduce server load, so I imagine a limit on replies in a PM thread is for the same reason. ---
**Author:** ![katinka](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/katinka/32/16015_2.png) [@katinka](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/katinka)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-all-about-nameberry-quick-question-thread/347886/13 "2020-09-03T15:18:10Z")
Much lower! It’s probably also intended to keep the main boards lively, so that interesting conversations are had on the public forum for all to participate in, rather than hidden away in PMs. ---
**Author:** ![futuremama](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/futuremama/32/145786_2.png) [@futuremama](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/futuremama)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2020, 1:18am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-all-about-nameberry-quick-question-thread/347886/14 "2020-09-06T01:18:42Z")
How do you lock topics now? I haven’t been able to figure out how to do it since we switched platforms. [name\_m]Can[/name\_m] regular users still lock their topics or do we have to ask a mod? ---
**Author:** ![katinka](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/katinka/32/16015_2.png) [@katinka](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/katinka)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2020, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-all-about-nameberry-quick-question-thread/347886/16 "2020-09-06T13:09:43Z")
Sorry @futuremama, I saw this yesterday and made a mental note to reply but forgot to write it down! Only admins, mods and TL4 users can lock topics now, I believe. You can PM any mod and ask them to do this for you, or flag and ask for a lock. I don’t think there’s a way I can reinstate locking for all users, I’m afraid. ---
**Author:** ![katinka](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/katinka/32/16015_2.png) [@katinka](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/katinka)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-all-about-nameberry-quick-question-thread/347886/18 "2020-09-08T14:43:58Z")
I always use #baby-names for generic name-related questions. ---
**Author:** ![katinka](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/katinka/32/16015_2.png) [@katinka](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/katinka)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 8:53am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-all-about-nameberry-quick-question-thread/347886/20 "2020-09-11T08:53:52Z")
No ---
**Author:** ![katinka](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/katinka/32/16015_2.png) [@katinka](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/katinka)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2020, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-all-about-nameberry-quick-question-thread/347886/26 "2020-09-17T11:32:09Z")
Thank you, @anon68906791, spot on! @tp_b If you want to change your user title to reflect your [name\_u]Trust[/name\_u] Level, you can do so in your Preferences, under Account \> Title. ---
**Author:** ![katinka](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/katinka/32/16015_2.png) [@katinka](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/katinka)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2020, 11:35am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-all-about-nameberry-quick-question-thread/347886/29 "2020-09-17T11:35:19Z")
Ah, OK, possibly it’s another TL3+ perk in that case! “Senior Member” sounds pretty important though 😉 ---
**Author:** ![katinka](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/katinka/32/16015_2.png) [@katinka](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/katinka)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-all-about-nameberry-quick-question-thread/347886/32 "2020-09-18T13:37:35Z")
I would assume so. ---
**Author:** ![katinka](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/katinka/32/16015_2.png) [@katinka](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/katinka)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2020, 6:10am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-all-about-nameberry-quick-question-thread/347886/34 "2020-09-28T06:10:16Z")
Pinned! 👍 ---
**Author:** ![almostactually](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/almostactually/32/62788_2.png) [@almostactually](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/almostactually)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2020, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-all-about-nameberry-quick-question-thread/347886/35 "2020-09-28T22:39:20Z")
Who writes the descriptions on the name database of the names? How often are they updated? ---
**Author:** ![katinka](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/katinka/32/16015_2.png) [@katinka](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/katinka)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 9:03am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-all-about-nameberry-quick-question-thread/347886/36 "2020-09-29T09:03:33Z")
That varies hugely. New name entries are added by current members of staff. Old entries may have been added by members of staff, or may have been brought directly over from Pam and Linda’s original baby name books, which is what the original database was based on. In general, the entries are not updated systematically as a whole (there are over 77k names here!) but any new high-profile births or associations are added when they happen. We are also continually working to amend entries which users have flagged up to us as being either outdated/potentially offensive, or factually inaccurate. These are the relevant topics for doing that 👇 > [@Database entries you’d like to see amended](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/database-entries-you-d-like-to-see-amended/308463): > > Please use this space to flag up any name descriptions that you find inappropriate and would like to see changed. [name\_m]Feel[/name\_m] free to suggest new wordings or important points to include/remove if you wish. We will review your suggestions and make changes wherever we feel it’s appropriate. Thanks in advance for your help in tackling this! > [@What names have we missed?](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/what-names-have-we-missed/135360): > > Encountered any names that are not in nameberry? Names from your own culture we haven’t discovered here? Let us know! We’d love to add them to our database. ---
**Author:** ![katinka](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/katinka/32/16015_2.png) [@katinka](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/katinka)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2020, 7:19am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-all-about-nameberry-quick-question-thread/347886/38 "2020-10-06T07:19:18Z")
Team green or team yellow means the parents haven’t chosen to find out the sex. So they’re either looking for girl _and_ boy suggestions, or unisex suggestions. ---
**Author:** ![almostactually](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/almostactually/32/62788_2.png) [@almostactually](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/almostactually)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 4:13am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-all-about-nameberry-quick-question-thread/347886/40 "2020-10-07T04:13:13Z")
Is it possible to have multiple topic drafts? ---
**Author:** ![katinka](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/katinka/32/16015_2.png) [@katinka](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/katinka)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 6:14am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-all-about-nameberry-quick-question-thread/347886/41 "2020-10-07T06:14:30Z")
I don’t know about new topic drafts. It’s definitely possible to have several draft replies saved, although occasionally it doesn’t let me 😕 Sorry I can’t be more sure on this one! [Next page](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/the-all-about-nameberry-quick-question-thread/347886.md?page=2)