A call to you all

[silver05.livejournal.com]

Lately, when I read the posts left in this community, I become increasingly frustrated. It seems that this community isn't so much a site to suggest name ideas and receive feedback, but simply a place to list names we find stupid and then laugh at them. It feels like we are the popular girls laughing and looking down our noses at the other girls in the cafeteria.

What is so bad about names spelled differently?

What is so bad about naming children after places?

What is so bad about popular names?

Why should any of this affect us and what we choose to name our children?

Comments

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[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

I see what you mean, honestly, but I think because the subject of naming is so important to each of us (or otherwise we wouldn't be here) then we all very personal taste and it's easy for basically everyone to dislike their fellow's preferences. I do see more criticism than praise now than in the past.

I'm with you on the two questions in the middle, I'm partial about the first one, and I have an answer for the last one: if someone doesn't care about people's opinions about naming choices, then this community is simply not for them :)