All these naming posts

WSU2015 · January 2016

missemmawoodhouse said:
Look, the regulars on Baby Names enjoy etymology and the meaning and history of names. Any one lurking the board can deduce that. If you don't welcome that kind of feedback, ask for name advice elsewhere. Stop tagging BMMLSH into this thread just to finger wag. It's pathetic.

This is a public forum... remember? Where people respond, post, and tag as they please.

What is pathetic is people defend their right to post and share opinions left and right. And now all of a sudden you wanna dictate who says what and who tags who?

So.... You stop.

ecwk · January 2016

sdnybrk said:
@Bringmemylongswordho why are you even here? You said you are lurking, so I'm assuming this isn't even your BMB

Ooooooh

CourtJack · January 2016

I've lurked on the baby names board here and there. I enjoy the names offered up when someone is asking for ideas. Sadly I am someone who would get offended at my name suggestion being trashed (or honestly critiqued. However you want to phrase it) so I don't go there asking for input.

Which is why I like the name threads here. I enjoy reading different women's taste in names

Note: if you're considering going to the baby naming board, I hope to God you're not considering naming your baby Jackson

missemmawoodhouse · January 2016

WSU2015 said:

missemmawoodhouse said:
Look, the regulars on Baby Names enjoy etymology and the meaning and history of names. Any one lurking the board can deduce that. If you don't welcome that kind of feedback, ask for name advice elsewhere. Stop tagging BMMLSH into this thread just to finger wag. It's pathetic.
This is a public forum... remember? Where people respond, post, and tag as they please.

What is pathetic is people defend their right to post and share opinions left and right. And now all of a sudden you wanna dictate who says what and who tags who?

So.... You stop.

I suppose you should tell the bolded to @sdnybrk.

CupcakesRamazing · January 2016

Hey girl HEYYY @Bringmemylongswordho

My dishes also don't need scrubbin' my husband actually does that

WSU2015 · January 2016

@missemmawoodhouse No I think you need to hear it most. You support the ladies who already responded to @sdnybrk and then you turn around and try to dictate what others say and do on the board. And now here you are AGAIN trying to tell me what I should say and who I should say it to. I don't think so.

goldie987 · January 2016

WSU2015 said:
@missemmawoodhouse No I think you need to hear it most. You support the ladies who already responded to @sdnybrk and then you turn around and try to dictate what others say and do on the board. And now here you are AGAIN trying to tell me what I should say and who I should say it to. I don't think so.

Geez, no one is making anyone do anything here. Respond how you want, its the internet, that's one of the great things about it! Arguing about who told people to stop first isn't going to do anything, it just makes me think of kids sitting in the back of the car doing the stereotypical "you stop" "no YOU stop" "I told you to stop first" "nuh uh, I told YOU to stop first".

DeePaddy24 · January 2016

CourtJack said:

Note: if you're considering going to the baby naming board, I hope to God you're not considering naming your baby Jackson

Well, damn. That's currently our top choice for a boy, lol. Luckily I don't feel the need to post about it on that board.
(It's our top because it's my maiden name & being the only child it's a different way to keep my family name involved in our new family. Cheesy? Maybe.

)

vulpini · January 2016

The Baby Names board is frequented by people with educational/professional backgrounds or strong long term interests in languages, etymology, or other related subjects. They have a lot of interest in name meaning and history and how names have moved and evolved accross cultures/languages. Because of that, they strongly favor traditional spellings (in all their cultural variants) and are not fans of things like smooshed together names, made up names, or girls being given names ending in -son.

If you want to get an idea of what people will say behind your back about your kid's name, they will give it to you. If you love made up names, "creative" spellings, etc, and don't care about meaning and history, either don't go there or be prepared to get negative feedback. If you love the name Navaeh and don't care who hates it, name your daughter Navaeh and be happy and proud of your choice. Just don't try to go to Baby Names and tell them that it's a 17th century Welsh name meaning "butterfly".

hellomommas · January 2016

missemmawoodhouse said:
Look, the regulars on Baby Names enjoy etymology and the meaning and history of names. Any one lurking the board can deduce that. If you don't welcome that kind of feedback, ask for name advice elsewhere. Stop tagging BMMLSH into this thread just to finger wag. It's pathetic.

Did you miss the entire conversation prior to when I tagged her? A June bumper DID mention a name she liked HERE on this post purposefully not on the baby name board--- because she felt like it would be better received here on our board and BMMLSH showed up while lurking to post name-board-ish comments... Which is why she was responded to and tagged. I didn't seek her out. Go back and read your history

edit: I have no reason to finger-wag her otherwise! I really sincerely enjoyed her input when I posted on the names board.

CourtJack · January 2016

DeePaddy24 said:

CourtJack said:

Note: if you're considering going to the baby naming board, I hope to God you're not considering naming your baby Jackson
Well, damn. That's currently our top choice for a boy, lol. Luckily I don't feel the need to post about it on that board.
(It's our top because it's my maiden name & being the only child it's a different way to keep my family name involved in our new family. Cheesy? Maybe. )

Not cheesy. It's a great story!

WSU2015 · January 2016

Sgoldberg247 said:

WSU2015 said:
@missemmawoodhouse No I think you need to hear it most. You support the ladies who already responded to @sdnybrk and then you turn around and try to dictate what others say and do on the board. And now here you are AGAIN trying to tell me what I should say and who I should say it to. I don't think so.
Geez, no one is making anyone do anything here. Respond how you want, its the internet, that's one of the great things about it! Arguing about who told people to stop first isn't going to do anything, it just makes me think of kids sitting in the back of the car doing the stereotypical "you stop" "no YOU stop" "I told you to stop first" "nuh uh, I told YOU to stop first".

You are completely missing the point. There is no question as to the order of what was said. The order of who said what first has NOTHING to do with it and is not the basis of any argument.

All I'm saying is it's ironic to tell someone "this is a public forum" and then tell people what they should or shouldn't say and do. The second sentence of your post is EXACTLY my point.

Bringmemylongswordho · January 2016

babyweber3 said:

missemmawoodhouse said:
Look, the regulars on Baby Names enjoy etymology and the meaning and history of names. Any one lurking the board can deduce that. If you don't welcome that kind of feedback, ask for name advice elsewhere. Stop tagging BMMLSH into this thread just to finger wag. It's pathetic.
Did you miss the entire conversation prior to when I tagged her? A June bumper DID mention a name she liked HERE on this post purposefully not on the baby name board--- because she felt like it would be better received here on our board and BMMLSH showed up while lurking to post name-board-ish comments... Which is why she was responded to and tagged. I didn't seek her out. Go back and read your history edit: I have no reason to finger-wag her otherwise! I really sincerely enjoyed her input when I posted on the names board.

Uh, I never said anything about the proposed name Charleigh. I asked for sources that showed the name Ashleigh had etymological roots past the 1960s.

stisnd6 · January 2016

I'm fine. I have met some very elderly English men/women named Ashleigh where my family is from in England. They were most likely born in the 20s so that alone just showed me that it wasn't made up in the 60s-90s. I have heard stories of its roots, but I couldn't recall where and didn't feel like wasting my Saturday finding proof for some stranger lurking in this board. I wasn't trying to turn this into some big debate. I was just agreeing with PPs. I don't mind name posts here because I feel like we are more helpful in a polite way. We say things like "it's not my style" "it reminds me of. ____" and don't tell the post "Go learn how to read!" Or "What the heck are you thinking?"

@DeePaddy24 I think that is a great way to keep the name going. My friend named her son her maiden name as well.

@babyweber3 Bravo to what you said

hellomommas · January 2016

Bringmemylongswordho said:

CharmBombExplosion said:

sdnybrk said:
@Bringmemylongswordho why are you even here? You said you are lurking, so I'm assuming this isn't even your BMB
Because this is a public Internet forum and people can post where they want to post.
This. I like to read name threads no matter what board they are on. I'm pretty sure I don't have to belong to a particular month board to have an opinion or offer advice on names.
babyweber3 said:
@Bringmemylongswordho Hey! How ya doin' friend? Remember me? Hey look...I really appreciated your input on the name I suggested. Seriously, I did. But I can't figure out if you like to push buttons or if you really care THAT much what people name their children that you must find all the bad namers on every board and bring them to justice!? I specifically went to the baby name board to ask about a name I was thinking about KNOWING that the the name board is not particularly friendly toward unconventional or non-traditional names. I went there specifically because I wanted honest reactions and feedback about name-associations....that is what I got...and I appreciated it---and it didn't hurt my feelings one bit. I laughed at the sarcastic remarks. I spent enough time on the name board before posting to know I wasn't going to get a "good-game" on my virtual rear. BUT...for real...to lurk over here and back this girl into a corner for the -leigh ending and demand proof and all? It's just a little too much. I feel like there are better battles to fight than whether or not Ashleigh spells her name with a -ley ending or a -leigh ending. I mean---do your dishes need a scrubbin'? does your laundry need to be folded? Or maybe just take the night off--hang up your name-saving superhero cape for a second and relax. Babies will be born today and tomorrow with names you despise and you can't save them all. Just let it go.

Just like you name-boarders demand that people don't get too sensitive when you totally burn a name they like, don't get too sensitive when someone thinks the name board frequenters are a little heavy-handed in their feedback/ cruel or harsh. You might defend your "cruelty" by saying you don't address legally named children's names in a negative way... BUT technically EVERY name posted on that board is SOMEONE'S kid's name in the world and a name that PROBABLY belongs to at least a small group of bump-visiting women's already born children...so you are, in fact, judging real legally named children's names in front of their mother's faces when someone suggests a name to give your opinion on. Just because someone hasn't revealed to you what their other children's LEGAL names are, doesn't mean those names/those children are invisible or "fair game" to be pounced on and torn apart. Do you get what I am saying?

Helpful name feedback is: "Not my style", "This name is associated with ______to me" "Did you realize, that rhymes with "____"? "I don't particularly like it".... instead of: "historically, that name does not exist. that is not a name. Your child is doomed to have an identity because his/her name cannot be traced to a small farm in Ireland in the early 18th century. Blah blah...etc" Clearly the person asking is not concerned with repeating history's spelling-so your attempts to align everyone's name with historical authenticity is in vain. Just say you do or don't like it and then go get a kitten out of a tree or something to feel important.
Hi.

No, I don't really care what you or anyone names their kid. This certainly doesn't keep me up at night. ( I find certain naming trends disturbing on a societal level, but that is neither here nor there in regards to this thread) As far as this post. I really don't think I backed stisnd6 into a corner, she claimed something I believed to be erroneous and I asked for proof because, well if I overlooked something I would like to know so that I could change the advice I give when people ask for spelling help. I am sorry if @stisnd6 feels I attacked her. As far as the named kid rule on the name board (which was in place when I started posting there) you couldn't really give much feedback if you couldn't say anything negative about any name ever used because someone who wants to use a name might read it, could you? It wouldn't be very helpful to anyone.

As far as the rest of your post, my house is clean enough, thank you for your concern. In fact, bump time is my downtime. Waiting in line while running errands, getting a break from taking care of my sick husband, stepping away from the linework that is driving me crazy because it's just not quite right, this is my easy time.

But hey. It's nice that other posters think I'm so invested in their lives and choices.

I agree 100%... But my point was: there is a difference between giving negative feedback respectfully and negative feedback sarcastically/offensively/ rudely/Etc. And the sarcastic snarky thing happens quite often on the name board. That's all. (And I'm not saying that "at you" in particular because again- you gave me name-associations with the name I brought up- which to me was helpful.)

CourtJack · January 2016

@babyweber3 I just read the thread on the baby names board and holy crap-it was great! You're super duper and I really do hope you consider how your baby's name will fit in if he goes to jail. Really.

Bringmemylongswordho · January 2016

stisnd6 said:
I'm fine. I have met some very elderly English men/women named Ashleigh where my family is from in England. They were most likely born in the 20s so that alone just showed me that it wasn't made up in the 60s-90s. I have heard stories of its roots, but I couldn't recall where and didn't feel like wasting my Saturday finding proof for some stranger lurking in this board. I wasn't trying to turn this into some big debate. I was just agreeing with PPs. I don't mind name posts here because I feel like we are more helpful in a polite way. We say things like "it's not my style" "it reminds me of. ____" and don't tell the post "Go learn how to read!" Or "What the heck are you thinking?"

@DeePaddy24 I think that is a great way to keep the name going. My friend named her son her maiden name as well.

@babyweber3 Bravo to what you said

I honestly think that is really cool that you have a family connection like that. I have yet to find (okay, I took a half hour one day trying to find a searchable database for the UK and failed and called it a day) anything consistent use wise substituting the -ley ending with -leigh, so I'm leary when someone presents it as fact. Sometime when I need a more in depth distraction I'll have to look deeper into it and see if/when there's a time it crosses over from anamoly to rare usage. Thank you.

babyweber3 said:

Bringmemylongswordho said:

CharmBombExplosion said:

sdnybrk said:
@Bringmemylongswordho why are you even here? You said you are lurking, so I'm assuming this isn't even your BMB
Because this is a public Internet forum and people can post where they want to post.
This. I like to read name threads no matter what board they are on. I'm pretty sure I don't have to belong to a particular month board to have an opinion or offer advice on names.
babyweber3 said:
@Bringmemylongswordho Hey! How ya doin' friend? Remember me? Hey look...I really appreciated your input on the name I suggested. Seriously, I did. But I can't figure out if you like to push buttons or if you really care THAT much what people name their children that you must find all the bad namers on every board and bring them to justice!? I specifically went to the baby name board to ask about a name I was thinking about KNOWING that the the name board is not particularly friendly toward unconventional or non-traditional names. I went there specifically because I wanted honest reactions and feedback about name-associations....that is what I got...and I appreciated it---and it didn't hurt my feelings one bit. I laughed at the sarcastic remarks. I spent enough time on the name board before posting to know I wasn't going to get a "good-game" on my virtual rear. BUT...for real...to lurk over here and back this girl into a corner for the -leigh ending and demand proof and all? It's just a little too much. I feel like there are better battles to fight than whether or not Ashleigh spells her name with a -ley ending or a -leigh ending. I mean---do your dishes need a scrubbin'? does your laundry need to be folded? Or maybe just take the night off--hang up your name-saving superhero cape for a second and relax. Babies will be born today and tomorrow with names you despise and you can't save them all. Just let it go.

Just like you name-boarders demand that people don't get too sensitive when you totally burn a name they like, don't get too sensitive when someone thinks the name board frequenters are a little heavy-handed in their feedback/ cruel or harsh. You might defend your "cruelty" by saying you don't address legally named children's names in a negative way... BUT technically EVERY name posted on that board is SOMEONE'S kid's name in the world and a name that PROBABLY belongs to at least a small group of bump-visiting women's already born children...so you are, in fact, judging real legally named children's names in front of their mother's faces when someone suggests a name to give your opinion on. Just because someone hasn't revealed to you what their other children's LEGAL names are, doesn't mean those names/those children are invisible or "fair game" to be pounced on and torn apart. Do you get what I am saying?

Helpful name feedback is: "Not my style", "This name is associated with ______to me" "Did you realize, that rhymes with "____"? "I don't particularly like it".... instead of: "historically, that name does not exist. that is not a name. Your child is doomed to have an identity because his/her name cannot be traced to a small farm in Ireland in the early 18th century. Blah blah...etc" Clearly the person asking is not concerned with repeating history's spelling-so your attempts to align everyone's name with historical authenticity is in vain. Just say you do or don't like it and then go get a kitten out of a tree or something to feel important.
Hi.

No, I don't really care what you or anyone names their kid. This certainly doesn't keep me up at night. ( I find certain naming trends disturbing on a societal level, but that is neither here nor there in regards to this thread) As far as this post. I really don't think I backed stisnd6 into a corner, she claimed something I believed to be erroneous and I asked for proof because, well if I overlooked something I would like to know so that I could change the advice I give when people ask for spelling help. I am sorry if @stisnd6 feels I attacked her. As far as the named kid rule on the name board (which was in place when I started posting there) you couldn't really give much feedback if you couldn't say anything negative about any name ever used because someone who wants to use a name might read it, could you? It wouldn't be very helpful to anyone.

As far as the rest of your post, my house is clean enough, thank you for your concern. In fact, bump time is my downtime. Waiting in line while running errands, getting a break from taking care of my sick husband, stepping away from the linework that is driving me crazy because it's just not quite right, this is my easy time.

But hey. It's nice that other posters think I'm so invested in their lives and choices.
I agree 100%... But my point was: there is a difference between giving negative feedback respectfully and negative feedback sarcastically/offensively/ rudely/Etc. And the sarcastic snarky thing happens quite often on the name board. That's all. (And I'm not saying that "at you" in particular because again- you gave me name-associations with the name I brought up- which to me was helpful.)

This is where we have a difference of opinion. I don't find sarcasm and snark to be an inherently bad/disrespectful thing. And while I understand some people do, sarcasm isn’t against TOU. Yet anyway.

NicknShan · January 2016

Threads like this make me... Speechless. How do people care so much about some of these topics?

Sydvicious08 · January 2016

CharmBombExplosion said:

sdnybrk said:
@Bringmemylongswordho why are you even here? You said you are lurking, so I'm assuming this isn't even your BMB
Because this is a public Internet forum and people can post where they want to post.

Yeah. I get that. What I don't get is her fixation with the name Ashleigh. Just seems a tad over aggressive over a name. ::shrugs:: I guess if you are bored...

Linsbins · January 2016

@DeePaddy24 I actually like the name, but when you have a Jackson, Jackson, Jaksin, and Jaksin split between two kindergarten classes, it turns you off the name quickly. Hopefully it's not as popular in your local area.

DeePaddy24 · January 2016

@Linsbins I get that. I'm a teacher, too. It's hard to find any names I'm not entirely turned off of as a result. Makes it a bit easier when there's a family/sentimental connection, I guess.

CupcakesRamazing · January 2016

Personally, I love the baby name boards and quite a few of the ladies there. I appreciate their thoughtfulness about names, meaning, and their history. And usually unless the OP throws a hissy fit, they're matter of fact in their like or dislike of a name.

Unless you go in there saying a ridiculous name like Malikye Jakecob, because then you totes need the reality check you're about to receive.

This board is is capital of My Little Pony land compared to the rest of the bump. I like a little disagreement, makes it fun. Disagreeing also doesn't mean they aren't supportive, just IMO.

ETA spelling is hard before breakfast

jerseygirl9090 · January 2016

Naming posts don't bother me but personally I use the naming board when I want opinions on names. Usually a lot of people on that board don't like the names the DH and I have on our list lol. We like popular names so that's probably why, like right now we like Alyssa Marie D****ly.

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