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in reply to a message by Ora (hufflepuffer)
Yah, thats a significant amount of information to dispute it. I can delete it.
Mike C would have to get to you about the "dispute" option, however.
Mike C would have to get to you about the "dispute" option, however.
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OK, cool :)
Do you think I should message him with the idea? I thought he might see the post, but maybe not?
eta: just realized my initial response to you sounds kinda bitchy and I honestly didn't mean it to. I was just trying to explain myself as clearly as I could and it came off patronizing. Apologies!
eta 2: some other examples for which a report button would be useful would be some of the Tolkien submitted names (such as http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/beren). Obviously submitted before editors, because it contains a wall of text essay lol
Actually, here are further examples, from the Literature tag. Some are likely not names, some are missing info, some have incorrect info, etc And these are just the ones that popped out at me on a quick skim through the tag, there might be more. Most of these were submitted years and years ago.
http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/cassady - made up meaning, Cassady is a variant of Cassidy which does not mean 'clever'
http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/daegana - made up meaning, other forms a stretch (google returned a few results for people named Degona or with the surname Degona, but there's nothing to suggest its a form a Daegana)
http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/eru - has absolutely no information
http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/jen - this one has its info in the wrong spot
http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/jeod - no info
http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/jesehka - no info, google returns the only literature result as some random Camp Rock fanfic
Do you think I should message him with the idea? I thought he might see the post, but maybe not?
eta: just realized my initial response to you sounds kinda bitchy and I honestly didn't mean it to. I was just trying to explain myself as clearly as I could and it came off patronizing. Apologies!
eta 2: some other examples for which a report button would be useful would be some of the Tolkien submitted names (such as http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/beren). Obviously submitted before editors, because it contains a wall of text essay lol
Actually, here are further examples, from the Literature tag. Some are likely not names, some are missing info, some have incorrect info, etc And these are just the ones that popped out at me on a quick skim through the tag, there might be more. Most of these were submitted years and years ago.
http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/cassady - made up meaning, Cassady is a variant of Cassidy which does not mean 'clever'
http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/daegana - made up meaning, other forms a stretch (google returned a few results for people named Degona or with the surname Degona, but there's nothing to suggest its a form a Daegana)
http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/eru - has absolutely no information
http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/jen - this one has its info in the wrong spot
http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/jeod - no info
http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/jesehka - no info, google returns the only literature result as some random Camp Rock fanfic
This message was edited 4/24/2014, 6:36 PM
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Oh, no worries. I didn't take it that way at all.
If you want Mike C to see it, maybe just change your heading to "Attn: Mike C" or something. I don't know that he goes through every post except maybe those on the Administrators board.
I think a flag button could be a good idea as long as there is a way to search for the flagged names and the person leaves an indication as to why its flagged.
ETA: I am starting to fix some you posted. Also, just because a name doesn't have info doesn't mean it isn't real it just means no one has added it yet. If you have info on it you can resubmit. I did find information for some you posted.
If you want Mike C to see it, maybe just change your heading to "Attn: Mike C" or something. I don't know that he goes through every post except maybe those on the Administrators board.
I think a flag button could be a good idea as long as there is a way to search for the flagged names and the person leaves an indication as to why its flagged.
ETA: I am starting to fix some you posted. Also, just because a name doesn't have info doesn't mean it isn't real it just means no one has added it yet. If you have info on it you can resubmit. I did find information for some you posted.
This message was edited 4/25/2014, 1:50 AM
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Yeah, I mostly just found it weird that there would be no info for names on the Literature tag-- like why wouldn't they have said what book or game or movie or whatever it's from, you know? Like, a name under, say, Basque or French or Jamaican Patois, without info would be fine I think, but a name from Literature or Theater or Pop Culture, etc should have info on where it's from (especially since those would be the tags in which someone would submit a name they made up for a character in some random fanfic and which isn't seen anywhere else).
I'll change the heading to Attn: Mike C per your suggestion, thanks :)
I'll change the heading to Attn: Mike C per your suggestion, thanks :)
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