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This is for some reason. Why does every edit have no definition and delete all submitted names? I prefer to read with a definition because it's very interesting, but every submitted name is "not available". I'm afraid that people are disagree my opinion then I want to ask about it. Thanks.
This message was edited 7/27/2022, 7:40 PM
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Well,
in order to give a definition or an etymology of a name one has to know it first. There are names that I have encountered in real life on real persons, like Willkit and Elsegod, where I don't really have any clue what the full name or a part of the name means. It is better not to give a definition in this case instead of inventing one just for the sake of completeness.
And yes, names with invented and made-up etymologies are cleaned up or deleted altogether as "prank submissions". The editors of this site are striving for quality and reliability.
--elbowin
in order to give a definition or an etymology of a name one has to know it first. There are names that I have encountered in real life on real persons, like Willkit and Elsegod, where I don't really have any clue what the full name or a part of the name means. It is better not to give a definition in this case instead of inventing one just for the sake of completeness.
And yes, names with invented and made-up etymologies are cleaned up or deleted altogether as "prank submissions". The editors of this site are striving for quality and reliability.
--elbowin
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Okay, thank you.
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Some people just submit names without bothering to look up the definition (or if it's of dubious usage, to see if it's actually used). It was a lot worse when I first joined the site, but in the past few years the admins have cracked down on submitted names. Also, back then people used to submit duplicates. I remember the name Ichigo was submitted over a dozen times.
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