to want people to stop all this ******* of names

[MrKrabs]

so a thread goes

foxinsocks yes it was Yesterday

spawnchours we ate the lot

dittany yes porn is NOT harmless

anna do you live in Paris by any chance

it makes the threads very bossy

[MrKrabs]

,

[LupusinaLlamasuit]

MrKrabs YABU

[MrKrabs]

lupus what else do we want free from mn?

arf

[Doodle2u]

Erm....I do this so that the name in question can see easily that the message is meant for them and other people reading the thread are not confused by "yes it was yesterday" appearing half way up a thread for, seemingly, no obvious reason!

YABU mrKrabs and I'm not stopping from doing it

[MrKrabs]

No they need to READ it
you Doodle are singlhandely dumbing down the nation.
wHat do you have to say for yourself?
HMM?

[Doodle2u]

I'm DUMB and I'm proud!

[OrmIrian]

Huzzah mrkrabs. I agree. It's a bit like being addressed by the headteacher - that special piercing tone of voice that they use when you are being very bad to reach through the surrounding racket. Don't like it. It makes me scared.

[SpawnChorus]

Oooh you made me jump. Feel like I have been caught by the teacher doing that "Spawn loves distantloveobject x%" calculation on my notebook and am now required to answer question about the spinning jenny.

[VinegarTits]

Why does it bother you, do you have a phobia of bold words?

[MrKrabs]

[Tortington]

i agree with doodle. some of us haven't got the time to read threads which can very easily go to posts in their hundreds. One doesn't always have to have the need to read evry single post as on the whole they will say the same thng in diferent ways. however if you are adressing a particular posters point that its good manners to address it to them, rather than slur and insipidly insinuate.

[MrKrabs]

I get what you are saying but maybe if people READ the threads rather than skimming for bits for them it would lead to fewer misunderstandings?

[VinegarTits]

'slur and insipidly insinute' i like that, i'm going to use that in RL

[ChippingIn]

MrKrabs get over it.

As others have already said, it's mostly used to differentiate a name from the rest of the text.

[Qally]

YABU. It's an internet convention and for a reason; as Custardo says, it's polite.

[MrKrabs]

but do spell it right when you say it wont you Vt

[fishie]

i agree it is irritating and exclusive. and rather rude to the other posters on the thread who don't get bolded.

[fishie]

yes of course it is polite to address people custy, but no need to start with a big bold namecheck.

[VinegarTits]

oh my goodness, i forgot my a

i'm so dumb for making a typo

[MrKrabs]

Mn has managed for 8 years without it?
I am onyl asking.. no reason to be shirty

[VinegarTits]

'and rather rude to the other posters on the thread who don't get bolded'

Arf at bold envy [grin

[MrKrabs]

Vinegartits

stop being so liberal with your stars

[VinegarTits]

i was just pointing our my typo didn't want you to think i couldn't spell now MrKrabs

[Tortington]

can i ask why you deliberatley draw attention to yourself considering the unfortunate circumstances leading to your short lived departure and constant name changing..which hides not a jot who you are.

It is trez bizarre. I can only conclude that you hanker after the spotlight?

[VinegarTits]

our out