If all you moaning minnies had just ignored and .....

[AnyFucker]

kept your outraged and offended fingers away from the complaint button, all this silly sweary name shenanigans would have been tomorrows chip-paper by now.........

As it is, there is now going to be ream after ream of this daft arguing about fuck-all

it could rival Moldie-Gate you know, and that is not a ^good6 thing

Gah! Where were you, AF, when I was arguing the case?! I got told to fuck off by one poster!

people seem set on heel digging in

pick another name

everyones happy

BIWI, I am sticking to just my own thread

sorry, love

who told you to fuck off ? That is disgusting

Anyfucker - you know you are the only person that has ever made me write a swear word on the internet. Really, I had never done it before I responded to one of your posts.

NotanOtter

not a chance

freedom of speech covers the offended as well doesn't it?
It's a vulgar name, reminds me of a school show off.

thats really funny AF

yeah i'm laughing

here - it was either me or Censored ...

aww, ABD, that gave me a warm and fuzzy feeling

I just had to look up what a fartle berry was in order to change my name, I feel grose and unclean now.

dare I ask what a fartleberry is ?

is it a clinger-type thing ?

BIWI, strong feelings there then

and i agree that people have given CW a lot of stick quite publicly when it would have been a lot easier for people to just report her posts and request MNHQ ask her quietly to namechange fi they found it offensive.

this whole situation has been blown way out of proportion. it has never been about freedom of sp[eech or expression or censorship. its about common sense and respect.

Whilst I don't object to the names AnyFucker or QueenofFuckingEverything I fail to see why they are clever or funny.

yes mama, and if people knew who she was under another name, they would know that would not have been a problem at all

she posted a lot of helpful and insightful comments under that name too, and no-one batted an eyelid then

Sorry Mamazon - whilst it is about respect and consideration it is also absolutely about censorship.

At the moment it's about those who object to the word 'cunt'.

What happens, then, when people object to the word 'fuck' - or any other word? A precedent has been set. If one word has been banned because some find it offensive, then others will also have to be banned by the same criteria.

And I know it's not been banned yet, but that is clearly the implication.

'But when 2nd 3rd 4th 5th threads are started the chinese whispers are fuelled, people don't bother to find out what it is actually all about.'
Exactly Princess

Have we not already done the censoring thing on the 'other' thread ?

'If the people who were offended at the people who were offended about the offensive names had ignored the "I'm offended" threads, it would have all blown over... no? ' wannabe

Oh dear.

I like this name. The inspiration was some wrapping paper on a present from a friend who knows me (and my slightly stroppy, occasionally foot stamping, tendencies) very well.

I wanted it as my MN name when I first joined a couple of years ago and registered it back then, but never used it as I thought it was A Bit Much. I ended up with a 'mama' name instead. I just got this name back out of the cupboard after the whole DM thing.

I'm still not sure whether to keep it now or not. To me its a bit of a self-deprecating joke, but if its offending or alienating the majority of posters then I'll change it.

Anyfucker i disagree , i think people had batted an eyelid. When mama12 originally posted asking why she had chosen that name other people recognised it and said they found it offensive so presume they must have noted it during other threads ?

steady on Queeny, am not sure the majority are offended

I like the name Queen

It makes me sad that people are not allowed to be known by the names that they choose.

Bloody ridiculous.

for what it is worth - I am not offended by any name, or any name that has rude connotations.

There have been many more offensive posters, with very ordinary names.

Shall we not even mention googling dragons?

I think its pathetic