# Rules: changing someone's name? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 11, 2015, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-changing-someones-name/719736 "2015-05-11T01:23:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-changing-someones-name/719736/21 "2015-05-12T17:35:34Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > Is **claddy** an explicit insult? Is **King o’ Clad** an insult? > Granted, that poster is not getting a lot of respect from the rest of the TM, but no one has resorted to **kludgeking** or **cladinignorance**. > Despite the frustration of the other posters, the level of personal hostility has remained low. If **cladking** expressed a desire that his name not be shortened or modified, that would change the situation. If a genuinely insulting name was thrown into the thread it would get Mod noted. > So far, I don’t see it. Okay, good to know. I didn’t want to run afoul of the rules. Most posters in that thread are sticking to the “attack the argument, not the arguer” rule. And **cladking** , for his part, is staying civil. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-changing-someones-name/719736/22 "2015-05-12T17:38:04Z")
But if you call me **Shoddy** , smile. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-changing-someones-name/719736/23 "2015-05-12T18:23:06Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > I’m glad we’ve decided what to do when someone does something ostensibly innocent, but then deliberately persists after being told it is annoying. > > Regards, > Ludovic I get your drift, but he is not insulting anyone with his signoff. Honestly, I’m not sure why it bothers people so much. He does plenty else to annoy people. If I was him, I’d actually be peeved. Here I am, stating my opinion, being divisive and argumentative, and all people get irritated over his my signature? ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-changing-someones-name/719736/24 "2015-05-12T19:10:11Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > Is **claddy** an explicit insult? Is **King o’ Clad** an insult? > Granted, that poster is not getting a lot of respect from the rest of the TM, but no one has resorted to **kludgeking** or **cladinignorance**. > Despite the frustration of the other posters, the level of personal hostility has remained low. If **cladking** expressed a desire that his name not be shortened or modified, that would change the situation. If a genuinely insulting name was thrown into the thread it would get Mod noted. > So far, I don’t see it. People I consider board friends call me Skaldy, Rhymey, The, and Teh with some frequency. I’m rarely bothered. ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-changing-someones-name/719736/25 "2015-05-12T19:31:55Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > People I consider board friends call me Skaldy, Rhymey, The, and Teh with some frequency. I’m rarely bothered. But would \*\*Skald the Rimmer \*\*be over the line? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-changing-someones-name/719736/26 "2015-05-12T19:45:26Z")
> [@leftfield6](#): > > But would \*\*Skald the Rimmer \*\*be over the line? 😉 I’m not going to threaten you over this. Figure it’s implied. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-changing-someones-name/719736/27 "2015-05-12T20:04:13Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > But if you call me **Shoddy** , smile. > > Regards, > Shodan Shodan Shodannadanna? Okay, I’ll stop now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-changing-someones-name/719736.md?page=1)