An observation and a request

[OneGrassRoot]

Last edited Thu Oct 6, 2022, 10:58 AM - Edit history (2)

EDIT TO ADD: For those replying who don't seem to grasp my request - Nearly everyone knows what TFG stands for now. Nearly everyone knows what magat (with various capitalizations) means now. Nearly everyone knows who McTurtle is now if they've been on this site for more than a few years.

Maybe as a community stick with one nickname per person? It's the fact that each entity now has new nicknames nearly daily that it becomes a huge problem for some of us.

FINAL EDIT: I think I stumbled upon a key difference for people like me vs others who love DU. I come here for information, not entertainment.

That's why having to try to decipher what is being posted is annoying. The poster might be referring to something I'm keenly interested in and would appreciate their post, if I only knew WTF they were talking about.

For this reason I should get into the habit of frequenting only LBN and Videos, not GD, which is now often filled with posts that used to be meant for the Lounge anyway. It's the quest for information vs entertainment, and that's my problem.

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I look at DU to get a quick read on daily events, as it has always been an excellent aggregator of news and commentary.

I know that, especially online, people have always made up names for people in the public eye whom they dislike, and DU is no different. I do understand not wanting to type/say certain names out loud for any number of reasons.

But it has gotten to the point that so many different made-up, derogatory names are being used that even someone like myself who pays attention has to spend WAY TOO MUCH time and energy trying to figure out who the hell y'all are talking about.

It has gotten ridiculous. Most of us aren't psychic. Can y'all please give more info when you post (a common request), but also maybe cool it with the nicknames that people seem to try to dream up so they can be the cool kid for the day? If you're going to use a nickname, can you put the person or show's more commonly known name in parentheses?

We want more people to be informed, not devolve more and more into junior high behavior day by day. It's really frustrating.

I would truly appreciate it. Thanks for reading and considering this request.