Posted by Dinah on July 13, 2009, at 11:15:30
In reply to Re: Respectfully declined (nm) » henrietta, posted by Dr. Bob on July 13, 2009, at 11:02:59
My understanding is that registering is effectively doing no more than reserving, by registering, your posting name.
Dr. Bob would not be so foolish as to count all names registered as current participants of babble, since so many have moved on, and some have reregistered.
I think it could be rather confusing if the names were released for general use by reregistering them. I've always liked the name Henrietta, but I imagine it would be confusing to those looking through the archives if I decided I liked that name better than Dinah and took it once it was available.
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