Characters nicknames WAS : Re: Sirius and jail

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 167601

> justcarol67 wrote:
> > Carol, who hopes JW will forgive her for saying that she's 
almost as
> > tired of "Shesezso" as of "Snapey-poo" (the term, that is, not 
Snape
> > himself)
> 
> Bart:
> 	I think that I might be guilty of starting the "Snapey-poo" 
stuff; when 
> I delurked again a few months ago, I didn't want to bother looking 
up 
> the names of characters, so I started just using cutesie (and 
easier to 
> spell) nicknames. I was, by no means, the first here to use 
nicknames, 
> but it seems to have increased greatly since I've started.

Alla:

Okay, I am speaking for myself and for myself only, but last time I 
checked the posting rules any character nicknames, good or bad are 
fair game. 

So, please. Snapey-poo ( which I happen to not like much, but would 
not dream of telling anybody not to use), Greasy git ( which is my 
favorite at the moment), what else is there?  DoubleDumb? Please, 
carry on, I would say.  What is Harry called by those who do not 
like him? Brat? STOOPID?  Characters feelings cannot be hurt, I 
think. 

I mean, I certainly feel for my favorite characters sometimes, when 
they are called names, I think many of us attached to their 
favorites, but just as I would not **dare** of telling other people 
not to call my favorites names, I would **not** take well to anybody 
telling me not to call the characters I dislike names.

So, no Bart, I do not think that you are **guilty** of anything at 
all.

Besides, characters are being called nicknames in canon often 
enough, no?

"Potty" is canon, Greasy git is canon as well, etc, etc. If we can 
invent more, more power to us, I would say :)

JMO,

Alla, who is stressing that she is speaking as a list member 
**only** on this one.