Game Theory For Baby Names

[Ifreann]

why would I want to influence what a baby's name would be?

Because you were bitten by a radioactive money spider and now you can only think in terms of spending money.

[Galloism]

why would I want to influence what a baby's name would be?

Because you were bitten by a radioactive money spider and now you can only think in terms of spending money.

Hey look, money spiders.

[Fartsniffage]

why would I want to influence what a baby's name would be? I'm not spending a single cent for the kid to be named Richard.

You say that now, but my cousin has 2 kids names Tom and Harry. You better believe I'd pay for a third to be called Richard...

[Trumptonium]

What?

'Time limit' for naming a child goes from a minimum of 6 months in Australia to a maximum of never receiving a legal name in Germany.

My dad was named almost a full year after his birth.

42 days in the UK, albeit the fines are so small for not following this guideline that it's basically forever.

I can't find any relevant information about a federal US law regarding naming customs, so I can only assume it is your own discretion as well, so long as you aren't rushing to get a Social Security number. I bet the Amish can survive from cradle to grave with no legal name.

A few pointers first:

The US is a federal government so the states have way more power than in the UK or Poland
Theoretically each state sets its own naming requirements, however because social security is mandatory at birth all naming limits are generally at birth to just a few days after

Social Security is mandatory and automatic. You have to fill out an exemption form before your kid is born if you don't want a social security number, however exemptions are extremely rare.

So like I said earlier, around here it's generally at birth or before it.

And what happens if you don't get a social security number for your child.

[Galloism]

A few pointers first:

The US is a federal government so the states have way more power than in the UK or Poland
Theoretically each state sets its own naming requirements, however because social security is mandatory at birth all naming limits are generally at birth to just a few days after

Social Security is mandatory and automatic. You have to fill out an exemption form before your kid is born if you don't want a social security number, however exemptions are extremely rare.

So like I said earlier, around here it's generally at birth or before it.

And what happens if you don't get a social security number for your child.

You can't claim them on your taxes.

[Ethel mermania]

100 dollars american. sig. Can't insult anyone or be obscene.

Seems rather... pricey. Is this a better or worse deal?

Depends on who you are marketing too. If NationStates posters are your target, clearly me. If you are looking for semi-afffl8unt gamblers, go with the Atlantic City pedicabs.

[Community Values]

why would I want to influence what a baby's name would be? I'm not spending a single cent for the kid to be named Richard.

You only have an incentive to influence things that interest you. No interest? No incentive. No influence. Are you interested in making sure that some baby has the most useful name? If not, then you'd have absolutely no incentive to influence the baby's name.

What if no one invests?

[Xerographica]

You only have an incentive to influence things that interest you. No interest? No incentive. No influence. Are you interested in making sure that some baby has the most useful name? If not, then you'd have absolutely no incentive to influence the baby's name.

What if no one invests?

Then the actual demand for all the potential names will be unseen and unknown.

[Xerographica]

Seems rather... pricey. Is this a better or worse deal?

Depends on who you are marketing too. If NationStates posters are your target, clearly me. If you are looking for semi-afffl8unt gamblers, go with the Atlantic City pedicabs.

You should start a website where people can list and rent signature space. Let me know if you need a hand coming up with the most useful domain name.

[The Holy Therns]

Depends on who you are marketing too. If NationStates posters are your target, clearly me. If you are looking for semi-afffl8unt gamblers, go with the Atlantic City pedicabs.

You should start a website where people can list and rent signature space. Let me know if you need a hand coming up with the most useful domain name.

Why don't you do it yourself?

[Xerographica]

why would I want to influence what a baby's name would be?

Because you were bitten by a radioactive money spider and now you can only think in terms of spending money.

I know your username but your avatar is throwing me off. Didn't it use to be more... warm and fuzzy?

Any chance that you'd be interested in renting me your avatar space? If so, how much would you charge for one week?

[Xerographica]

You should start a website where people can list and rent signature space. Let me know if you need a hand coming up with the most useful domain name.

Why don't you do it yourself?

Why don't we do it together?

[The Holy Therns]

Why don't you do it yourself?

Why don't we do it together?

You're the one who thinks it should be done. I'm not. I'm willing to take a wild guess that Ethel isn't either.

So why don't you?

[Xerographica]

Why don't we do it together?

You're the one who thinks it should be done. I'm not. I'm willing to take a wild guess that Ethel isn't either.

So why don't you?

Ethel is interested in renting her signature space. Why wouldn't she be interested in starting a website where people can list and rent signature space?

Who is going to bother renting their signature space? People who need the money. They need the money for food, rent and tuition. Why wouldn't you want to help start a website where people could exchange their signature space for food, rent and tuition? Why wouldn't you be down for the cause?

[Reploid Productions]

Any chance that you'd be interested in renting me your avatar space? If so, how much would you charge for one week?

Noooot sure if serious or just using as an example for the sake of the argument, but quick reminder that users actually engaging in this would be violating the site rules pertaining to commercialism, particularly the bit about selling accounts. (Though not explicitly worded as such, selling/renting forum sigs, nation fields, region names/WFEs/dispatches/etc would still run firmly afoul of this.)


~Evil Forum Empress Rep Prod the Ninja Mod
~She who wields the Banhammer; master of the mighty moderation no-dachi Kiritateru Teikoku

[The Holy Therns]

You're the one who thinks it should be done. I'm not. I'm willing to take a wild guess that Ethel isn't either.

So why don't you?

Ethel is interested in renting her signature space. Why wouldn't she be interested in starting a website where people can list and rent signature space?

Who is going to bother renting their signature space? People who need the money. They need the money for food, rent and tuition. Why wouldn't you want to help start a website where people could exchange their signature space for food, rent and tuition? Why wouldn't you be down for the cause?

Ethel's a he. And offered you a deal, he didn't declare a business model as far as I know. If you think this is a thing that people need, why don't you start it?

[The Holy Therns]

Any chance that you'd be interested in renting me your avatar space? If so, how much would you charge for one week?

Noooot sure if serious or just using as an example for the sake of the argument, but quick reminder that users actually engaging in this would be violating the site rules pertaining to commercialism, particularly the bit about selling accounts. (Though not explicitly worded as such, selling/renting forum sigs, nation fields, region names/WFEs/dispatches/etc would still run firmly afoul of this.)


~Evil Forum Empress Rep Prod the Ninja Mod
~She who wields the Banhammer; master of the mighty moderation no-dachi Kiritateru Teikoku

I was assuming we were still just discussing a thought exercise.

[Ifreann]

Because you were bitten by a radioactive money spider and now you can only think in terms of spending money.

I know your username but your avatar is throwing me off. Didn't it use to be more... warm and fuzzy?

Yes.

Any chance that you'd be interested in renting me your avatar space?

No.

[Xerographica]

Any chance that you'd be interested in renting me your avatar space? If so, how much would you charge for one week?

Noooot sure if serious or just using as an example for the sake of the argument, but quick reminder that users actually engaging in this would be violating the site rules pertaining to commercialism, particularly the bit about selling accounts. (Though not explicitly worded as such, selling/renting forum sigs, nation fields, region names/WFEs/dispatches/etc would still run firmly afoul of this.)

What's the best way to determine the usefulness of a rule... voting or spending or diktat?

[Reploid Productions]

Noooot sure if serious or just using as an example for the sake of the argument, but quick reminder that users actually engaging in this would be violating the site rules pertaining to commercialism, particularly the bit about selling accounts. (Though not explicitly worded as such, selling/renting forum sigs, nation fields, region names/WFEs/dispatches/etc would still run firmly afoul of this.)

What's the best way to determine the usefulness of a rule... voting or spending or diktat?

On Nationstates, "Max and/or [violet] says so."

[Xerographica]

Ethel is interested in renting her signature space. Why wouldn't she be interested in starting a website where people can list and rent signature space?

Who is going to bother renting their signature space? People who need the money. They need the money for food, rent and tuition. Why wouldn't you want to help start a website where people could exchange their signature space for food, rent and tuition? Why wouldn't you be down for the cause?

Ethel's a he. And offered you a deal, he didn't declare a business model as far as I know. If you think this is a thing that people need, why don't you start it?

Maybe I'm a traditionalist but I personally wouldn't spend much money for a he to have a her name. I can't wait until everybody is digitized. Then we will all be "it". I'm a bit underwhelmed by the new season of Black Mirror.

Sure I can start the website by myself. I can do a lot of things by myself. But what can I do individually that can't be done better collaboratively?

[Neutraligon]

What's the best way to determine the usefulness of a rule... voting or spending or diktat?

On Nationstates, "Max and/or [violet] says so."

Aren't dictatorships fun!

[Allanea]

Have you ever been responsible for helping to choose a baby's name? If so, how was the decision made? Was it made by voting? If so, this would explain why so many people have stupid names...

Boaty McBoatface. That was the name chosen by the British public when asked to name a new scientific research vessel in April 2016. And of course, it was. It’s funny! You see, when you ask a lot of people for input on a topic that is not that important to them you’ll get a great deal of silly inputs. — Aran Rees, The stupidity of crowds

?

But the underlying assumption is not true, here.

Most people do not have stupid names, ther'es nothing inherently dumb about naming someone 'Bruce', 'Sheila', or 'Catherine', or even some strange name (unless, I suppose, they're literally named Adolph McKillJews Hitler).

Moreover, there's nothing wrong with Boaty McBoatface.

[The Holy Therns]

Ethel's a he. And offered you a deal, he didn't declare a business model as far as I know. If you think this is a thing that people need, why don't you start it?

Maybe I'm a traditionalist but I personally wouldn't spend much money for a he to have a her name. I can't wait until everybody is digitized. Then we will all be "it". I'm a bit underwhelmed by the new season of Black Mirror.

Sure I can start the website by myself. I can do a lot of things by myself. But what can I do individually that can't be done better collaboratively?

...It's a username. Or are you trying to imply you're actually named Xerographica?

[Ifreann]

Maybe I'm a traditionalist but I personally wouldn't spend much money for a he to have a her name. I can't wait until everybody is digitized. Then we will all be "it". I'm a bit underwhelmed by the new season of Black Mirror.

Sure I can start the website by myself. I can do a lot of things by myself. But what can I do individually that can't be done better collaboratively?

...It's a username. Or are you trying to imply you're actually named Xerographica?

So your first name isn't "The"?