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For those interested in this from a nonprofit perspective, I did an interview with W3C’s recently departed CEO, Jeff Jaffe, last year to discuss the organization’s thinking around this move: https://associationsnow.com/2022/08/world-wide-web-consortiu...

(Jaffe left the organization in December: https://www.w3.org/blog/news/archives/9776)

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Jeff… Jaffe?

Not every parent holds their child's best interest higher than a potential joke. Not every country has mechanisms to stop it...

Having a funny name is only a problem when you're dealing with bullies. In other situtions, having a memorable name can be an advantage.

Only if your school has any kids who would bully. Seems safe then /s

I prefer to not let assholes influence my choices. Besides, a different name would not stop the bullies from being bullies. Perhaps they would pick on someone else, but I don't see that as much better. Better to deal with the bullies directly rather than trying to work around them, even if that seems harder at first.

A very courageous stance when somebody else bears the consequences.

Let's give some of the kids joke names, and if they have a bad time, blame society. Let's give them access to guns, too, 'murica. Gotta commit to what you wish is right and ignore the evidence.

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