Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-5488183-20180625142901

It appears as though we're getting a lot of nicknames being added which are... Really not nicknames at all.

To clarify, a nickname is only to be added when it's used as a nickname, and not to describe someone casually. Examples:

"The noise that is a young elephant, monkey and antelope."

^This quote by Rafiki is a good example of something that is not a nickname. He's describing them to the Lion Guard. He's not actually calling them by that name.

"Excellent question, young hippo. "

^Here, Rafiki is directly addressing Beshte with this name. It counts as a nickname.

" You do take after your father, don't you?"

^Zira is stating a fact, she's not calling him father herself. This isn't a nickname.

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