Talk:Name-dropping

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Is it really necessary to have this entire paragraph based on hip-hop? It strikes me that just about every social group involves a certain level of name-dropping, whether or not they're featured on MTV.

[edit] Pros and cons of names-dropping

If Wikipedia is to endorse its policy of NPOV, surely this artilce should consider pros as well as cons of names-dropping. It is true that names-dropping is often seen as something negative, but surely a case could be made that it makes conversation more interesting. ACEO 18:39, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

If it's done in an interesting, informative, or sincere way, one could argue that it's no longer merely name-dropping, it's just good conversational skills. The linked article about "why it's OK to name-drop" has some good examples of artful name-dropping, and how one can get the positive effects of conversationally associating yourself with Important Persons without getting stigmatized as a name-dropper. Silarius 16:13, 7 September 2006 (UTC)