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 Please leave your message by creating a new section below. [[User:Pumpkinking0192|Pumpkinking0192]] ([[User talk:Pumpkinking0192|talk]]) 06:55, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
+== Burmy ==
+I should've explained myself better, but that's quite hard in the edit box! My intention was not "wormy" as in "worm-like", but as in "infested with and home of a worm". Wormy could also mean weak and untrustworthy (as in Burmy being the first stage of evolution, and weak), but I imagine it as in Burmy burrowing into nearby materials to create a cloak. I will to defer to you though, as I do not intend an edit war, and these name origin sections are quite subjective also, so my opinion does not automatically trump yours.
+While we are at it though, do you know what is meant by "brr" or "burr"? I imagine "brr" is because it wears a cloak so that it doesn't get cold, but that might be stretching the name origin thing. As for "burr", I don't know... it is not made of metal, and as far as I can tell, it is not known to stick to passersby, like the velcro burdock plant. With that one I feel like I'm missing something... -[[User:Uncleben85|Uncleben85]] ([[User talk:Uncleben85|talk]]) 06:28, 5 February 2017 (UTC)
+:I'm not really convinced by either "infested with worms," "home of a worm," or "weak and untrustworthy." I prefer to err on the side of excluding tenuous origins. For that matter, I don't really like "brr" or "burr" either, so I wouldn't argue if you wanted to get rid of them — I left them mostly out of inertia. As for what's meant by them, the talk page has some discussion, [[Talk:Burmy#Brr, Bur and Burr|including in this section]]. I don't find the arguments there very convincing, but it is what it is. [[User:Pumpkinking0192|Pumpkinking0192]] ([[User talk:Pumpkinking0192|talk]]) 07:05, 5 February 2017 (UTC)
+::Thanks Pumpkinking. I'll make a section on the Talk page and see what sort of consensus there is. -[[User:Uncleben85|Uncleben85]] ([[User talk:Uncleben85|talk]]) 07:11, 5 February 2017 (UTC)