Starter List Of Nickel Varieties & Errors.

I agree with that statement, but would like to mention a few other reasons names have been added. Among the first so named errors were the Bar Nickel and Bie Cent. These errors were named by leading numismatists to promote interest in our hobby. They produced very positive results because they provided the novice collector easy recognition of certain errors in circulation.
Some of the modern day names are Floating Roof, Cracked Skulls, Prisoner Cents, Bee Hives - the list goes on. Not only do they add interest to our hobby, they are also excellent identifiers. Even the semi-seasoned hobbyist correlates terms like Spiked Heads with Die Cracks, Trail Dies with Die Gouges, and so on. If you really think about it, everything in our hobby is named, even the coveted Doubled Die.
The names that stick, are eventually incorporated in a website or book. It is then that they are more widely accepted. One day there will be categorization of all of the popular named errors. The would-be opportunist giving "cutsie" names solely for the purpose of drumming up a profit, is rarely creative enough to produce a name that will stick, and usually unsuccessful.

Yes sir you are definitely a purist, all the way to the bone. I like the good die state in Bu too. I guess where we differ is I also like a nice Prisoner Cent or such.