Jimthedog, at this point, I'm guessing that the thread was inadvertently designated as a monitored thread, and that Mr Garg is not inclined to spend his time correcting the designation. Since several people have tried to post on that thread, it seems that there is a discussion to be had. I suggest that you post your message on a new thread, (maybe called "Loanwords from German - the real thread", or something) and get things started for us.

P.S. My Dad used to have a terrific rough-coated collie named Jim. He was named after Jimmy Durante, as a consequence of his schnoz.