Including the fact that an increasing number of people don’t want a reminder of what once was but is no longer. Do we want to be forever defined by there, or become our own self?
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Naughty, naughty…
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But till the sea shall make an end, I wage
War on the mightiest men under the skies
And now they are fallen or fled. Age after age
Light is man’s love and lighter is man’s rage
His purpose drifts and dies [Yeats, Wanderings of Oisin].
In the poem Oisin is unable to escape from his warlike past (and ends up losing Niamh the Fair and having to put up with a lecture from that tedious bore St. Patrick).
I agree. Time to escape from the old battles.
Let us bring the New World into existence, but not to redress the balance of the Old.
I would suggest it be referred to as BoingBoing. No euphemism needed unless someone is worried about search engines.
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This is entirely the issue I have with Elsewhere as a name (and [s]one/s have explained elsewhere in here, though I think I’ve been won over on that particular case) - and very cogently put.
On the third hand, I’m aware that shared terms are a part of group culture, and find it easier to use than that ‘Boing Boing BBS’ (to refer specifically to the board, rather than the front end, or the whole thing) and actually less snarky than BBBBS feels, somehow.
Either way, I’m mellow. It’s a good point, and how the initial group of merry mutants here will decide to refer to from whence we came, will evolve. And it might just be an unexpected moment of peace, but I’ll be happy with either, as long as it’s not snide and derogatory.
Your point of rising above the crud, as far as one is able, is still very well made.
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I’m okay with Elsewhere as a name, but I know others have issues with it due to stuff that went on at The Other Place*. I think we ought to be picking a name fairly soon, though.
*I like The Other Place as a euphemism, it works equally well from both sides.
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That’s my issue with Elsewhere, too. On the other hand, in and of itself, Elsewhere is pretty damn awesome. The baggage on it has a sour taste in my mouth, though, to mix a few metaphors.
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That’s exactly why I’m using it. I’ve used that same terminology to talk about yet another BBS in yet a third place slightly subtly for, well, years now I think of it? 
So that’s why I’ve been doing it: It’s somewhat habitual, linguistic (semantic?) fun! 
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Can this monologue (1:40) be our manifesto? I like manifestoes.
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How about The Breakfast Club? I’m only half-serious, but really.
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I suspect that those associations will wear off with time. I just wish we had better TLD options. If it wins we’ll also have to think about how to style it so that we don’t come across as a travel blog.
Yes. I think two weeks is long enough for everyone who is interested to vote. This is becoming a real bottleneck.
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I know, late to the game, and I like a few existing options. I also wonder about Milliways.cafe as that would make us the coffee shop at the end of the universe, and that would be my last meal of choice.
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Is there another admin who would care to pick up the baton, since this thread is now over a month old?
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Does taking the top 4 seem reasonable? I’d ask for a vote, but you know…
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I don’t think anyone would argue with that. I’d personally recommend limiting the voting period to two weeks, since we’ll still need to vote on the final two, and then the TLDs, which would give us at least six more weeks of voting.
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I have no right to vote, having been absent for more than six weeks. Also, I voted for “end of the world” because I listened to a podcast today about climate change that nearly drove me to doomsday prepper status.
Anyway, whatever this place is called, I’m glad it’s here.
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I disagree. Everyone who is a user here is entitled to vote, even someone who just joined. This is no heinleinesque “Service guarantees citizenship” nonsense.
Something brought you back after 6 weeks, and I’m glad you’re here now.
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Votes for everyone!
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