What's in a name?

[tekna]

Elsewhere

I agree, it has poetry and feels good. Can it work without the HMS? Should it be paired with something?

Subtitle: Some other place, somewhere, some other time.

[Kimmo]

I really like Adhocracy too; especially if the organisation style we end up going with reflects that kind of vibe.

ETA: Adhocracy.pub.

[RAvery]

Unfortunately Nutopia has been taken.

http://www.nutopia.com/about

[crawlspace]

something adjacent to @teknocholer’s suggestion of salons, coffeehouses, and penny universities

something like cafeattheendoftheworld.org, I could really get behind that, since it works in the sense of “cafe society” and enlightenment salons, plus a certain learned, cynical outlook

GoDaddy.com says antimatter.cafe is available.

[Kimmo]

I also like elsewhere; it’s a great reference to the origin, but also stands alone just fine.

Elsewhere.cafe, elsewhere.zone

[ChickieD]

Wayward by itself is interesting

[ChickieD]

Wayward.cafe ?

[tekna]

Elsewhere.cafe

Ooo! Ooo! I like this one.

(And Crosstime Saloon. No wait, that last bit has been used.)

[ChickieD]

or maybe wayword.cafe

[Kimmo]

Endoftheworld.cafe

[enceladus]

Both endoftheworld.cafe and worldsend.cafe are available at namecheap for $6.88/yr.

[crawlspace]

I will review the current suggestions and put them in to a poll

It is possible to post a “single choice” poll or a “multiple choice” poll.

Would a multiple-choice poll be better for producing a consensus result that nobody hates?

maybe I should wait to see the poll before worrying about it

[Daveb]

Income source sorted then.

[strokeybeard]

“The Adhocracy”

Bear in mind that I lifted this from Cory Doctorow (Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom), so I don’t know legally, or whether Cory would be okay with it.

@honeybunches, is there any way of checking with Cory or should we just assume it’s a non-starter?

[tinoesroho]

Considering there are companies named after things in JRR Tolkien’s works, I think legally it would be fine. I can send an email asking for his blessing, though!

[waetherman]

Cory didn’t invent the word. Anyway, a word can’t really be copyrighted. Trademarked, perhaps, but that’s a whole 'nother thing.

[LockeCJ]

Just a quick note to thank everyone for their thoughtful suggestions.

I don’t want to put my thumb on the scale. I’ll just vote with everyone else.

I’m not sure where else to put this, but this experience has reminded me a bit of this:

We Bought a Zoo (2011) - IMDb

I mean that in the best possible way, I assure you.

[garymon]

So far Elsewhere is my favorite.

[honeybunches]

He wouldn’t mind, I’m sure. I would just email him. doctorow@craphound.com

[waetherman]

I think I’ve got a way to start processing all these suggestions, but it ain’t pretty. I think I need to be able to make a wiki to do it. Is there a way to do that, @LockeCJ?