Wandering Mutant Society?
[edit] Heh, wanderingmutants.social appears to be free.
Wandering Mutant Society?
[edit] Heh, wanderingmutants.social appears to be free.
Donāt name it after me. I donāt deserve it.
Also, though I tend rationalist, I have just enough animism in my hindbrain to see that as a curse. I have a ā¦ ermā¦ complicated relationship with water not for immediate consumption. The reason Iām good at plumbing is not because I enjoy it, and the reason I now live on a mountain, more than 1000 miles from the closest beach, is not entirely because I got a good research gig.
I like that a lot more than the nautical theme. It makes sense for the siteās name to reflect, in some way, whatās unique about its structure and organization.
Iāve also been thinking in terms of:
1.) Learned societies, secret clubs, public fora of antiquity
2.) Absurdist names that add flavor but not specificity
3.) Out-groups besides mutants (thereās a site called āDangerous Mindsā - something like that)
4.) Lost or hidden places; words that evoke curiosity by themselves (like āhieroglyphicsā and ācaligariā)
The most important criteria for me is how well the name would stimulate the interest of a hypothetical outsider. For this reason, Iād argue that lounge/cafe based names need something extra to avoid feeling generic (caligari.cafe is available).
croak and dagger?
I got nothing. Ooo, wait. Numbers Station? Nah, still got nothing. Carry on.
Thatās definitely thinking in the right direction.
I had a thought along the lines of Croatoan (the likely place where Roanoke went) or Brigadoonā¦ but I really like NumbersStation.
I do like the potential of Numbers Station
We could get something like spe.akeasy.club
for pennies
Crotoan is pretty cool.
OK (as if I had a say). I was just amused by the āAnneā coincidence.
Fiddlerās Green is not exclusively nautical, but has some nautical connotations.
Wikipedia says:
In 19th-century maritime folklore it was a kind of afterlife for sailors who have served at least 50 years at sea.
http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/ is already taken, but maybe for the regulars-only areas of the site?
Cockaigne is roughly the equivalent.
Yeah I kinda burned myself out on HMS variationsā¦
Wood arose biennial therein amiss snail sew tweet?
Annexia.
Michael. Michael.What is it, Cary? Are we there yet?
Almost, Michael. But I guess itās about time for our William Tell routine.
Sure, Cary.
[Michael places a glass on his head][gunshot rings out]
Welcomeā¦ to Annexia.
I Will never Tell!
ten.year.band
Hms mutie mcmuteface?
OtherBBS. Ā
Are we about ready to tourney these names?
Here are my two decision making proposals:
I think we need to move on this. The longer we sit on it, the bigger the risk of a Cease and Desist, and principles donāt always hold up well in the face of anger.