What's in a name?

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I had a thought along the lines of Croatoan (the likely place where Roanoke went) or Brigadoon… but I really like NumbersStation.

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I do like the potential of Numbers Station

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We could get something like spe.akeasy.club for pennies

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Crotoan is pretty cool.

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OK (as if I had a say). I was just amused by the “Anne” coincidence.

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Fiddler’s 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.

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Yeah I kinda burned myself out on HMS variations…

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Wood arose biennial therein amiss snail sew tweet?

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Annexia.

Michael. Michael.

What is it, Cary? Are we there yet?

Almost, Michael. But I guess it’s about time for our William Tell routine.

Sure, Cary.
[Michael places a glass on his head]

[gunshot rings out]

Welcome… to Annexia.

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I Will never Tell!

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SafeThread

Oclophobics.us

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ten.year.band

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Hms mutie mcmuteface?

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OtherBBS.  

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Are we about ready to tourney these names?

Here are my two decision making proposals:

  1. Anything that has at least three likes makes it into the tourney. Everyone gets 5 votes. Top 5 of those goes into a jungle primary, which closes 36 hours after it opens. If any one of those gets a clear majority (supermajority?), that one is the new name. If not, top two go on to the final match, with a 24 hour voting period.
  2. Instant runoff voting, starting again with any suggestion with at least three likes. Rank them for yourself, with a No Award level. Voting lasts for 48 hours, then we’re done.

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 don’t always hold up well in the face of anger.

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I reckon you can’t hurry a good name. IMO a couple more days would help.

Eh?

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Happy Mutants is trademarked.

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Ah. I kinda like how that’s sorta giving the finger; it’d almost be hypocritical for BB to make with a cease and desist, given the history of attitudes to such stuff.

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I’m sensitive to that, but this is a big decision that will have a long term influence on what the site can (and cannot) become. I think it’s worthwhile to take the time to come up with more options that we’re truly enthusiastic about.

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Emergent forum.

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