What's in a name?

[TobinL]

HAARP?
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[Kimmo]

Oh yeah?  

[ChuckV]

Is there any way we can fit Banana or Rob Ford in there?

Cory may still have the trademark on Banana, but I think we can claim Rob Ford.

[LockeCJ]

bbs.thisisntevenourfinal.space, another $4.

temporary.site was my first choice, but it was a premium domain.

This should be reasonably litigation resistant, and it’s clear that it’s no keeper.

Let me reiterate that I alone chose the name happymutants.space, based on the fact that many members of Boing Boing refer to themselves as Happy Mutants. Although I was previously aware of Happy Mutants LLC, I had forgotten about that when choosing a domain name. I did not perform adequate due diligence to avoid this, and for that I am genuinely sorry.

My current plan is to transition the site to the new domain as quickly as possible, while trying to minimize any service outages that may occur. I’ll make an announcement prior to the switchover, and then set bbs.elsewhere.cafe to redirect to bbs.thisisntevenourfinal.space.

Once we are firmly established at the new domain. I will reach out to the authors, admins, and publisher of Boing Boing and offer to transfer ownership of the happymutants.space to them. If they accept, that will be the end of it. If they decline, I’ll probably either point it to bbs.boingboing.net or to nothing at all. Also, if I retain ownership, I’ll let the domain expire after one year.

This should resolve any issues, and give us plenty of time to come up with a new identity.

Also, and this is a very small matter, but regardless of any funding model we end up using, all of the money that I have spent on these two domains ($8) will only ever come from my own pocket. It would be unfair to ask you to contribute to the costs when you have had no part of the decision making process.

Thank you for your continued support, and please let me know what you think.

[crawlspace]

please let me know what you think

It’s more like a passphrase than a domain name.

ME IN THREE DAYS: Um, bbs.notevenourfinalspace.com? Was that it?

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[CZAnne]

Okay, we will all buy you a beverage of your choice at some point. Your kidneys and/or liver may file a restraining order against you, but again with the thank you. It’s a no harm-no foul in reality, nothing to be apologized for.

[waetherman]

All of those are taken. While thisisntevenourfinal.space might be cumbersome, if nothing else it motivates us to find something else quickly.

[Haystack]

Once we are firmly established at the new domain. I will reach out to the authors, admins, and publisher of Boing Boing and offer to transfer ownership of the happymutants.space to them.

Sure you want to inform them that we’re starting our own site? You could just park the domain and let it expire.

[Nightflyer]

I agree that caution may be warranted… but then again, the Owl was the one who suggested it in the first place, how can be blame us for going through with it? insert shrug gif here

For some reason, “the Waywards’ Refuge” popped into my head last night. It could either stand as is, or be modified (“the Wayward [Mutants’] Refuge.”) It’s probably too fancy and too long for the site, but I thought I’d throw it in there.

[Haystack]

It’s not that I’m afraid of their wrath; it’s just kind of an awkward way to make it known to them.

Announcing that we’ve abducted Jackhammer Jill and are holding her for ransom would be my vote — “Hey, we started our own site, but don’t worry it’s all in good fun.”

[waetherman]

the Owl was the one who suggested it in the first place

?

Neil Patrick Harris, Danny Glover, Nicolas Cage

[Nightflyer]

I seem to remember him saying something along the lines of “if you don’t like the way we run the site why don’t you go off and start your own.” I can’t remember where he said it and Search isn’t helping me find it.

[waetherman]

I was really hoping you remembered him saying “if you don’t like the way we run this site, go start your own happy mutant site…”

[tinoesroho]

It was in lounge welcome thread. I can thaw the archive and find the quote… I’ll have to retype it by hand, however.

[teknocholer]

…the Owl was the one who suggested it in the first place, how can be blame us for going through with it?

An argument worthy, in its disingenuousness, of the Petulant Owl himself.

Kudos

[tinoesroho]

One of the authors popped into a PM thread to say hi, so they got invited here. While the others may not be aware of it at this point, some will probably think it amusing (Cory) or befuddling.

[Nightflyer]

…the Owl was the one who suggested it in the first place, how can be blame us for going through with it?

An argument worthy, in its disingenuousness, of the Petulant Owl himself.

Kudos

Um, was that a compliment???

[Cynical]

So um, @honeybunches, do you foresee this being a problem in the immediate future? BB doesn’t seem particularly litigious but a lot of weird stuff has happened in the last few weeks and it’s difficult to judge the mood from an outsider’s perspective…

[honeybunches]

I shudder to imagine the utter dragging we would get if we trademark smacked fans for having the term in a domain – it’s not even a registered trademark!? I’ll ask

[teknocholer]

Um, was that a compliment???

Absolutely.