[dcw] Name update
Robert Nickerson
r... at omsoft.com
Fri Jul 13 11:21:29 PDT 2012
I could get a x.davis.ca.us domain for any name.
But no one seems to want that these days :)
RAN
On 7/12/2012 11:36 PM, Jeff Tolentino wrote:
> Since there seems to be some debate here, my thinking here is that we
> should do one more vote across the wider group, with only the top five
> selected from the last vote.
>
> That said, there was a lot discussed about different aspects of name
> selection, most notably:
> --Domain name availability
> --Desire to select something soon, so other projects can be worked on
> (like centralizing our activities online)
> --None of the top five names appear to have any funny acronyms or
> unfortunate irregularities, and all five would be workable, (if
> anybody not attending last meeting is seeing anything weird like that,
> please alert the group).
>
> Regarding domain name availability, we did some quick searches online
> during the meeting. We tried different option but for simplicity,
> below is a list of available domains using the each of the top five
> names without spaces (by far, not an exhaustive search, but if you're
> curious about other options, please look them up and share with the
> group).
>
> StrangeAttractor.co
> StrangeAttractor.me
> StrangeAttractor.mobi
> StrangeAttractor.biz
> StrangeAttractor.cc
> StrangeAttractor.xxx
> StrangeAttractor.tv
> StrangeAttractor.ws
> StrangeAttractor.asia
>
> Collabolab.co
> Collabolab.info
> Collabolab.me
> Collabolab.mobi
> Collabolab.us
> Collabolab.biz
> Collabolab.ca
> Collabolab.cc
> Collabolab.xxx
> Collabolab.tv
> Collabolab.ws
> Collabolab.asia
>
> DavisMakerspace.com
> DavisMakerspace.co
> DavisMakerspace.info
> DavisMakerspace.net
> DavisMakerspace.org
> DavisMakerspace.me
> DavisMakerspace.mobi
> DavisMakerspace.us
> DavisMakerspace.biz
> DavisMakerspace.ca
> DavisMakerspace.cc
> DavisMakerspace.xxx
> DavisMakerspace.tv
> DavisMakerspace.ws
> DavisMakerspace.asia
>
> FabFarm.co
> FabFarm.info
> FabFarm.net
> FabFarm.me
> FabFarm.mobi
> FabFarm.us
> FabFarm.biz
> FabFarm.ca
> FabFarm.cc
> FabFarm.xxx
> FabFarm.tv
> FabFarm.ws*FabFarm.asia
>
> SparkGap.me
> SparkGap.mobi
> SparkGap.us
> SparkGap.ca
> SparkGap.xxx
> SparkGap.ws
> SparkGap.asia
>
>
> --- On *Thu, 7/12/12, Robert McMurry /<remc... at gmail.com>/* wrote:
> *
>
> *
> From: Robert McMurry <remc... at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [dcw] Name update
> To: davis-commun... at googlegroups.com
> Date: Thursday, July 12, 2012, 5:53 PM
>
> *
>
> *fellow hacker/maker/creators,*
>
> *i personally would prefer any of those other names over the
> current davis makerspace. if we want to attract the creative we
> should name ourselves creatively... to have "davis" in our name is
> redundant in my opinion .... makerspace is similarly blah. i
> would opt for a more creative name with davis makersspace in the
> tagline. like "ignitors; a davis makerspace since 2012" o
> whatever oher name we choose. I'm continually haunted that we
> chose DBC (Davis bike collctive) as our official title for the non
> profit since moving from the Davis Bike Church (also DBC as is
> davis bike club). i am so gald we named the shop Bike Forth ...
> while confusing it is much better than what could have been. *
>
> *I belive the same is true for us. i would much rather explain
> our position till it is so well known it needs no explaination
> rather than having a blah blah name that doesn't inspire those
> that might have otherwise been inspired.*
>
> *~REM*
>
> *On Jul 12, 2012 10:05 PM, "Steve Edberg"
> <edb... at edberg-online.com
> </mc/compose?to=edb... at edberg-online.com>> wrote:
> *
>
> *I missed most of the last meeting, but herewith, my 2c:
>
> While I initially started out liking the more descriptive
> names, the
> more I thought about it the more I gravitated towards the more
> dynamic-sounding names, eg Ignitor. I'm fine with the process
> we went
> through to come up with Davis Makerspace, but I'm also amenable to
> reconsidering if there is a significant objection. One other
> alternative
> would be to use another name as a tagline...eg, Davis Makerspace -
> Igniting Curiosity since 2012! (or, Attracting the Strange since
> 2012...Farming the Fab since 2012...etc).
>
> As a reminder, the results of the first round voting (from
> http://daviswiki.org/Davis_Community_Workshop/Goals_and_Projects)
> are:
>
> Strange Attractor
> Collabolab
> Davis Makerspace
> Fab Farm
> Spark Gap
>
> And one can browse The Big List at
>
> http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/List_of_ALL_Hacker_Spaces
>
> - steve
>
> On 7/12/2012 11:55 AM, Jeff Tolentino wrote:
> > There was some talk about this at the last meeting. There were
> > generally 2 camps, those favoring a more descriptive, less
> > creative name; and those favoring a more creative, less
> descriptive name.
> >
> > In general, there was a larger majority of those favoring more
> > descriptive, less creative. The main reasons put forth was
> that it was
> > very easy to communicate to new people interested in joining
> (Davis
> > Makerspace would be much more recognizable and wouldn't
> require much
> > further explaination), and that domain space was easy to
> get. (Please
> > chime in if there were more reasons.)
> >
> > That said, a lot of people in both camps could appreciate
> the merits of
> > the other side. Further discussion should be considered.
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> > --- On *Thu, 7/12/12, Robert McMurry /<remc... at gmail.com
> </mc/compose?to=remc... at gmail.com>>/* wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: Robert McMurry <remc... at gmail.com
> </mc/compose?to=remc... at gmail.com>>
> > Subject: Re: [dcw] Name update
> > To: davis-commun... at googlegroups.com
> </mc/compose?to=davis-commun... at googlegroups.com>
> > Date: Thursday, July 12, 2012, 11:03 AM
> >
> > hey happy hacker of creative awesomeness,
> > I feel strongly that the actual location should have a
> more catchy
> > name ... that is fine for the domain name in my opinion,
> but it is
> > very blah in my opinion and i would prefer a random pick
> from the
> > list over this name .... it is like saying lets make a
> vehicle and
> > then making a car ... the most easy and already
> established vehicle
> > in america ( in davis perhaps making a diamond frame
> bike is more
> > appropriate for this metephor). This seems like a
> computer listened
> > in on the name discussion and picked a name based on
> keywords and
> > picked what got said most. that is all for my rant .. i
> was not
> > there so hard or me to complain but i prefer almost any
> name on the
> > list over this one.
> > Robbie
> > On Jul 12, 2012 5:36 AM, "Jordan Van Aalsburg"
> > <jordan.va... at gmail.com
> </mc/compose?to=jordan.va... at gmail.com>
> >
> <http://us.mc1801.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=jordan.vanaalsburg@gmail.com>>
> > wrote:
> >
> > Fellow Makers-
> >
> > At the last meeting we came to a consensus regarding
> a name.
> >
> > We are now (semi) officially the...
> > wait for it...
> >
> > Davis Makerspace.
> >
> > There were some in attendance (myself included) who
> preferred a
> > less literal name. However, in the end, we all
> agreed that this
> > name would make things much easier (obtaining a
> domain name for
> > example). If you were not able to attend and are
> strongly
> > opposed to the name let's discuss it in this thread.
> If there
> > are no objections we will make it official at the
> next meeting
> > and begin work on fun stuff like registering a
> domain name and
> > setting up a website.
> >
> > -Jordan
> > --
>
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