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Re: Change the name [message #163441 is a reply to message #20259]

Mon, 01 November 2010 18:17

Wild_Cat
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I am reviving this since the subject is still topical and Frank said you don't care about the name.
There are quite a few nice arguments and proofs for this already spoken above, please read them.
People still don't know this software and it's still the best, and the name association with FOOD haven't changed nor it's being a good or relevant association such a wonderful piece of software (who knows FUD stands for Fast Uncompromising Discussions? I just read it somewhere by accident!). I'd like very much your software to receive a better credit and knowledge in the online community and a good name is an important tool in this regard!

There are a few suggestions listed above. I thought I didn't have any but then read I did at the time when it was first raised.
We could have a suggestion submission and then voting or just go with something developers like best but a better name would still benefit this software position on the market, despite some technical difficulties related to changing the name and relevant efforts.

Being shy is not very smart, the name has to reflect the essence and power of this software. My company developers changed at some point to Best ApplicationName (they have quite a few) and we get a lot of "it's best indeed"!

Here, I have one more suggestion just popped up in my head:
Firefly Forum! (FFF is also a cool acronym for unofficial chat, lol!)
It has both speed, lightness, slight power implication (with the word fire) and has the same letter index alphabetically (so if someone looks for your forum in a list, they can see this name at the same place, on F). It also has a mild association with Firefox which invokes positive attitude among IT-literate people and associated name-generation for various add-ons for it like Firebug and such, which have proven to have an effect on popularity and such. Not to mention it already returns about a million references on google but if the renaming would be done, you'd soon turn up on the first page. Would also make you known at once to all Firefly Sci-Fi series fans looking for a forum to discuss it LOL and while they're not such a large group, it's not a too bad trick either Wink

Although I still like my earlier already forgotten suggestion as PROforum too! For someone who first sees it, it evokes all the necessary associations if they're looking for as flexible and powerful software as yours (as well as if they'd be looking for a professional forum on google if everything is done right), but from the larger audience standpoint, the above suggestion (more attractive than dry high-quality statement) would be more important.

Lady of Avalon

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		Change the name By: freephile on Wed, 01 September 2004 04:44
		The name does matter... By: Wild_Cat on Sat, 18 September 2004 22:15
		Re: The name does matter... By: Ilia on Mon, 20 September 2004 20:49
		Re: Change the name By: dataj1998 on Tue, 21 September 2004 08:45
		Re: Change the name By: Wild_Cat on Tue, 28 September 2004 15:50
		Re: Change the name By: ajeffco on Tue, 05 October 2004 03:10
		Re: Change the name By: Ilia on Tue, 05 October 2004 14:52
		Re: Change the name By: ajeffco on Tue, 05 October 2004 15:59
		Re: Change the name By: Wild_Cat on Mon, 01 November 2010 18:17
		Re: Change the name By: naudefj on Wed, 03 November 2010 17:20
		Re: Change the name By: The Witcher on Tue, 09 November 2010 04:24
		Re: Change the name By: jerrys on Sat, 20 November 2010 16:22
		Re: Change the name By: Atomicrun on Sun, 21 November 2010 08:07
		Re: Change the name By: naudefj on Mon, 22 November 2010 02:31
		Re: Change the name By: BAD35th on Mon, 22 November 2010 15:25
		Re: Change the name By: The Witcher on Mon, 22 November 2010 17:55

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