Re: What's in a name, they said.
Reply #60 –
barcamp
n.— «There’s also something called a “barcamp” or “unconference” in which participants gather in an open, unstructured environment to hash out new ideas. Then they share them with others via web channels such as blogging, photo-sharing and “wiki-ing” or editing a shared item.»
Re: What's in a name, they said.
Reply #61 –
mongo n. material or goods salvaged from items intended for disposal. Also as verb.
Re: What's in a name, they said.
Reply #65 –
Why are the avatars and usernames all borked?
Re: What's in a name, they said.
Reply #70 –
I let a few days pass on this... let them idle in the back of the mind... with the dark intention to see which sticks.
Result... There's one that comes back to mind immediately: elkarte.
It feels right. I think it might be slightly unusual for English-American speakers because of its sound (hey it's Basque). Slightly unusual is something that sticks to mind, though...
Coming together, grouping, association, community, circle of friends. It's rarely used, and apart the use for professional associations there's another on a "gourmets club" lol on the interwebz... But very very rare overall, IMHO we can let it mean what fits for us freely...
It's not the only one, there are a few others which I remember without reading the topic... keskomunya (!)... melong... I think kusema doesn't count (for me) cuz the experiment of idle thoughts failed on that one (had it open in a tab)... agora of course but well.
Re: What's in a name, they said.
Reply #73 –
I leave for a few days and come back to see that elkarte is the new name... I hate it. Its not catchy, it isn't easy to pronounce. Hell it even makes me think its a Spanich word for "the cart". Not a good choice at all IMO. Oh well...