Forum OpenACS Q&A: Response to Time for a name change?

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Posted by Joel Natividad on
Hey Guys,
This could be a good opportunity to really build a "brand". Methinks we should stay away from "generic" names and get something that sticks.

Jowell and I have been kicking around a little web-based community adventure that hasn't reached critical mass.

We could certainly "release" the name to the community, if you want to use it.

It's COM-UNITE.COM - pronounced like communi-teh. It has the word UNITE to connote the community-building aspects of what we had in mind. UNITE (with the accented E) is also the french word for Unity and harks back to the egalitarian aspects of what we're trying to do.

Jowell actually built a site using ACS 4 earlier this year (with the intent to go back to OACS once 4 stabilizes), but its currently down since I just relocated. Of course, we couldn't use the accented E, so we registered com-unite.com. BTW, com-unite.org is still available as well.

This couldn't be a better time for a name change too with the pending release of the new web site.

We could even take the opportunity to jazz up Alex as our mascot (think Alex in French Revolution garb), if not get a new mascot altogether.

What do you think?