Rename the "Community" forum contest

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Reply #1 - 2010 April 24, 5:13 pm
ファブリス Administrator
From: Belgium Registered: 2006-06-14 Posts: 4021 Website

Well seeing our two recent non-Japanese-God-forbid threads, it made me realize the "Community" label isn't very suggestive.

It was named that way originally because of the RevTK meet up in Japan which was one of the few threads there, but then evolved into a no-holds-barred-so-long-as-you-remain-courteous "general discussion" kind of thread that most forums have.

I've been thinking of naming it something like "Izakaya", you know like big forums often have this "pub" or "tavern" forum for random discussions. For accessiblity reasons, I would *gasp* prefer the romanji version.

So, suggestions?

Reply #2 - 2010 April 24, 5:23 pm
bodhisamaya Guest

koohii lounge (喫茶店)

Last edited by bodhisamaya (2010 April 24, 5:23 pm)

Reply #3 - 2010 April 24, 5:31 pm
ファブリス Administrator
From: Belgium Registered: 2006-06-14 Posts: 4021 Website

Nice one!

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Reply #4 - 2010 April 24, 6:14 pm
Smackle Member
Registered: 2008-01-16 Posts: 463

Could be General Discussion and then the existing forum named that could be General Japan or something.

Reply #5 - 2010 April 24, 6:57 pm
Nuriko Member
From: CA Registered: 2008-01-07 Posts: 603

喫茶店に一票！

Reply #6 - 2010 April 24, 9:25 pm
liosama Member
From: sydney Registered: 2008-03-02 Posts: 896

Nuriko wrote:

喫茶店に一票！

Reply #7 - 2010 April 24, 10:19 pm
nest0r Member
Registered: 2007-10-19 Posts: 5236 Website

面白い。

Last edited by nest0r (2010 April 24, 10:19 pm)

Reply #8 - 2010 April 24, 11:14 pm
Jarvik7 Member
From: 名古屋 Registered: 2007-03-05 Posts: 3946

Off topic

Cutesy names like hot-tub, pub, community square etc are all dumb, for lack of a better adjective. Why not label the sections for what they are?

Last edited by Jarvik7 (2010 April 25, 12:54 am)

Reply #9 - 2010 April 25, 12:35 am
kerosan41 Member
From: 青森県 Registered: 2007-11-23 Posts: 143 Website

random

Reply #10 - 2010 April 25, 12:42 am
Mcjon01 Member
From: 大阪 Registered: 2007-04-09 Posts: 551

Gonna have to go with "Off-topic".

Reply #11 - 2010 April 25, 2:00 am
Blahah Member
From: Cambridge, UK Registered: 2008-07-15 Posts: 715 Website

bodhisamaya wrote:

koohii lounge (喫茶店)

what he said!

Reply #12 - 2010 April 25, 3:48 am
Thora Member
From: Canada Registered: 2007-02-23 Posts: 1691

"Nest0r's Blog"

Reply #13 - 2010 April 25, 3:49 am
liosama Member
From: sydney Registered: 2008-03-02 Posts: 896

Thora wrote:

"Nest0r's Blog"

Reply #14 - 2010 April 25, 3:52 am
Mcjon01 Member
From: 大阪 Registered: 2007-04-09 Posts: 551

nest0r wrote:

How about 'the place where people BS authoritatively'. People always go into the Community forum acting like know-it-alls.

There was no moon landing. Also: There is no such thing as 'qualia'. What a quaint notion.

Man, what is a qualia?  You can't even hold it, it's just there in the air, like love, it's magic.  A goddamn miracle.

Reply #15 - 2010 April 25, 4:42 am
paasan Member
Registered: 2010-01-05 Posts: 64

bodhisamaya wrote:

koohii lounge (喫茶店)

I vote for this one too!

Reply #16 - 2010 April 25, 5:00 am
Asriel Member
From: 東京 Registered: 2008-02-26 Posts: 1343

Perhaps I'm being overly utilitarian, but I like something along the lines of
Off-Topic

or something like that...

Reply #17 - 2010 April 25, 5:31 am
Katsuo M.O.D.
From: Tokyo Registered: 2007-02-06 Posts: 887 Website

bodhisamaya wrote:

koohii lounge

Good idea. Another along the same lines:
koohii break

Reply #18 - 2010 April 25, 5:45 am
nest0r Member
Registered: 2007-10-19 Posts: 5236 Website

Ohhhh. コーヒー。 I get it. You should've written it in Japanese. ;p

Last edited by nest0r (2010 April 25, 5:45 am)

Reply #19 - 2010 April 25, 5:53 am
Grinkers Member
From: Tokyo Registered: 2009-10-22 Posts: 298

Mcjon01 wrote:

Gonna have to go with "Off-topic".

Can't get more straight to the point than this. It may be a little boring, but it requires no definition.

That's my vote, despite koohii lounge being much more cute.

Reply #20 - 2010 April 25, 6:40 am
torida Member
Registered: 2008-01-02 Posts: 43

bodhisamaya wrote:

koohii lounge (喫茶店)

get's my vote.

Reply #21 - 2010 April 25, 7:45 am
ファブリス Administrator
From: Belgium Registered: 2006-06-14 Posts: 4021 Website

Admin: Okay, enough of this. This isn't a random discussion topic. The forum administrator kindly asked for your suggestions for renaming the "Community" forum. Completly off topic posts deleted, and those vaguely in between, sorry I have bad sight.

PS: I see I've posted this under "Community", my bad. Topic moved to Feedback forum.

Reply #22 - 2010 April 25, 7:47 am
Mcjon01 Member
From: 大阪 Registered: 2007-04-09 Posts: 551

I apologize.  For my part, it was an elaborate conceptual art project in an attempt to score points for my "Off-Topic" name suggestion by demonstrating that it's the eventual fate of all topics posted here.

Edit: And it seems I was whisked to the Feedback forum while posting, which makes what I said make less sense now.

Last edited by Mcjon01 (2010 April 25, 7:48 am)

Reply #23 - 2010 April 25, 9:57 am
nadiatims Member
Registered: 2008-01-10 Posts: 1676

漢字喫茶

Reply #24 - 2010 April 25, 10:48 am
Nukemarine Member
From: 神奈川 Registered: 2007-07-15 Posts: 2347

I also like koohii lounge.

What should the sub-header say about the purpose of this sub-forum?

Reply #25 - 2010 April 25, 11:51 am
ファブリス Administrator
From: Belgium Registered: 2006-06-14 Posts: 4021 Website

The forum description currently reads "Chat to your heart's content.".

"Get in the ring?"  wink