Rebranding

[DeagleDad420]

Names don't decide the core culture, userbase does. Userbase isn't going to switch to Buzzfeed comments if we change the name. In fact, the only thing that changing the name will influence at all is whether new people will want to associate with us. If the name is descrptive enough, they will look further and see the core culture, which they will hopefully appreciate.

Absolutely nobody is going to see "Kiwi Farms" and think "Hmm, this must be an interesting and informative forum which has to do about funny Internet personalities" unless they already know what the Kiwi Forums are which defeats the entire purpose.

Don't put so much meaning into a name. The name is just a representation of what's inside.

 

[KingofManga420]

"10 reasons why chris is a lolcow YOU HAVE TO SEE #5"

That makes me wish the forums put together a fun little tabloid magazine like every two weeks or so that summed up everything that happened with all the main cows and noteworthy other cows.

That'd be really fun.

 

[CatParty]

"23 things only a person from ruckersville will understand"

 

[Trickie]

Names don't decide the core culture, userbase does. Userbase isn't going to switch to Buzzfeed comments if we change the name.

Says who? I know I would. It'd be a running gag.

 

[applecat]

"Null thought he could rebrand the forums without triggering everyone's autism, but he never expected THIS to happen!"

 

[DeagleDad420]

Says who? I know I would. It'd be a running gag.

We already do that though, it's called Discussion

 

[Luna]

autismranch.com
cowranch.com
dailydo.se
villageofidiots.com
laughatcrazypeople.edu
Dollars2009.gov

that's probably the best option out of those domains. You would probably want to avoid using something with autism in the name because that's going to wind up drawing a lot of defensive autistic people to the site when they're looking for something like Wrong Planet, or people who want to defend the autists from the "internet hate machine."

 

[CatParty]

"you have got to see what sega did to sonic's arms!"

 

[KingofManga420]

"you have got to see what sega did to sonic's arms!"

Stop tempting me to do this

 

[Le Bateleur]

They are self-descriptive, because they're so well known you literally cannot find anyone in America who doesn't know what those things are immediately. Hint: we don't have that advantage.


People are going to find something to be upset about anyway regardless of anything the staff does, that's what happens on Da Forumbz

The best we can do is hope to please the majority, we can't ever please everybody, and we can't be paralyzed by fear of not pleasing everybody because that's just resigning to being suicidally stagnant.

Yes, I forgot that Google started as findstuff.com and only changed to a nondescriptive name once everyone knew what they did. Oh wait...

Seriously though, "CWCki Forums" is both confusing on the eye and only tangentially describes what goes on here. Three thousand people still managed to find it.

I agree that it's impossible to please everyone, and that indecision should be avoided. However I'd argue that preserving the feel of the current community should take precedence over appealing to hypothetical newcomers. Unless the majority of people here want a marked cultural change, that is.

 

[Mauvman Shuffleboard]

Since we pretty much just wade around in strange and unusual people here, I suggest The Oddballpit as a potential name.

 

[DeagleDad420]

I agree that it's impossible to please everyone, and that indecision should be avoided. However I'd argue that preserving the feel of the current community should take precedence over appealing to hypothetical newcomers. Unless the majority of people here want a marked cultural change, that is.

"Marked cultural change"?

Dude what do you think is going to happen? We're literally talking about changing the domain name, not a Communist revolution. It will change absolutely nothing about anything except for the arbitrary sentimental value you hold in your head, which, frankly, is up to you, not us.

You're conflating cultural values of a forum with it's outward representation to the uninitiated. They are not the same thing.

Also what is hypothetical about newcomers? They clearly exist. They come in every day. Nobody is lobbying for a cultural change.

Stop obsessing over words so much. Look at the meaning behind the words, then decide.

 

[Skeletor]

Oh man, naming it Kiwiforums is going to troll the fuck out of kiwi enthusiasts.

 

[CasualWhimsicott]

Kiwi Farm sounds like a great name! I approve of it.

 

[KingofManga420]

cwckiforums2butthurtboogaloo.org

 

[LM 697]

Name it after Commando or else I'll resign and leave forever. If it still says "CWCki Forums" in 11 hours (that's how much time Matrix had to rescue Chenny) then I'll post "this was the last time" and then Champ replies "until the next time!" and then I say, while We Fight for Love plays, "..........no chance."

 

[CWCissey]

Chris' shirt, Jace's sunglasses, and Goldie's mullet.

I approve of this.

 

[Mitsunari]

Kiwi Farm sounds adorable, I'm all for it.

 

[Sadcake]

I do not like kiwi forums. It sounds....TOO cute.

 

[RetardBus]

I really like the idea of "Village of Idiots" that DeagleDad posted in this thread earlier. It describes the lolcow phenomenon pretty accurately. Modern village idiots. Another good potential name might be "LoonyBin.com" "TheLoonyBin.com" or even "The Loony Bin Forums". It only makes sense considering we're a forum that discusses the antics of crazy people and just about anything crazy, and it leaves room for new people to find us.