NEW NAME POLL

[Corky]

Hey, this thread reminds me. Can we rename this board?

[NightSky]

Sept 14, 2016 23:20:09 GMT -5 becca said:

HOW MANY FINGERS AM I HOLDING UP?

As Night Court's Judge Stone said (when temporarily sight impaired), IT BETTER NOT BE JUST ONE!

[betterer]

I am not kidding, my first poll was going to be "How many fingers am I holding up?" Now I can't.

THANKS FOR NOTHING BECCA.

[antalina17]

I've always hated the word "chat".

[betterer]

I've always hated you!








(not true)

[charo]

Can we name it after my dead cat, Cookie?

[ClaptonFanB4C19]

Get real, you guys. becca wants to name it TheDailyCure or DailyDepecheMode and you all know it!

[balancedlife]

How about "This is the board for which you have been scouring the internet, featuring fun, drama, politics, feuds, support, product recommendations, darling pet and children pictures, and a damned fine book club!"

That would pull me in.

Wait. It's supposed to be short? Okay then.

General chat
Daily chat

But I think my idea is more seductive....

[pgh412]

balancedlife
But then someone would feel the need to shorten it to TITBFWYHBSTIFFDPFSPRDPACPAADFBC.
But what might pull people in is that it starts with TIT.

[canajun]

Sept 15, 2016 9:42:02 GMT -5 antalina17 said:

I've always hated the word "chat".

General Daily Gato?

[kbug]

I like GDT but I'll be here no matter the name. I'm not picky.

Thanks to the moderators for figuring all of this out so we don't have to.

[catfishbabs2]

If the goal of changing the name is to attract new members newgdt will not do the trick. If it is not the goal I don't really think a name change is in order. I know WW is not the focus of this group but WW is really what brought us together. I may be wrong but I assume we each have or have had a problem with our weight. Do we want to open this group to anyone or do we want a common that we can all relate to?
After posting this I read farther in the thread so don't know what to say.

[becca]

Sept 15, 2016 9:52:07 GMT -5 charo said:

Can we name it after my dead cat, Cookie?

I had a cookie for dinner. Can we name it after me and how together my life is?


catfishbabs2 We have a few goals that may or may not be at odds. One is to have a short and sweet name. Another is to be a place where people from our previous community who left before the change happened can find us. The last is to be slightly more explanatory as to who we are to newcomers. To address your point, the WW site brought us together but the vast majority of us came from the board that was about pretty much anything but weight loss. Although it was discussed, for sure, most people in our community do not want a name associated with WW or weight loss and our board isn't really about that. Putting it in the name is a bit deceptive. What do you call a community of people who have been at one time or another concerned about their weight but want to just talk about life in general? Not sure, but if we want to hit the first two of our goals, NewGDT does work. Sure, it doesn't attract new people but the current name is confusing.

As for who exactly we want to open the board to, I would say anyone who shares our sensibility, which I'd describe as jokey, snarky, irreverent, smart, and no holds barred.

[catfishbabs2]

Sept 15, 2016 17:25:58 GMT -5 becca said:

Another is to be a place where people from our previous community who left before the change happened can find us.

Becca This is the best reason for keeping GDT in the name. I understand that most people are not following WW(and if they are not talking about it) and that WW is not the focus of what anyone wants to talk about (unless it it to critique the plan, Oprah, or anything WW). However WW is what brought everyone together in the first place so I do think consideration should be given to that fact. I am a worry_wart by nature and wonder what this group would be like if a bunch of skinny ass girls came in and started fat shamming.
Also I was not suggesting our name reflect WW, just that was the common thing that brought us together in the first place.

[ebellej]

Sept 15, 2016 17:44:01 GMT -5 catfishbabs2 said:

wonder what this group would be like if a bunch of skinny ass girls came in and started fat shamming.

I'm pretty sure they would have their skinny asses handed to them.

[becca]

Sept 15, 2016 17:44:01 GMT -5 catfishbabs2 said:

However WW is what brought everyone together in the first place so I do think consideration should be given to that fact.

I (and all the folks running this site!) definitely want to hear everyone's opinion.

BTW, I have met many people from this site, and a good number of them were skinny! So you never know.

[OwlGreen68]

Snark and Sensibility

[Admin]

Sept 15, 2016 16:41:18 GMT -5 catfishbabs2 said:

If the goal of changing the name is to attract new members newgdt will not do the trick. If it is not the goal I don't really think a name change is in order.

the name isn't what gets people here. the search terms will. content is what will get people to join.

for me, the name change is about ease of typing the name in and in that case, shorter is better and about a nod to our past

[suby]

General Daily Thugs

[prinBee]

I really never knew what GDT stood for...  After I learned it was General Daily Thread it was a bit disappointing since in my head I always though---god damned.....(something or other)

[trulyblessed]

I like the current name.

[suby]

Whine Club

[truckerswife]

THis board has over 1800 members and only 166 voted on the name change. Sad.

[pacmom]

I don't know if it is sad, I haven't voted because as a former lurker I don't feel like I should have a say. I guess I mean this place, in my mind, still belongs to the regular posters. I am happy with whatever name is used. The moderators really should have the most say, they are doing all the work!

[becca]

A lot of the members here have never posted, even once.