Help us rename the Academic forum |
Help us rename the Academic forum |
Sep 20 2009, 08:18 PM
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Senior Member Group: Administrator Posts: 2,648 Joined: Apr 2008 Member No: 639,265 |
We (the staff) have been discussing (on and off) renaming the Academia forum to something less...stiff-sounding. The current contenders for the new name are Humanities and Serious Fun. Let us know what you think of those names, or suggest other ones if you have any good ideas.
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Sep 20 2009, 08:58 PM
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Senior Member Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,095 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 171,080 |
"the forums that no one visit"
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Sep 20 2009, 08:59 PM
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poison Group: Official Member Posts: 4,806 Joined: Mar 2008 Member No: 629,020 |
If anything then i vote Humanities.
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Sep 20 2009, 09:32 PM
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♡♡♡♡♡ Group: Head Staff Posts: 18,173 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 108,478 |
I think that Humanities would sound all right.
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Sep 20 2009, 09:32 PM
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Live long and prosper. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 10,142 Joined: Apr 2007 Member No: 514,926 |
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Sep 20 2009, 09:45 PM
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Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,154 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 95,404 |
I think Humanities is very fitting.
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Sep 21 2009, 09:01 AM
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Live long and prosper. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 5,525 Joined: Nov 2006 Member No: 478,024 |
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Sep 21 2009, 10:28 PM
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yes......and? Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 209 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 94,410 |
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Sep 21 2009, 10:36 PM
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/人◕‿‿◕人\ Group: Official Member Posts: 8,283 Joined: Dec 2007 Member No: 602,927 |
I've always found it weird that the News forum was in Academia. That being said, I think News and School should be broken off, and the forum renamed to "Fine Art."
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Sep 21 2009, 10:59 PM
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Fellatio. Group: Official Member Posts: 2,122 Joined: Mar 2007 Member No: 511,775 |
Humanities sounds uninteresting. I like the irony in Serious Fun.
I vote that. |
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*Janette* |
Sep 22 2009, 12:58 AM
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Sep 22 2009, 01:02 AM
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in a matter of time Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,151 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 191,357 |
How is Humanities any better than Academia? Just as stuffy. Maybe even more so. If we want to lure people in, then "Serious Fun" would be the contender, if anything.
Also, I'm sure this has been brought up before or even settled already, but why is Debate not a part of Academia? |
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Sep 22 2009, 01:05 AM
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Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,019 Joined: May 2008 Member No: 653,768 |
"kool kids klub"
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Sep 22 2009, 01:14 AM
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in a matter of time Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,151 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 191,357 |
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Sep 22 2009, 01:46 AM
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Live long and prosper. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 10,142 Joined: Apr 2007 Member No: 514,926 |
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Sep 22 2009, 02:17 AM
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Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 1,529 Joined: May 2007 Member No: 523,843 |
I support the Klan
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Sep 22 2009, 08:49 AM
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Senior Member Group: Administrator Posts: 2,648 Joined: Apr 2008 Member No: 639,265 |
If we want to lure people in, then "Serious Fun" would be the contender, if anything. The goal isn't so much to "lure people in" as it is to find a better label, since Academia's subforums -- art and writing in particular -- are hobbies and interests that can and are pursued outside of an academic setting. (I don't really think people need to be "lured" into a forum -- if you're interested, you'll check it out, if you're not, then you won't.) |
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Sep 22 2009, 10:13 AM
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Senior Member Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,095 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 171,080 |
i have THE DOPEST name!
VIP LOUNGE |
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Sep 22 2009, 12:00 PM
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DDR \\ I'm Dee :) Group: Mentor Posts: 8,662 Joined: Mar 2006 Member No: 384,020 |
^ I like the idea of the Liberal forum.
How is Humanities any better than Academia? Just as stuffy. Maybe even more so. If we want to lure people in, then "Serious Fun" would be the contender, if anything. I agree. It's hard to come up with a name for Academia that actually links them together and doesn't sound stuffy. The forum is kinda of a mish mash of things. Also, I'm sure this has been brought up before or even settled already, but why is Debate not a part of Academia? A while ago we decided to let Debate be it's own forum because no one was posting in it. Found the Feedback thread. I don't think the lame name thing is keeping people from posting in those subforums, but I do think they need more traffic. I'm not against re-organizing those forums, either, to find a better fit... as long as it doesn't get messy and never gets done. If we keep things the same, though, Serious Fun would be a better a contender. I don't really care for either, though. |
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Sep 22 2009, 12:02 PM
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Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,154 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 95,404 |
I like that categorization, but one of the reasons why Art, Writing, and Books were moved to Academia in the first place was because there were too many subforums for Interests, right?
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Sep 22 2009, 12:08 PM
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Tick tock, Bill Group: Administrator Posts: 8,764 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 333,948 |
All I could think of was "melting pot." But that's lame too.
I like the structure he posted, though I admit that another re-structuring gives me the wiggins. Joanne, if memory serves, that is the biggest reason why things were moved around. I've never liked "Interests" as a name though. It's too vague. |
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Sep 22 2009, 12:10 PM
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DDR \\ I'm Dee :) Group: Mentor Posts: 8,662 Joined: Mar 2006 Member No: 384,020 |
Yeah, I think I was the one who moved those other forums into Academia... there were 7 subforums in Interest and only 2 in Academia. It wasn't very balanced, and I think 7 subforums is too much, regardless if it's in Interests or not.
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Sep 22 2009, 12:11 PM
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Tick tock, Bill Group: Administrator Posts: 8,764 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 333,948 |
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Sep 22 2009, 12:13 PM
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Senior Member Group: Administrator Posts: 2,648 Joined: Apr 2008 Member No: 639,265 |
The only thing about calling a forum "Liberal" is that liberal is generally used as an adjective, whereas every other forum is a noun. "Liberal" can be used as a noun to refer to a person of leftist political beliefs or a member of the Liberal Party, but that's not the case here.
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Sep 22 2009, 12:29 PM
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Senior Member Group: Administrator Posts: 2,648 Joined: Apr 2008 Member No: 639,265 |
Fine Arts would be okay, although in terms of perceived "stuffiness", I think it's more or less the same as Humanities.
The only possible problem is that it's still a bit of a misnomer, as Fine Arts is generally used to denote visual arts. (Strictly speaking, "fine arts" refers to writing, etc., but it has a connotation of applying mostly to visual arts.) |
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