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Post by Katie Dunne on Apr 12, 2012 14:11:43 GMT -5
Here we can suggest and vote on a name for the group.
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Post by dhj on Apr 12, 2012 17:13:08 GMT -5
I like the idea of incorporating "Makers" into the name. I think it presents the right idea without limiting what we make.
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Post by mrhumanamerican on Apr 13, 2012 0:48:45 GMT -5
(1) Play on "Magic City" + "Magic Smoke".
(2) Makers Merc
(3) A la Boards
(4) The Trips
(5) Fe + (Iron OR'ed with...)
(6) Hard Reset
(7) Power-Up
(8) Active Hi-Lo
(9) Juicy
(10) I/O :: B'ham/O :: Bama/O (inhibitors)
...back to work.
Edit: Yer clock is off. Account begun in different tz?
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Post by dhj on Apr 13, 2012 14:30:21 GMT -5
Ohhh. I like the Fe + theme (although I think the general public will think Iron plus rather than Iron OR). The magic city / magic smoke play also sounds promising. Googling "magic makers" it seems to be dominated by magicians. What about Magic City Makers (MCM)? There's an MCMElectronics that may clash. Hard Reset / Power-Up / Active Hi-Lo -- the power/boot/state thing has a lot of potential too. Is this list in order of personal preference?
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Post by dwilkins on Apr 18, 2012 8:49:25 GMT -5
As I mentioned last night, I own the domain coiterate.com - my thinking was "co-operative iteration" - I'll gladly donate to the group if it's picked as the name.
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Post by trae on Apr 19, 2012 19:09:09 GMT -5
i'm leaning towards playful
though i think the name may become more evident depending upon what kind of space is acquired
names i could think of in order from favorite to fluff off the top of my head.
¿Art or Science?
Magic Citizens Laboratory
Earth Lab 205
Proto Zone
Ministry of Magic
Magic Mountain
Iron Mountain Laboratory
Red Mountain Laboratory
haxorhive 205
bit/bot
bot/bit "bot-or-bit"
Anthro Site
The Internet
TransMetaLab
The Computer Lab
Birmingham HackLab
&/¬ andor knot
&/bit &or bit andorbit
Labresourus Hax
Wizard Mountain
Re: solutions
Fe + Anthro Site "iron or anthro site"
lol catacombs
Field Experiment Mission / Feild-e Mission / Fe Mission
Birminghackers
Discovery Zone
i say this because there is interest in teaching classes from the space,,,, and i know someone who said we could have a full size mcdonalds play pen (tunnels and stuff)... something to keep in mind for the future.
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Post by drprofessordanger on Apr 23, 2012 2:09:54 GMT -5
I will be compiling a list of these name suggestions so that we can narrow them down to a few selections for a final vote at the development meeting following the upcoming meeting. I agree that the "Iron" association is good since it directly relates to Birmingham. Association with the "Magic City" works, but references to magic may lead people to mistake us for a magicians' association. My favorite Hackerspace names are Noise Bridge, Crashspace, and NYC Resistor.
My Suggestions:
AL Rectifier
Endgame
Zero Point Space
Red Mountain Makers
Iron Lab
Birmingham Metro Makers
Vulcan Space
Makers' Forge
Void Lab
Forge Space
Ironbase or Fe Base
Tekforge or Tech Forge
Null Forge
Iron Node
Node Works
B-Space
Arc-Space
Birmingham Reactor
Red Mountain Reactor
NANDgate
XORspace
I could keep going with this...
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Post by mrhumanamerican on Apr 24, 2012 2:52:01 GMT -5
Red Mountain Sandbox (the logo could integrate variations of "RMS" longhand)
Redstone Arse
Enter The Void
!Batteries, Inc.
Fn+đ
BlipChip
Hamshell
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Post by trae on Apr 24, 2012 12:03:04 GMT -5
updated my list based on drproffessors thoughts
the only problem with "iron" and "forge" is the expectation that we are a metal forge like sloss furnace.
i didnt even think of the potential of vulcan. vulcanization, startrek,
vulcana...
vulcan lab
vulcana zone
vulcan eyes
vulcan pinch
vulcan nerve
vulcan point
we really could own vulcan as a mascot like few others have.
...still hard to work with.
code and circuit puns seem to keep the spirit
mr.human, is the ! in !batteries, inc. to signify that its your favorite or is it a part of the name?
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Post by mrhumanamerican on Apr 24, 2012 12:49:16 GMT -5
My first name list was enumerated to separate a few similar concepts and not to give ranking preference. Generally when I fail to answer a question that means that my input is not needed: the answer can more quickly be googled or, more often, my sidelining input will not add to the matter a fresh perspective: it is what it is. "!"=not (CEE programming operator), as in "not batteries, Inc.", as in "batteries not inc." Stupid>amusing, albeit less goofy than a few stinkers I will not be sharing-- inadmissible wordplay only smart for the sake of being smart does not lend itself to that 'poptech' brand name we're chasing and only has going for it possible .com/.org availability. Thought of Vulcan, but got absolutely nowhere with it, not enough playful traction to make a clever device stick. Must be that hard "V".  |
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Post by drprofessordanger on Apr 24, 2012 17:15:53 GMT -5
The names are going to be narrowed down in tonight's meeting. I think we have a decent list and we should be able to vote from a few of these after tonight.
In response to the "forge/iron" issue brought up by Trae. I have often thought of the word forge in association with words like incubator and crucible. As long as we do not combine it with a word more directly associated with metal it could work. I think "Tech Forge" is a good example of this, as in forge/incubator/crucible of technology. However this does not mean I have any preference for this name or any name associated with iron or forge.
A note on playfulness: Names that are too playful will be detrimental to our ability to garner sponsorship. We need to be taken seriously and the name is the first thing prospective donors will see.
Also don't worry. I am compiling a complete list without editing. All suggestions are currently on the table. If you want a copy I will send you one.
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Post by Katie Dunne on Apr 25, 2012 8:30:27 GMT -5
Here is the new round of Names we voted on in last night's meeting:
Hard Reset
Iron Mountain Laboratory
Birmingham HackLab
Red Mountain Makers
Red Mountain Laboratory
Iron Mountain HackLab
Protozone
Fe Mission
Void Lab
Hamshell
Bit/Bot Labs
Zero Point Space
Iron Lab
Tech Forge
¿Art or Science?
Vulcan Space
Vulcan Hacker
Vulcan Lab
Magic Smoke
Haxorhive 205
Birmingham HackLab
Birmingham Metro Makers
Red Mountain Sandbox
Blip Chip
Magic Mountain
Labresaurus Hax
Birminghackers
Coiterate
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Post by dhj on Apr 26, 2012 15:06:34 GMT -5
Are these in order of votes or just random order? Also, what made the list? All that got 1 or more votes? 2 or more votes?
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Post by mrhumanamerican on Apr 26, 2012 22:45:28 GMT -5
Figured they were rand. (Means of estimating least number of votes needed to make cut: 11 members attended and selected 28 candidate names by casting a maximum 55 votes for a maximum 71 entries.) More taxonomic deucerrhea: SLAGSTONE DRIP CHIP AMMETER HOUR LIMN SLUSH (for art side, if space permits) SOLDER OF FORTUNE  HAMPLUG BRICK & LIMN (...anything derivative of "ham" or "red" or "brick".) |
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Post by Katie Dunne on Apr 27, 2012 9:41:46 GMT -5
Are these in order of votes or just random order? Also, what made the list? All that got 1 or more votes? 2 or more votes? They're random, and have at least one vote to include the write-ins that were cast |
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Post by drprofessordanger on Apr 30, 2012 10:47:57 GMT -5
The names are going to need more than one vote to pass on to the next round. Should we carry on with the list format ballot or go to a yea or nay open vote on each name?
Members need to concentrate on their favorite choices from now on and not names that were chosen as second tier.
I am leaning towards the yea/nay vote with names carrying three or more votes passing on to the next round.
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Post by mrhumanamerican on May 1, 2012 17:41:37 GMT -5
Just as with Western democracy, we're not certain if the best name is on the list, or if all interested parties will be able to vote. Seeing as how zero dollars have been raised to incorporate (which is a desired prerequisite to securing real estate), why the rush to settle on a name? Even though a few of my suggestions made the (only) list, I am not yet sold on their enterprising potential: seems to me a name UNLIKE any other would be more commercially viable-- one or more choice words that would look good in lights or on a teeshirt, from now until whenever. IMHO, we have time enough to spare and should use it to populate our choices and not settle. Additionally, tacking "Makers" or "Labs" on to a name is boring, I think, especially when coming into a movement this late. (If you don't believe me, just wait until the flavor of these venues changes to suit newer equipment and with it newer fabrication techniques, which, of course, means new name trends.) It's one thing to pattern our initial actions after the successes of others, but I for one would like to do something more than put in the work needed to then just copy published experiments. We can do better. I mean, what is there to lose when time is our greatest currency.
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Post by dwilkins on May 1, 2012 19:19:45 GMT -5
Gotta have a name to do the 501c incorporation stuff
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Post by dwilkins on May 1, 2012 19:23:04 GMT -5
RE: yay/nay
I kind of like the American Idol voting plan we did before - pick your two favorites from the list, recalc the list, then your 1 favorite, iterate until we've got our winner, roshambo to decide a tie
Yay/Nay favors the names at the top of the list, btw.
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Post by mrhumanamerican on May 1, 2012 21:27:26 GMT -5
Yes, a name is required to process the 501 (c) (3) paperwork, HOWEVER, we do not have the money or the (final draft) bylaws needed to then begin the 501 (c) (3) motion. (Read mr.humanamerican Re: Name Suggestions. Reply # 16.) Also, pruning a single candidate name list, no matter how fairly done, is stupid, made dumber by the fact that not every entry is available: they should have been screened at who.is prior to consideration, a point I have made multiple times now. Roshambo tiebreaker? More like Rashomon deal breaker.
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