On 11-01-06 07:19 AM, Brodie, Kent wrote: > ** Personal observation **: I have worn my LOPSA t-shirt in _many_ > venues-- each and every single time I have explained what "LOPSA" stood > for (when asked), I have received various reactions, but the common > thread among EVERY reaction is that their first instinct is that the > name (despite Jesse's well-written commentary to the contrary), is > "silly". [not just the full name, but the acronym as well]. > > I concur that something along the lines of "APSA" (Association of > Professional System Administrators) or the like MIGHT have been a better > choice.
The first definition from http://www.dictionary.com for "league" is: "a covenant or compact made between persons, parties, states, etc., for the promotion or maintenance of common interests or for mutual assistance or service." That sounds a lot like what we are trying to do! Often people who have never heard of something feel the need to make a comment or a judgement on what they can, so at first, just the name... Once we're known for what we do, I bet you nobody will care about the name. This is the first time I hear this argument in 5 years. I'd just stick to it, and move on with the important issues. As mentioned earlier, to me the important issues are: 1) build "content" (best practices, list or reviewed/approved resources, job descriptions / levels etc...) 2) PR work, start commenting on what is going on, sending press releases to the media (we need to arrive to consensus first, I believe # 1 will get us there). -- Yves. http://www.SollerS.ca/ http://images.SollerS.ca/ xmpp:[email protected] _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
