On 1/6/2011 9:19 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 above does NOT detract from my belief in the organization, its > mission, its goals. My belief is, however, there might have been a > better (new) name choice when the organization was founded... > This reminds me of the line from "Pirates of the Carribean" where the captain says "You are without a doubt the worst pirate I have ever heard of". His response, "Ah, but you *have* heard of me".
Maybe any publicity is good publicity. Name recognition is a good thing. Would anybody really remember APSA? Nevermind the impossibility of getting a 4 character domain name. It'd just be yet another name that nobody would remember. _______________________________________________ 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/
