On 01/06/11 06:39, Yves Dorfsman wrote:
> 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).
Yes, but...
For most people, the first thing that comes to mind is "bowling league".
So, we have an up hill battle, just because of our name choice.
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--MCP
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