While I don't have a large sample size, I've never had anyone even bat an eye at the name.
What's a google? Or a yahoo? Can you imagine naming your company after "A rough, coarse, or uncouth person"? Personally I find if I present it with a touch of embarrassment/apologetic, people will reacted to negatively. When I present it with a straight face, I haven't had any problems. Then again its a pretty relaxed business environment around here. I'm sure that makes a difference in reactions. On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 10:30 AM, Elizabeth Schwartz <[email protected]> wrote: > The name *is* important. > > The name keeps me from posting LOPSA materials at work. Now that I am > in a non-academic environment I do not have a LOPSA sticker on my > laptop. I *would* post materials if they sounded like they came from a > professional organization, but I can't be explaining "LOPSA" to > everyone who sees the name across the room, if they don't ask. > > And when they *do* ask, usually it's accompanied by a head-shake and a > "Seriously? That's a professional group?" > > Honestly, it's *embarrassing" > > I was one of the original members because I believe in the group and > what we're trying to do, but having an embarrassing name is a huge > HUGE obstacle. > > I'm not exaggerating. Getting laughed at isn't what we're hoping for. > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > _______________________________________________ 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/
