Couch Upholsterer ? He he - funny ...
On 10 April 2014 20:51, Noah Slater <[email protected]> wrote: > Ooh, ooh! > > What about "Upholsterer" and "The Upholstery". Because *drum roll* > you're putting the cover on the couch. Haha. I love this. > > Jan thinks it might be confusing for non-native speakers. But I'm not > convinced that's a significant issue. > > The problem with all the rest we've had so far is that they are negative. > > On 10 April 2014 20:43, Noah Slater <[email protected]> wrote: > > What about Couch Potatoes? Haha. Jan doesn't like it though. But I do. > > > > On 10 April 2014 20:40, Noah Slater <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Any other thoughts on this? > >> > >> If we call it The Lounge, then what do we call the people who hang out > there? > >> > >> BTW a "Loafer" is "a person who avoids work and spends their time > idly." :) > >> > >> On 10 April 2014 10:47, Noah Slater <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> Be sure to watch the videos etc! > >>> > >>> On 10 April 2014 10:36, Andy Wenk <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> Noah, > >>>> > >>>> thanks for the link to the mail-archive. I will find time to read it > this > >>>> evening and will come back then here ... > >>>> > >>>> Cheers > >>>> > >>>> Andy > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On 10 April 2014 10:27, Noah Slater <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Here's some more on the proposal for our AdvocateHub: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/couchdb-dev/201310.mbox/%3CCAPaJBx4xz5=ht9_yu7ooeyh2lq2mjwppr_o9qb0jwycxdeh...@mail.gmail.com%3E > >>>>> > >>>>> Read that, then take a read of the SlideShare thing I sent yesterday. > >>>>> If you get up to speed on this, I'm really looking forward to your > >>>>> input and help with this initiative! > >>>>> > >>>>> Okay, so if The Lounge works, then what do we call people who hang > out > >>>>> in the lounge? > >>>>> > >>>>> Remember that this should feel a bit like a fun thing to be a part > of. > >>>>> Our advocates will be valuable members of the community who are > >>>>> volunteering to help us with marketing. For many users, being a part > >>>>> of our AdvocateHub is going to be the primary way they contribute > back > >>>>> to the project. So while it should be tongue in cheek, you should > >>>>> feel proud to be a part of it. > >>>>> > >>>>> On 10 April 2014 09:14, Andy Wenk <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>> > Hi Noah, > >>>>> > > >>>>> > I have to admit, that I am still not sure what the concept of > AdvocatHub > >>>>> > is. Sure, it is a marketing tool, but what will be the benefits for > >>>>> > CouchDB? How will we use it. I do NOT question the usage since I > am 100% > >>>>> > sure that it is a good thing, because you have proposed it. If > there was > >>>>> > a > >>>>> > thread already about the usage, I am sorry that I missid it (or > did not > >>>>> > understand it). Would you mind drop two sentences about it? > >>>>> > > >>>>> > Although I have the little knowledge lack described above, her is > my > >>>>> > feedback on your suggested naming (maybe I have some suggestions > myself > >>>>> > later ...) : > >>>>> > > >>>>> > On 9 April 2014 18:17, Noah Slater <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>> > > >>>>> >> Hey folks, > >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> So, we need to come up with two names: > >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> 1) A name for the AdvocateHub itself > >>>>> >> 2) A name for the people who use it > >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> If you were a company specialising in mail, you might call your > hub > >>>>> >> "The Mail Room" and you might call your advocates "Posties" or > >>>>> >> something. :) > >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> We should be aiming for something cute. I get the distinct > impression > >>>>> >> that most other companies do this. And it fits our brand nicely. > >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> Some ideas for the name for the hub: > >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> - The Living Room > >>>>> >> > >>>>> > > >>>>> > is a place where I relax. Good. But also not very sexy. > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> >> - The Lounge > >>>>> >> > >>>>> > > >>>>> > is a place where I relax, meet others, hear good music and have a > drink > >>>>> > (I > >>>>> > have all that also at the living room, but hey - it's cooler in a > >>>>> > lounge). > >>>>> > Very modern, and sexy. I like it. > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> >> - The Coffee Shop > >>>>> >> > >>>>> > > >>>>> > is a place where I smoke a joint - at least when I do smoke pot > and come > >>>>> > from Amsterdam - ha ha - I recommend not to use it ... > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> >> Some ideas for names for our advocates: > >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> - Couchnauts > >>>>> >> > >>>>> > > >>>>> > reminds me of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argonauts :). Is > little hard > >>>>> > to > >>>>> > spell - at least for me as a German guy ... not sure ... > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> >> - Couch Surfers > >>>>> >> > >>>>> > > >>>>> > *waves* ... reminds me of Silversurfer. Coool :). But does not > have a > >>>>> > connection to the titles for the room above. "A Couch Surfer in The > >>>>> > Lounge" > >>>>> > or "A Couch Surefer in The Living Room" (would fit a bit ...) > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> >> - Loafers > >>>>> >> > >>>>> > > >>>>> > erm ... what is this :) ? > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> >> Please: lemme know your thoughts! > >>>>> >> > >>>>> > > >>>>> > done :) > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> Thanks, > >>>>> > > >>>>> > -- > >>>>> >> Noah Slater > >>>>> >> https://twitter.com/nslater > >>>>> >> > >>>>> > > >>>>> > Thank you for taking action :) > >>>>> > > >>>>> > Cheers > >>>>> > > >>>>> > -- > >>>>> > Andy Wenk > >>>>> > Hamburg - Germany > >>>>> > RockIt! > >>>>> > > >>>>> > http://couchdb.apache.org > >>>>> > https://twitter.com/awenkhh > >>>>> > > >>>>> > GPG fingerprint: C044 8322 9E12 1483 4FEC 9452 B65D 6BE3 9ED3 9588 > >>>>> > > >>>>> > https://people.apache.org/keys/committer/andywenk.asc > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Noah Slater > >>>>> https://twitter.com/nslater > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Andy Wenk > >>>> Hamburg - Germany > >>>> RockIt! > >>>> > >>>> GPG fingerprint: C044 8322 9E12 1483 4FEC 9452 B65D 6BE3 9ED3 9588 > >>>> > >>>> https://people.apache.org/keys/committer/andywenk.asc > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Noah Slater > >>> https://twitter.com/nslater > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Noah Slater > >> https://twitter.com/nslater > > > > > > > > -- > > Noah Slater > > https://twitter.com/nslater > > > > -- > Noah Slater > https://twitter.com/nslater > -- Andy Wenk Hamburg - Germany RockIt! 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