I agree completely! Share that on the IRC channel too! Current vote count:
evgils - 9 egils - 11 I'm counting votes in IRC channel, this list and Twitter.... Lori On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 12:41 PM, Mike Rylander <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Lori Bowen Ayre <[email protected]>wrote: > >> By my count, the vote is 5 for #evgils and 7 (8 if you count someone on >> twitter) for #egils as a preferred hashtag for Evergreen. >> >> Anyone else want to chime in or throw a wrench in the works? Nothing is >> set in stone obviously since we have no way to actually make it official but >> to ensure we COULD use egils, I registered it at twubs.com. >> >> More opinions please! >> >> > I have almost always seen others shorten Evergreen to EG, with very few > exceptions (only one I can think of before this thread started). The "v", > in the rare cases I've seen it use, has always put me off and caused a > mental stumble because if its rarity. At least in the EG (heh) dev > community, "eg" has 6 years of history and precedent, so I'm strongly in > favor of that. > > --miker > > >> Lori >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 11:55 AM, Deborah Lipoma <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> I prefer #egils also. In fact, I'm starting to abbreviate my referrals >>> to Evergreen as just EG. >>> >>> On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 5:08 PM, Michele Montague <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Another vote for #egils. It's shortest and easier to say (for those of >>>> us who remember hashtags by their sound). >>>> >>>> On 3/16/2011 3:13 PM, Lori Bowen Ayre wrote: >>>> >>>> I like egils better than evgils. evgils looks too much like >>>> evil....whereas egils makes me think more about equality and other lofty >>>> things. And egils is short. And it will go nicely with the egconf11 >>>> hashtag. >>>> >>>> Can I get some feedback on #egils? >>>> >>>> Lori >>>> >>>> On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 10:41 AM, Amy Terlaga <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> On this: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >I'm assuming for this year's conference we'll use #evg11, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Nope, no can do. Tried evg11 and so many variations on it, it made me >>>>> dizzy. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Finally found success with egconf11. Not the best, but trust me – so >>>>> many other combinations ended in failure. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> And by the way, the Grand Rapids conference crew transferred the >>>>> Twitter account over to us, including all those users who had signed up to >>>>> follow the 2010 conference. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> We’ve posted here and there and there’s a feed on the front page of the >>>>> conference website so sign up: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> egconf11 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> We’ll post more frequently as we inch ever closer to the April >>>>> conference. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Amy >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> From: "Kate Sheehan" <[email protected]> >>>>> >>>>> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen Hashtag >>>>> >>>>> To: "'Evergreen Discussion Group'" >>>>> >>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>> >>>>> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >>>>> >>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for bringing this to the list, Lori! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On twitter, I've found that #evergreen by itself isn't distinct enough, >>>>> and #evgils has worked well (and is patterned off of #kohails). >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I'd be open to #evergreenoss or #evergreenils, but they are very long >>>>> in the >>>>> >>>>> 140 character world. #openils works, but is it too broad (without the >>>>> context of the history of Evergreen's name, this could easily apply to any >>>>> open source ILS, which is fine, but is that what we're going for in our >>>>> common-law marriage hashtag)? I'm assuming for this year's conference >>>>> we'll >>>>> use #evg11, which brings up another argument for extreme brevity. >>>>> >>>>> Conferences are often when folks want to add more than one hashtag to >>>>> an update. I'm thinking of sessions at ALA like Top Tech Trends, which >>>>> usually has its own hashtag, along with the conference hashtag and >>>>> sometimes, just for fun, a LITA hashtag. It can leave very little room to >>>>> actually say anything about the session! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I'd vote for #evgils or #openils (or if you have room, both). >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ >>>>> >>>>> Amy Terlaga >>>>> >>>>> Assistant Director, User Services >>>>> >>>>> Bibliomation, Inc. >>>>> >>>>> 32 Crest Road >>>>> >>>>> Middlebury, CT 06762 >>>>> >>>>> www.biblio.org >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >>>> Lori Bowen Ayre // Library Technology Consultant >>>> The Galecia Group // www.galecia.com >>>> <%28707%29%20763-6869> <%28707%29%20763-6869>(707) 763-6869 // >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> Specializing in open source ILS solutions, RFID, filtering, >>>> workflow optimization, and materials handling >>>> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Deborah Lipoma >>> Librarian, Library IT >>> Santa Cruz Public Libraries >>> 224 Church St. >>> Santa Cruz, CA 95060 >>> <831-427-7707> <831-427-7707>831-427-7707 ext. 7755 >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >> Lori Bowen Ayre // Library Technology Consultant >> The Galecia Group // www.galecia.com >> <%28707%29%20763-6869>(707) 763-6869 // [email protected] >> >> <[email protected]>Specializing in open source ILS solutions, RFID, >> filtering, >> workflow optimization, and materials handling >> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >> >> > > > -- > Mike Rylander > | VP, Research and Design > > | Equinox Software, Inc. / Your Library's Guide to Open Source > | phone: 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) > | email: [email protected] > > | web: http://www.esilibrary.com > -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Lori Bowen Ayre // Library Technology Consultant The Galecia Group // www.galecia.com (707) 763-6869 // [email protected] <[email protected]>Specializing in open source ILS solutions, RFID, filtering, workflow optimization, and materials handling =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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