In your case, people got past the name because *YOU* were there to introduce them. But out on the net there is no introducer, no one to convince them. So that's when the name becomes important. Once again, if the name wasn't a diminutive, it wouldn't matter so much.
Some problems are intractable -- they have no solution. This is true of TW in it's current formulation. Call it Godel's Rule of TiddlyWiki: *Any information system based on browser technology will never have just one way of saving.* Since we can't solve problem #2 without limiting users' choices (e.g. "Use TiddlyDesktop Only") we should fix the problem that we can solve: The published name of the Product. Oh, and you can keep "TiddlyWiki" as an internal name. Remember when MicroSoft used to give it's Window's releases the names of cities? Ok, anyone remember which version was "Cairo" ? On Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 4:46:19 AM UTC-8, Diego Mesa wrote: > > I definitely agree we could use a change in name. I also 100% agree that > that is not the MAIN problem preventing people from trying/using TW today. > > I, like others here, have tried several SEVERAL times to introduce TW to > others. They end up not using it NOT because I explain these things are > called tiddlers, but as soon as I get to the "there are 12 different kinds > of savers, tiddlydesktop, node, etc. Oh and you need at least these 4 > plugins to get started, oh and they can only be found as attachments/links > on google groups forums which cant really be searched". > > That's when I lose them. > > > On Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 5:58:10 AM UTC-6, TonyM wrote: >> >> Mohammad >> >> I would not have any fear if I had their marketing budgets. >> >> I do think we need to be realistic, thus why I think it can be managed >> with a planned and staged transition as I posted earlier. >> >> Tony >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/f8691da1-8add-4e72-b2e8-618c4f373d3f%40googlegroups.com.
