Mohammad wrote: > > ... So, lets be precise and briefly ... explain why a change name is a bad > decision? What is the benefits of keeping current name? If we have enough > reasons then we should keep it. >
1 - *Not Now*: Changing name for TW5 now, in mid-version I think might have the unintended consequence of creating confusion. Probably better to do it with a new major shift. 2 - *Later, Yes*: Changing the name IS a good idea. On that agree with Mark S. "Tiddly" & "Tiddler" are diminutive in a particularly negative way. That diminution can't be offset by positive Comparisons with names of "Big things" using "baby words" (e.g. "Google"). That isn't illuminating as those services are So Large they came to Re-Define meaning in actual usage. TiddlyWiki is not in a position to do that--so the name can't have the start-push of being able to redefine words. For many reasons. So the current name is not good. 3 - *"Wiki" Is Probably Part Of The Name Problem*: Several issues with "wiki": (a) Messy broader negative social resonance with things like "WikiLeaks"; (b) We are not "WikiPedia"; (c) Nor does implying TW is a "type of wiki" going to be illuminating to most people, so I can't see the value now in "wiki" that once more clearly existed, as much of the net has adopted methods pioneered by various wikis & moved on; (d) TW does a lot of things that big-name wikis have no correlate of. In short: "wiki" may be a "false friend" that just waters down ideas of what we have in TW. 4 - *Name Is Only Part Of The Issue*: But I also agree with Eric Shulman that a change that is "just" a change of name won't do much---and as several other posts in this thread have implied. The issue involves several intersecting issues to do with: (a) base utility [saving]; (b) vagueness about what TW is FOR beyond fiddling with it; (c) and, I think, above all, lack of a strong dedicated *Showcase* illustrating developed applications of it. That's the easiest way, I think, for potential users to realise what it can do--by seeing final output wiki. Maybe that last thought is for a separate thread. Basta TT -- 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/1c099247-6aa8-4914-a99b-4377454fdf04%40googlegroups.com.
