On Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 2:39:37 PM UTC+3:30, TiddlyTweeter wrote: > > 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. >
This is quite true! > > 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/f7724fb3-caa5-4f1c-a2bb-f45510af9d54%40googlegroups.com.
