I would like to give my 2 cents to this rebranding discussion by agreeing with Charlie Veniot that "Xememex" sounds like a name for a drug. If it is the overall consent that "TiddlyWiki" is a bad name that diminishes the product, I'm confused how "Xememex" would help in that sense. I'm probably missing something here, and maybe "Xememex" sounds better to native english speakers, but I could probably convince my colleagues to use "TiddlyWiki", and they would have an idea about what this software is about just by hearing the name, but they would be completely lost if they hear "Xememex".
If a rebranding is important, and if it requires a new name for the product instead of just changing logos, colors, and stuff like that, then we need a simpler word. For instance, some days ago I found a project built upon TiddlyWiki called "Projectify". The name is simple and anyone would have an idea what it is about just by reading it. If the name must be changed, then we should pick something easier to digest. ---------- Pedro Alves *PhD candidate in Computer Science* *Institute of Computing - University of Campinas* Em ter., 29 de dez. de 2020 às 15:13, Charlie Veniot <[email protected]> escreveu: > "Xememex" to me sounds like a name for a pharmaceutical company. > > Or a drug. > > Maybe I'd be fine with something like that as an add-on to the name TW. A > bit like "Debian Sarge", "Debian Buster", "Debian Sid" > > The name "TiddlyWiki" makes it so easy to find anything in the related > body of knowledge. "Xememex" won't lead to all things TiddlyWiki that can > be found on the web. > > "TW Xememex", the long version being : "TiddlyWiki Xememex". That could > be the best of all worlds. > > The challenge of TiddlyWiki and broad acceptance isn't resistance for the > cutesy "Tiddly" or cutesy "Wiki" . > > There was once a saying: "you don't get fired for choosing IBM." Today, > I'm thinking: "you don't get fired for choosing Microsoft." Changing TW > (TiddlyWiki) to anything else won't matter much when corporate types are > likely more interested in picking solutions that look good on their own > resumes. > > To me, I wouldn't try convincing folk of using "TiddlyWiki" as a solution > to a problem. TiddlyWiki is the platform with which I would build the > solution. The name I then give to the solution is what I use. The name is > different for every solution. > > Something like that. I've got some complicated picture of it all in my > head, and putting that into concise and elegant words will need a few more > cups of coffee in me ... > > > On Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at 2:32:53 AM UTC-4 Mark S. wrote: > >> Xememex contains only 3 letters, arranged to spell the same forward and >> back. How hard could that be to remember? >> >> Speaking of not appealing, I remember be astonished as a kid that Exxon >> had spent thousands (millions ?) developing it's name. It only got worse >> after the Exxon Valdez (which, BTW, was rebranded). >> >> >> -- > 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/34f4771c-17ae-4fe7-91fc-c4a9b03d16bfn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/34f4771c-17ae-4fe7-91fc-c4a9b03d16bfn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CACW_pa078YFKkGwG9o%3Dd%3DhC7Xx_iD07%2BY6%2B1sOWvDQ2ui-qm%3DA%40mail.gmail.com.
