Are we at a point where there should be put out a vote for which name to use? There are several good ones, and a few not so good... not judging however :D
On Tue, 20 Feb 2018 at 11:07 Guillaume Laforge <glafo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Or even GrooVIP :-D > > On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 9:20 AM, Cédric Champeau < > cedric.champ...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I agree with Guillaume: MVP sounds "Minimal Viable Product" in my head :) >> Anoter option: VIP ;) >> >> 2018-02-20 <20%2018%2002%2020> 8:32 GMT+01:00 Jennifer Strater < >> jenn.stra...@gmail.com>: >> >>> Although there seems to be a lot of disagreement about the name, >>> everyone seems to be in favor of the idea. What is the next step, Paul? >>> >>> >>> On 20. Feb 2018, at 07:56, Peter McNeil <pe...@mcneils.net> wrote: >>> >>> You're all missing the obvious "Groovy GR8" :-) >>> >>> On 20/02/18 11:35, Paul King wrote: >>> >>> Supreme Thanks Award Recognising contributions? :-) >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 7:08 AM, Kostas Saidis <sai...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> My own few cents, too: >>>> >>>> Groovy Star, Groovy Champion, Groovy MVP all have their pros and cons. >>>> I would suggest something along the lines of Groovy Exceptional Community >>>> Member (Groovy ECM) or Groovy Distinguished Community Member (Groovy DCM). >>>> New acronym, professional enough, focusing on the overall community and not >>>> only the language per se. >>>> >>>> Kostas >>>> >>>> >>>> On 19/2/2018 10:26 μμ, MG wrote: >>>> >>>> I have never heard "MVP" = "Minimum Viable Product", so I doubt this >>>> would pose a problem. Also do you suggest that people would actually read >>>> "Groovy has announced its Minimum Viable Products of 2018" ? >>>> STAR has 129 meanings as an acronym, btw, according to >>>> https://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/STAR >>>> >>>> On 19.02.2018 20:39, Guillaume Laforge wrote: >>>> >>>> For me, MVP sounds too much like Minimum Viable Product : >>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_viable_product >>>> >>>> On Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 8:32 PM, MG <mg...@arscreat.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Following the sports analogy, what about >>>>> >>>>> "Groovy MVPs" >>>>> >>>>> ? >>>>> >>>>> Any game can have Most Valuable Players (even if only one is typically >>>>> crowned in the US), and I think "Groovy announced its 2018 MVPs" has a >>>>> nice >>>>> ring to it. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> mg >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 19.02.2018 12:03, Søren Berg Glasius wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I disagree with MG. >>>>> >>>>> A star is an object that shines, and in this case shines light on the >>>>> Groovy language and ecosystem. Hence I think the name is both >>>>> professional, >>>>> and since it can be directly linked to the star in the Groovy logo I think >>>>> it makes perfect sense. In sports you also have star players and in music >>>>> (and Java) you have rock stars. That you can find examples that relates to >>>>> games on Nintendo does not make a valid point IMO. The "All Stars" just >>>>> makes it so much better - as that's what Paul, Jochen and others are . >>>>> >>>>> My few cents worth. >>>>> >>>>> /Søren >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, 18 Feb 2018 at 17:02 MG <mg...@arscreat.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 18.02.2018 13:38, Eric Kinsella wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> +1up on Groovy Stars. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> "Get a life" ;-) >>>>>> >>>>>> But seriously, all the people one-upping "Groovy Stars" - consider >>>>>> whether that name really sends the right professional message with >>>>>> regards >>>>>> to Groovy ? I am convinced it does not. >>>>>> Managers who might decide whether Groovy can be used in a project are >>>>>> typically conservative and sensitive to those things, and they do not >>>>>> normally follow nerd humor... (next suggestion I see coming along the >>>>>> Stars-crossed-line, is to call Paul and Jochen "Groovy All Stars") >>>>>> >>>>>> As another example, it looks like "Pokemon Stars" on the Nintendo >>>>>> Switch might become a reality: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.techradar.com/news/pokemon-stars-all-the-latest-leaks-from-the-rumored-nintendo-switch-game >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Feb 18, 2018 at 6:13 AM, Daniel Sun <realblue...@hotmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Paul, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> “Groovy Champions” make people associate it with "Java >>>>>>> Champions" >>>>>>> easily. As for "Groovy Stars", it is interesting but let me >>>>>>> associate "Song >>>>>>> Stars" and "Kungfu Stars" easily... I wish other people would not >>>>>>> associate >>>>>>> as I do... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Similarly, many years ago some one suggested to name current >>>>>>> "Grape" >>>>>>> as "Groovy Baby", the latter is interesting but not formal... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> To sum up, +1 to “Groovy Champions”. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>> Daniel.Sun >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Sent from: >>>>>>> http://groovy.329449.n5.nabble.com/Groovy-Users-f329450.html >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>> Best regards / Med venlig hilsen, >>>>> Søren Berg Glasius >>>>> >>>>> Hedevej 1, Gl. Rye, 8680 Ry, Denmark >>>>> Mobile: +45 40 44 91 88 <+45%2040%2044%2091%2088>, Skype: sbglasius >>>>> --- Press ESC once to quit - twice to save the changes. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Guillaume Laforge >>>> Apache Groovy committer & PMC Vice-President >>>> Developer Advocate @ Google Cloud Platform >>>> >>>> Blog: http://glaforge.appspot.com/ >>>> Social: @glaforge <http://twitter.com/glaforge> / Google+ >>>> <https://plus.google.com/u/0/114130972232398734985/posts> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> web: http://nerderg.com >>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/pmcneil >>> Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/110661434396927001866 >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Guillaume Laforge > Apache Groovy committer & PMC Vice-President > Developer Advocate @ Google Cloud Platform > > Blog: http://glaforge.appspot.com/ > Social: @glaforge <http://twitter.com/glaforge> / Google+ > <https://plus.google.com/u/0/114130972232398734985/posts> > -- Best regards / Med venlig hilsen, Søren Berg Glasius Hedevej 1, Gl. 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