Just a thought: I created this community very quickly without giving much thought to the name...basically because I was basing it on the NaNoWriMo2 website.

However, maybe it would be better to break away from the NaNoWriMo branding? I could make it more specific to our corner of the internet. I'm thinking maybe FediWriMo.

Let me know what you think below. Suggest alternate names, and if there is a good one with a lot of up votes, we can maybe go with that one instead (but no Boaty McBoatface type meme names, please...).

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[+] 1 point 1 year ago (6 children)
  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (5 children)

    Thanks - I agree - distancing from the original NaNoWriMo is for the better... And we can still use it in hashtags and stuff so it should show up it someone searches for that term. Also, I can make certain that "writing month" gets into the description of the group.

    Did you like either "FediWriMo" or "InNoWriMo" as possible alternatives?

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    Thanks. Per other comments, I've updated the description of the community to (hopefully) move us away from the NaNo branding, and more towards the Fediverse.

    But, I'll wait for a bit more feedback before changing the name. (Probably the rest of the weekend.)

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    Hmmm... Writey McWriteface does have a certain appeal though...

    In all seriousness however, NaNoWriMo has name recognition, and I don't think making it fediverse specific will foster mainstream appeal (not that that needs to be the goal ofc). I like the International angle, call it InNoWriMo and have a slogan about being Innovative!, or unleashing your Inner writer!, or Innie belly buttons or something.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago

    "Writey McWriteface" does have a ring to it... :)

    Yes, NaNoWriMo does have the recognition - which is positive and negative, depending on the perspective of the person that sees it.

    InNoWriMo does make for a bit of a break, expanding on the meaning, while maintaining the recognition of the original. Interesting suggestion.

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    [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago

    I've gone ahead and done a new banner and logo for the community, and changed the name to FediWriMo. There were a couple of reasons for this:

    1. I didn't want to keep using the assets from the NaNoWriMo2 website.
    2. The assets that I copied weren't laying out nicely.
    3. I didn't want to keep the name as (a) it was associated with the NaNoWriMo2 website (ie, it could look like there was more of an association, when all we're doing here is referencing their site), and (b) I am concerned about the association with the previous organization.
    4. I didn't know the origin of all the assets (ie, the font and the shield).
    5. I was concerned that the "NaNoWriMo" part of the name is too off-putting.
    6. I strongly feel that drawing the association to the Fediverse is important for our identity.

    So, yeah, I was going to wait until Monday. But seeing as this topic didn't have any comments in over twelve hours, I decided to just move forward.

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