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the name game: call for suggestions, and one volunteer
So, while still hashing out some details, it looks pretty clear that we will want to incorporate in the US as a nonprofit. As it happens, one of the first steps in this process is coming up with a name! Which also has the benefit of being entertaining. :D
This doesn't have to necessarily be the name we use on a day-to-day basis, more the official name, although it would be ideal to have something that works both ways.
Rules:
Please post your suggestions here by Monday, May 28! We will then have a poll to narrow down the list of possibilities we consider with the lawyers.
JOB:
1.NOTES. Short term. Deadline: Tuesday May 29: collect name suggestions for a poll. - ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ainsley
If someone would be willing to volunteer to collect up all the name suggestions and turn them into a tickybox poll, that would be great! (Note: this requires your having a paid/permanent account.)
This doesn't have to necessarily be the name we use on a day-to-day basis, more the official name, although it would be ideal to have something that works both ways.
Rules:
- The full name shouldn't already be in use -- the lawyers will do a formal search, but for now, just do a google to see if someone else is obviously using it.
- We will want something ideally that we can also get some variant or subset of as a domain name. You can search for domain-availability at a bunch of places; here is the network solutions search.
- Should be "distinctive" -- ie, weird enough that it can be a trademark. Xerox == yes, pets.com == no.
- One clever scheme (used a lot by right-wing orgs :>) is to choose a name that includes your main argument in the name. IE, if we did something with "Fair Use" in it, any time someone mentions the organization, they're basically repeating the key phrase you want people to associate with you.
- Avoid the word "Foundation", as that generally means a specific kind of charity that we will not be.
- Can go the descriptive route (Fanfic Conservancy, Fair Use Institute, Archive Of Our Own Co.) or with made up words (AD;KJFA Inc. *g*) or just sort of evocative/cool-sounding words (Keymashing Ltd.).
Please post your suggestions here by Monday, May 28! We will then have a poll to narrow down the list of possibilities we consider with the lawyers.
JOB:
1.
ainsley If someone would be willing to volunteer to collect up all the name suggestions and turn them into a tickybox poll, that would be great! (Note: this requires your having a paid/permanent account.)
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fandir.org (fanlit.net and .org are available, but there's fanlit.com as an already existing top-level domain, so I'd stay away from that ... fandir.com is just a spam engine)
fanarc.com
fanwords.com
fanficarc.com
fanslit.com (fantlit.com is taken)
fanfictional.com
fanwrites.com
fanwritten.com
fanwriters.com
fanatheneum.com (this would be unwise, imo, due to spelling issues)
You'll definitely want to stay with .com, .net or .org (preferably .com since that's the first thing people will type in, even if they know you're at .net or .org). Anything else will send your bookmarking visitors to some commercial site just as soon as they figure out a way to grab the domain and slap up a spam page (see fandir.com for instance).
You can always add an extra word onto the title page to get around the problem of copyright entitlements. Web disputes usually side with the person with the top level tld (.com versus .us or .info), since those have been around longest. That said, talk to a digital law attorney -- someone knowledgeable in adult sites would also be good on freedom of speech issues).
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