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Welcome everyone! The purpose of this room is to suggest a new domain name for gaming.stackexchange.com

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Q: Chat room for suggesting a new name for Gaming.SE

A couple months ago, David Fullerton posted a proposed new name for gaming.stackexchange.com: Game Council (see this post for details). Some members of the community supported the name, others were indifferent, and a few opposed it. We took these suggestions into consideration, and have gone thro...

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Hi there @Lauren!

@GnomeSlice Hi! I actually can't stick around, on jury duty in a few minutes :-/

but thanks for popping in

looking forward to your suggestions :-)

this room's for throwing names at the wall and seeing what sticks. if you see a name you like, star it! if you see a name you don't like, ignore it and/or suggest a better one.

I was going to suggest askgamers.com... but I'm not really sure if it's taken or not...

5:54 PM

It must be available (can be parked, blank, backordered, but can't have a website attached to it)

looks good to me :)

Is that a website? Or isn't it.

I mean... it's a blank one...?

i'm going with blank. that's my story, and i'm sticking to it

@AbbyTMiller it's a cheap copy of this one: blankwebsite.com (they should sue)

@JuanManuel I like that name better, actually.

:P

6:11 PM

Suggestion: zblorf

gameherst.

@StrixVaria a little hard to pronounce?

@MatthewRead Deal with it.

:P

It got a minor following in the main chat.

Zuh-blorf

I have this weird habit of mentally pronouncing anything with a 'z' in it like that as 'zay'.

So, 'zayblorf'.

That's weird; you're right.

There's a guy who often plays iGalcon, named 'zChelser'. To me he's 'ZayChelser'.

I dunno, I guess it's like a cross between 'zed' and 'zee'.

ANY, BACK TO TOPIC.

6:19 PM

gamesterdam

gamarilla

lol

@GnomeSlice how do you pronounce lazer?

@Jin It's just with things that have a 'z' followed by another conzonant.

i.e 'zblof', 'zchelser'.

And that' just how I mentally pronounce them.

BACK TO TOPIC I SAID

gamadillo

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gamebeater (looks to be parked)

better yet, gamebeaters (also parked)

gamebot (.ca and .org are taken, unsure if trademarked)

I thought we had already agreed it was zblorf

Gamedillo?

To me, that doesn't immediately identify as 'Game-a-dillo'.

6:28 PM

@BenBrocka Star my suggestion then.

user image

@BenBrocka I can't even tell what that says.

ALMADIRRO

making fun of asians?

8 mins ago, by GnomeSlice

BACK TO TOPIC I SAID

lol

6:30 PM

zblorf.froblz

Figures that gameover.com is taken...for a blank webpage no less

@BenBrocka the .net appears to be active, so it's out anyways

actually wait i misread

"must not be associated with a trademark" is not the same as "must not be associated with an existing brand"

my bad

LessPop_MoreFizz

Can't we just register the URL 'Gaming' in Sweden? 'Gaming Dot SE' is a pretty good name tbqh.

user2334

IUsedToBeAGamerLikeYouThenITookAnArrowToTheKnee.org?

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@LessPop_MoreFizz i suppose it's hard to judge whether the .com effect would matter if the "real" domain is gaming.stackexchange.com anyways

user2334

6:39 PM

TBH Game Council's okay as long as they shy away from being about demonstrating we're better than everyone else in the marketing/promotion. Gaming has a more "we're all thing this together" vibe

okay let's not star both zblorf suggestions :P @StrixVaria I'm going to unstar/unbold yours since ben's has more votes, k?

@MatthewRead Don't unbold it, but you can unstar it.

@LessPop_MoreFizz I believe Sweden is one of those countries that has complicated rules about who they'll allow to have one of their domains.

LessPop_MoreFizz

@MatthewRead No, let's star all zblorf suggestions.

Also, pin them IMO.

kk

lol

6:39 PM

@AnnaLear not anymore en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.se#Post_2003_system

@BenBrocka Sweet.

did you guys know i suck at reading meta posts?

@AbbyTMiller The meta specifically says that's the fallback option if we don't come up with something better here.

Suggesting that here seems redundant.

that's not a table, that's a chopping block

;)

@MarkTrapp i'd go with Game Counsel in that case. same sound, same general idea, less negative connotation (imo)

user2334

I'd really like the name to be less obvious, but something gamers get. Like Super User, Stack Overflow, Server Fault are.

6:45 PM

@MarkTrapp I really like this idea in theory, but come up with an example of that :P

www.gaming.se expires in November so it's possible it could be bought

it's registered but not in use

user2334

@StrixVaria I think I have one, one sec

yeah i think like someone said in the original meta post, most good gaming references are taken. will definitely be hard to come up with something

@MarkTrapp ProMuch.MLG

More.PewPewLess.QQ

user2334

@AnnaLear @AbbyTMiller This room is Google indexed: if we have a suggestion that meets all the criteria, there's a fair chance it'll get snatched up.

user2334

6:47 PM

Like, I really don't want to say my suggestion because of that

@MarkTrapp The odds are ... low. Someone would have to be looking for it.

lessqq

yea i was gunna say, that sounds far-fetched.

user2334

It really isn't. Heck, if someone doesn't like the name here, they can go register themselves as a veto

user2334

Whatever, I think the odds are stacked against anything but Game Council anyway

6:48 PM

@MarkTrapp that's less far-fetched, though i still would doubt it.

No love for lessqq?

i'm going to officially propose Game Counsel then since i think it's slightly better

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user2334

What I was going to suggest was Reload Save. Domain is available, Twitter Handle is available. As a gamer, it immediately suggests to me "there's a problem you need help with".

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@StrixVaria I counter-propose morepewpew

@MarkTrapp i like

6:54 PM

Gamadict

@MatthewRead I'm 100% okay with zblorf being our name, I think it's quite awesome. Seriously

@Oak i don't overly mind it as a name but it's crap for actually communicating to people

@MatthewRead zuh-blorf

user2334

"Zblorf? How do you spell that?" "Just how it sounds, but the 'Q' is silent."

"how do you spell that? is it an acronym or something?" "no, we're just weird."

Joystiq.

6:56 PM

@StrixVaria zublorf.com

@MatthewRead that's zoo-blorf

The zuh is really quick.

@StrixVaria "joystick with a q" is simpler than zblorf

@StrixVaria zuhblorf.com. lol

Pssh you're just hating because I won ITG. :P

(disclaimer: I don't actually think that)

@StrixVaria hahaha no way, i moved on. i didn't even lose rep (that i noticed) so meh, mine were answered before they were deleted :P

starz for names only, please :)

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7:01 PM

and RELOAD SAVE pulls into the lead!

suck it zblorfians

zblorph.com

If by lead you mean "is now tied"...

of brown? why brown?

Have you seen any modern shooters?

ah, i see

I didn't even check if that's available though like an idiot.

And it's not.

7:03 PM

losingisfun.com

Amazing it's available :)

lensflare.com is taken also

@Oak you're weird.

first time i handled a chat flag where i was familiar with the conversation! woo

I was going to suggest something to do with repairs, like game mechanics, as in we fix your games, but then I realised that it sounds like we discuss the mechanics of games.

@MrSmooth Names that don't imply we're mostly technical support would be pretty excellent.

gamesandlasers

gaquest (gaming + questions + it sounds like a sound an animal would make). And a bit like conquest

questforanswers

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7:12 PM

guarf (gaming dwarf)

@Oak Your portmanteau skills are weak :(

proadvice

@Oak this is and gamigo have the same problem: people are going to make "gayquest" / "gaymigo" jokes. i think that's sad, but inevitable, given that our audience substantially overlaps with that of Xbox Live. by opening ourselves up to that we run the risk of alienating people who would get offended by it, even if it's not the core community that's being offensive.

gamesage.com was tossed around on one of our calls

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or gamersage or something like it, i didn't write it down

How is "Seasoned Advice" like the epitome of a good name and "proadvice" for gaming didn't even get a star.

@StrixVaria portmantopia would be a good name for the English site

7:19 PM

@MatthewRead Keep that one in your back pocket then.

@StrixVaria because you can be a pro at anything, but seasoning is a cooking reference?

@MatthewRead Pro is totally a gaming reference. Haven't you seen Pure Pwange?

@StrixVaria "ronny much pro vote for meeee!"

prestigiousadvice

that's not bad

7:20 PM

gamestorm.com, i dunno

i just like thinking about thunderstorms

achievementwhores. lol

@AbbyTMiller i feel like there's a game site with a storm reference already but can't quite recall

we'll buy 'em out

BUY ALL THE SITES

lul

53 mins ago, by Abby T. Miller

8 mins ago, by GnomeSlice

BACK TO TOPIC I SAID

gamorous

wait that suffers from the Xbox Live problem even more

ugh i hate people

7:24 PM

@MatthewRead Translated from Xbox Latin -> gay love.

yea exactly. derp

user2334

Gam or Ous? PICK ONE.

today i am feeling both gay and amorous. if only there were a website for me.

hahahaha

gameSCIENCE

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7:26 PM

@StrixVaria oooh, fantastic. plus it's sort of like omniscience

@MatthewRead You just etymologically destroyed my brain. I don't know how I didn't connect those words before.

@StrixVaria ha, sweet

@StrixVaria GamingForScience?

gameséance.com

look at me still talking when there's gamescience to do

7:30 PM

forscience.com is available

gameherst is strangely appealing to me, but i think my favorite so far besides that is gamesage

"gamesage" is nice to say

@MatthewRead even better. "gamasage"

@Jin how's that better?

@AnnaLear woosh :P

@MatthewRead Totally.

I completely don't get it, which conveniently is sort of my point. :P

7:33 PM

@AnnaLear don't worry, i typed out the same message word for word before realizing :P "gay massage"

gamasage: gama = turtle in japanese, sage = wise.. they both signify "wisdom"

oh you were serious?

also gamasage just sounds better to me, (purely subjective)

apparently i have hypersensitized myself to this

today i am feeling both gay and like i need a massage. if only there were a website for me.

7:34 PM

@MatthewRead yes. also gamasage would be one of those non-name type of names

@AbbyTMiller I'm sensing a theme.

@AbbyTMiller i'm sure there's a site for that...

ifonlytherewereawebsiteforme.com

my bad. now i look like i have an anti-gay agenda :/

@MatthewRead I also really like gamesage.

7:36 PM

@MatthewRead i will happily smack down the ones that will run us into trouble with the xbox latin scholars

@AbbyTMiller sweet. you have diplomatic immunity

i like gamesage too. I see it very easily marketable.

user2334

Games Age?

@MarkTrapp Game Sage.

but games age isn't a terrible accidental parsing of it

user2334

7:39 PM

@StrixVaria Feh. Like I said before, I really dislike any name that gives a connotation that we have arcane knowledge or are better than others

unlike, penismightier.com

@MarkTrapp Sage is wayyyyyyyyyyy lighter than Council.

guys wait

how about expertsexchange

A sage is a wise man you go to for help.

@MarkTrapp I really don't get that feeling from "sage."

7:40 PM

A council is a group of people with authority.

@MarkTrapp I agree with you there

I think of thanksgiving when I hear sage, personally.

I'm not a huge fan of gamesage either.

user2334

@StrixVaria Right, but that's not the Gaming.SE I know. We're learning from each other, not sitting around waiting for people who aren't in the know to ask us questions

i love thanksgiving

therefore i love gamesage

7:40 PM

@StrixVaria this

@MarkTrapp Nitpick moar.

@Abbytmiller oh boo, cancelling my star on expertsexchange. :P

Gamesage to me makes me thnk of a decrepit old man who we walk up to and are like OMG give me all your knowledges I am a poor person who knows nothing.

user2334

@StrixVaria The whole point of naming is to define the brand.

starz for real ideas only!

7:41 PM

Gamesage just makes me think of sausage for some reason. That's probably just me.

oh, my bad.

@DerpyHooves we have to climb the himalayas barefoot to get to his temple

I agree with you 99% of the time, @MarkTrapp, but GameSage does not give me any sense of elitism at all.

mmm, game sausage.

"game sage" makes me think of a Sage character in an MMO or something. seems perfect really

7:42 PM

@AbbyTMiller But I am a big fan of shoes.... :(

one must make sacrifices to kneel before the gamesage

@AbbyTMiller That kinda sums up my opinion of the name, tbh

What about gamesages.com? The site itself isn't the sage, but the people who answer.

@PeterGrace Semantic difference, same connotation

True, but it seems to roll off the tongue easier for me.

7:43 PM

sageadvice.com

abacabb.com and/or uuddlrlrbabastart.com

:P

lol

user2334

If you ask me, sages are the guys living in ivory towers, not playing Barbie Horse Adventures

xyzzy.com (not available but would be awesome)

@MarkTrapp i vote we make Barbie Horse Adventures off-topic

user2334

7:44 PM

@MatthewRead VETO.

one time i received a copy of Barbie in the Twelve Dancing Princesses for my birthday

hahaha

@MarkTrapp Sages live in a cave on a awesome epic mountaintop.

I think I need to check out this barbie horse adventures title.

it's not called "barbie AND the twelve dancing princesses", no. "barbie IN the twelve dancing princesses".

7:45 PM

gameadvice.com?

gamejedi.com

@PeterGrace kinda boring :/

@MatthewRead Star Wars is primarily not games.

@matthewread might have licensing implications

@MarkTrapp I actually played that game once. >.<

user2334

@DerpyHooves The game is a national treasure.

7:46 PM

anything i don't bold is not a real suggestion :P

gamemaster.com would be awesome but that's assuredly taken

usethehorse.com

@PeterGrace This would be better for rpg.se.

@AbbyTMiller Is she one of the 12 princesses? because maybe then that would make sense sorta? Although the mental image I get contemplating that title is...odd, at best.

whoa, whoa, whoa buddy.

It's a unicorn.

7:46 PM

mmorperger.com

user2334

@DerpyHooves Presumably it's meant to be Barbie starring in "The Twelve Dancing Princesses"

@DerpyHooves i'm thinking that the name of the adventure is "The Twelve Dancing Princesses", so it's "Barbie in..... 'The Twelve Dancing Princesses'"

exactly @mark

@AbbyTMiller I got that guys, thanks.

WAIT BUT DO YOU GET IT

i'm going to make a fantasy star wars game where my jedi can collect unicrons instead of datacrons

7:47 PM

sorry gang

24 mins ago, by Abby T. Miller

53 mins ago, by Abby T. Miller

8 mins ago, by GnomeSlice

BACK TO TOPIC I SAID

@AbbyTMiller Nope, I lied.

user2334

BarbieSage.com

user2334

Okay I'm done now.

i should not be doing this at work, you guys keep making me lol

makeyourselfadanggamadilla.com

SeeHowManyFAQsIGive.com

perhaps too similar to gamefaqs

gameninja and gameknight are taken, hmm

so is throneofgames

keep in mind that this chat will be open for a week

so you don't have to have all your brilliant ideas right now :)

7:53 PM

GameOracle/GamingOracle

@AbbyTMiller i'm in the right mood for it, so i can't stop :/ won't be as good later

then go for it!

howtopwnnoobs

@MonteCristo in comparison to GameSage, more verbose and more of a negative (imo)

mylittlepwny

@MatthewRead Nice! I have a soft spot for that suggestion

7:55 PM

GameSage > GameCouncil > GameOracle

gay moracle

lol what

somebody'll make it a thing

yeah but kinda far-fetched. game sage could be gay message if we're really going to stretch it

@AbbyTMiller so, today you're both feeling gay and like a moracle...

@MatthewRead FURTHER THAT AGENDA

7:57 PM

if only there were a site for her

@AnnaLear :'(

@AnnaLear if only there were a website for me!

@AbbyTMiller Moracle kinda sounds like miracle when I say it....

@AbbyTMiller too late. owned.

@MatthewRead true. i think it tends to be worse when the following word starts with a vowel

@AbbyTMiller yep, blends are worse than compounds

eff itsdangeroustogoalone.com is taken

7:59 PM

itsdangeroustogoalonetakethisqandasite.com

lols

gamemiracles.com

gamespiracles.com

spiracles?

i dunno just popped to mind because it rhymed

user2334

Effing games, how do they work? It's a miracle!

gamespiration

8:03 PM

gamesandlotsofpettyarguments.com

haha

user2334

WhatDoYouMeanICan'tPostNSFWPicsInChatInline.com

@StrixVaria must... resist... urge... to star...

serious chat is serious.

gamestack.com

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8:04 PM

@FAE Yeah, that one is tempting.

@AbbyTMiller nice. fun to say as well

Games Tack? WTF?

wow and that just tied for the lead, impressive

zblorf is not getting nearly enough love.

It got 5 stars in the main chat!

@StrixVaria i could cut off my hand and leave it writ(h)ing on the keyboard and whatever it entered could get 5 stars in the main chat

8:06 PM

nthxgrue.com

ardaisgoingtomakeaterriblemod.com

howtopro

memuchpro.com

Speaking of being elitist:

toopro.com

stackgamingcommunity.ugh

gaming.se.xxx

gamecoven

gamecovenant

sounds like a cult. in a good way?

8:13 PM

@MatthewRead then we could have themed robes as swag..... XD

haha sweet

eastereggsandham

@MatthewRead Too halo.

gamingreloaded

@StrixVaria that crossed my mind too :(

gamesavior

mostlyskyrim.com

hah

skyriminecraft.com

the more i think about it the more i think Reload Save fits really really well with other site names on the network. much more so than Game Council

i have a feeling the SE folk may favor it. regardless, good job @MarkTrapp

user2334

8:28 PM

Thank you, thank you, I'll be here all week

8:47 PM

@MatthewRead how about straight up gamecult

gamegain

anothercastle.com

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i can't believe that one's not taken

me either

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