fyi, i've bolded all the proposed names that got stars. makes some of the long posts in the sidebar easier to read, you don't have to search for the name

if that's a problem for anyone (i don't think it is) let me know

gamehack.com, as opposed to gamehaq (i really hate the q thing)

@MatthewRead like game copy world? o_O

gamecopyworld rocked!

@MatthewRead Somebody should find a way to give back the 14 stars that @badp took away from Gaming.SE

That jerk.

How about... gamingqueue.com?

or queueagamer.com?

@Krazer clever, but reminds me of questcompanions.com

@LessPopMoreFizz I don't think star distribution is somehow mutually exclusive. I'm pretty sure the stars weren't "taken away".

GamingQA.com

@skovacs1 Mods can clear stars from a line of chat.

Which not only removes them, but it prevents anyone who has already starred it from starring it again.

So, yes, they were taken away, quite explicitly.

@LessPopMoreFizz well that's something I didn't know. Thanks.

I thought you meant badp made a suggestion that drew attention away.

@skovacs1 Yeah, no, I mean he cleared my stars! MAH STAAAARRRRSSSSS.

hmm... I wanted to do questionblock.com, but that was already taken... how about questpoint.com?

GamingQnA.com

GQnA.com

QnAPlay.com

GamingPlus.com

GameplayQnA.com

May have been mentioned before - GamingAnswers.com

Foregoing dependence on gaming as a theme - StackAttack.com

Stack1Up.com

3upmoon.com, just for kicks

It's way too close to Joystiq for my tastes, but ControlStick.com

VGQnA.com

@LessPop_MoreFizz They were 9, not 14.

pretty empty in here

@badp Yes, I corrected myself.

@LessPop_MoreFizz well suggest gaming.se again

@skovacs1 oo, i don't hate stack1up

a variation of @authenticgeek suggestion: answercade.com (available)

there's always heartcontainer.com

or entersolutionhere.com

hi @AnnaLear

we are all alone

THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK

Ahh! hides...

<-- also here

@authenticgeek hello!

@Lauren hi :)

even though we're no longer all alone

Was anyone not around for the chat yesterday?

hi @AshleyNunn

I was around late, but I flipped through the logs

basically we just went over the starred suggestions - do either of you want to call our attention to any of them in particular?

fair enough

I mentioned answerarcade.com yesterday, I think it fits a lot of the requirements really well

somebody else counter-suggested "answercade"

interesting

Available, not a brand, arcade indicates a common space for gamers, easily brandable

Alliteration is quite memorable

"answerarcade" seems a bit weird, though. I'm not sure how to explain it. Sorta feels like answers are a game? Dunno.

I also think shorter is better

so if we're going with something arcade and can get just 'arqade'

that's probably better

imo

lauren's super pro-arqade :P

The 'q' feels a little forced, though I do like the shorter name

Team Arqade!

@AbbyTMiller I like it best of the suggestions made here

for sure

i can't stop thinking about david arquette

any others?

courtney cox arqade

haha

anything is better than gaming dot stack exchange dot com :)

In any event, how much would/will the branding change with a new URL?

@AbbyTMiller socks dot gaming dot stack exchange dot com would not be an improvement.

@AnnaLear not sure. think we should probably discuss that in meta dot socks dot gaming dot stack exchange dot com

what is this about socks, I'm missing something

courtneycoxarqadesocks.com

+1

aaaanyway...

courtneysocksarqade.com

is it just going to say "x" instead of "GAMING"

@AnnaLear it will depend on the new url

what it is

e.g. is the art fixed?

if it has a strong visual (like arqade) we'll probably change the look to match that

i imagine a new design, at least in part

though the current look probably isn't too far from an arcade look

We should keep the lasers.

+1

at least @Anna knows how to spell.

i thought we decided the canonical spelling here was lazers, english-be-damned

I take back my approval, arqade feels too short

And I can't stop typing a "u" after the q

i'm having the same problem

arquade

Post-name discussion (like after right now) does SE just make a decision or do we go back to a meta post with results?

@AbbyTMiller Now you're just forcing the wrong pronunciation on everyone

@authenticgeek we'll make a decision from the suggestions we have and availability

arquade reminds me of ducks for some reason.

that's why we're giving everyone a chance to come to us with suggestions now

Got it

as well as thoughts/concerns, etc

right now it looks like either arqade or game council

@AshleyNunn +1

I'm going to continue to push for this because it looks SO GOOD

@AshleyNunn we're looking into whether we can buy it or not, that's the only issue with that one

Don't break the two word trend!

@authenticgeek Don't use two words where one would do! Brevity rules. ;)

@AnnaLear There's the problem, I don't think one adequately explains the site :)

i think not entirely, but it should do so a little bit

nope i'm voting for happyfluffybunnyland.com

@AbbyTMiller especially if bunnies have lasers

OH MAN LASER BUNNIES YOU GUYS

Lazerbunnies.com?

done and done

sharks with frickin lazer beams attached to their heads

yes please

i'd take mutated sea bass in a pinch

hehe

ok, so it's decided

laserbunnies.com, with a lazerbunnies.com alias that redirects

perfect

done and done

anyone else have anything they want to bring up before we conclude this?

seems not

bang the gavel

alright!

thanks for coming everyone :)

@authenticgeek it's not alliterative; "ans" and "ar" are different sounds

worse, it's a trochee + iamb :P

@NickT this is why "answercade" was an option... solves the issue with the meter

but i don't love either of them tbh

Frankly I'd like to see gaming keeping the stackexchange branding, which has a lot of kudos and respect. To that end, I'd suggest "GSX" on gsx.stackexchange.com. It's a short, snappy name to refer to the site by, but doesn't throw away all that kudos. And it sounds "gamery" for whatever that's worth. No-one really worries what IGN stands for, do they? People still know it's a game site.

actually "GSX" is kind of catchy

we can't get the domain though

arcadestack.com is available

also toggleanswer.com