From: The Cunctator <cunctator(a)gmail.com>
To: English Wikipedia <wikien-l(a)wikipedia.org>
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 13:36:50 -0500
Subject: [WikiEN-l] Alternative names for the Counter Vandalism Unit
On 2/7/06, Jay Converse <supermo0(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 2/7/06, Steve Bennett
<stevage(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 2/6/06, The Cunctator <cunctator(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > Pretty much the best kinds of project names are ones that are either
> > expressly positive (i.e. their name assumes good faith, doesn't create
> > an us/them dichotomy), or failing that are ironicly ugly (like
> > "bureaucrat", "benevolent dictator", or "spelling
nazi" or "mediation
> > cabal").
>
> Vandalism Cleaning Brigade?
> Grafitti Purging Workforce?
Okay in that they're simply descriptive.
> Slaves for an Unvandalised Wikipedia?
Good.
> The Anti-vandalism Superheroes?
That's both us/them and not ironicly ugly.
> Vandalism Posse?
Us/them.
Other ideas--positive:
The Fencepainting Project (Shades of Tom Sawyer, with other
neighborhood-building connotations.)
Welcome Mat Project (the vast amount of vandalism is
newbie-ish--enfolding handling vandalism into the concept of welcoming
new users makes sense to me. I.e. there are no strangers, just friends
we haven't met (and indoctrinated).)
Ironically positive:
Care Bear Brigade (I know this was discussed and negged earlier, but
it's hilarious.)
Ugly:
Users for Mindless Conformity.
Again, [[Wikipedia:Cleaning up vandalism]]. Simple. descriptive. Non
us/them. And it's already on the works