-----Original Message----- From: wikimania-l-bounces@Wikipedia.org [mailto:wikimania-l-bounces@Wikipedia.org] On Behalf Of Ivan Krstic Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 16:41 To: Wikimania list Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania: name of a conference...
Kereluk, Darren L. wrote:
going with a high brow name is not a good marketing move, in my humble opinion. Is it always necessary to cloak things in language that people cannot understand in order to keep out the hoi palloi?
How did you get to 'high brow' and 'language that people cannot understand' from the phrase 'a more conventional name'?
...from the simple fact that whenever something great in technology comes along, there is invariably a movement to change the terms used to something "more conventional". One of the things that made the conference stand out when I was looking for a suitable event to attend in 2006 was its current name. I'm sorry to disagree with you, but using a boring name does not help make a conference, or any other product, for that matter, stand out in the sea of many options that are out there for people to partake of.
My point is that you have to use every available means at your disposal to stand out.
Thank you for allowing me to have my say. I will now leave the discussion for others to carry on.
Darren.