We could just go with Wikimedia: US. Not only will it be shorter, but it will make us sound like awesome people who are in no way infatuated with ourselves! On a serious note though, should we continue this on a Wiki so that we can easily tally a vote?
 
Kevin
 
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 1:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Wikimediaus-l] Naming of pan-US Wikimedia group
 
Well, including "Wikimedia" and "United States" turns it into a huge mouthful. Brevity is super-important in conversation and many written/printed situations as well.

We can safely leave out "Wikimedia" - and only mention it where needed, such as "This Wiknic is hosted by Wikipedia's <INSERT NAME HERE>.

Also, "United States" is easily shortened to "America".

Bob


On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 10:45 AM, Pharos <pharosofalexandria@gmail.com> wrote:
On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 8:58 AM, phoebe ayers <phoebe.wiki@gmail.com> wrote:
 


On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 4:44 AM, Samuel Klein <meta.sj@gmail.com> wrote:


Wikimedians in the United States would actually be a great name,

> +1
> Kirill

+1
SJ

 
Agreed, I also like Wikimedia US Community ... but I'd add "group": Wikimedia US Community Group. (Maybe that can be the descriptive subtitle for whatever name is chosen). IMHO the name is mostly for outside people -- i.e. GLAM institutions who want a point of contact, new people looking for a community group to join -- which means it should be pretty straightforward & obvious about what is going on!

-- phoebe
 
This is my sort of reservation with just "Wikimedians in the United States"; that it doesn't give the impression of a *group*, of a distinct if informal entity that could be a point of contact for GLAM institutions, etc.

Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)

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