On 2/7/06, Jay Converse supermo0@gmail.com wrote:
On 2/7/06, Steve Bennett stevage@gmail.com wrote:
On 2/6/06, The Cunctator cunctator@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.