[Wikipedia-l] Re: Nupedia? -> No, Encyclopedia Galactica

[Jay Bowks]

From: "Peter Jaros" <rjaros at shaysnet.com>
> What about Encyclopædia Nova?  It's got a nice sound (stiff and solid,
> like a 'real' encyclopedia :)), it doesn't claim wiki-ness (wikosity?),
> it doesn't attempt to revive or redefine Nupedia, and it makes
> reference to Nupedia (whether 'new' was actually an inteded meaning of
> not).  And Google seems to think the name's free.

Unfortunately the name
sounds like "The Encyclopedia
Doesn't Go" in Spanish...
"La enciclopedia no va".
I remember reading an old
story (maybe a linguistic legend)
that says this is why the American
car named "Nova" didn't do well
in South American car sales
figures... Believe it or Not ;-)

w/ regards,
Jay B.