MerricB said:
No, actually we'll soon have:
Dragon -> Dragon Online!
Dungeon -> Dungeon Online!
nothing -> Gleemax!
There are bunches of names that sound really, really stupid when you first hear them, but with familiarity comes acceptance and affection.
EN World is really a very, very stupid name for a mainly D&D site. The EN means *nothing* to new people. It means something to those of us who've been around for 7 years. (eep!) However, because EN World has been around for 6 years or so, it has recognition value. It means something beyond those two stupid letters at the beginning.
Cheers!
Enworld is pretty much a bland name that rolls off the tongue without offending it. The first time I read it, it could best be described with the color grey. Neither particularly attractive, nor particularly silly.
Gleemax is just dumb. It's a M:tG joke. And it's pretty sad when the best they can shoot for is a really stupid name that is supposed to grow on you like mold.
I realize that there are going to be people who defend WotC up until they start slaughtering small children on the lawn, or something similarly indefensible, but come on. Cancelling Dragon and Dungeon the way they did, and then this?
I love when you click on the "Gleemax Speaks" link and receive the following:
http://gleemax.com/articles/speaks002.html
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Tue, June 5
PROCEEDING AS PLANNED
THE PIXSW50ZXJlc3RpbmEL PROcgb2JzZXJ2YXRpb25JECT IS PROCEEDINzIHdpdGggXCJPcGVyG AS PLANYXRpb24gUG9wcHljb2NNED. I AM AWrXCIgZnJvbSB0aGlzIHZARE OF THE FACTIOpZGVvIHByYWN0aXRNS ALpb25lciBvZiB1IGNED AGAINbnVzdWFsIHByST ME. YOU ARE ON MY RAYW5rcw0KDQo=DAR.
ERROR CODE 64^$64. BEGINNING PHYSICAL MEMORY SCAN>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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Oh, that's just all kinds of heartening.
Aeolius said:
Agreed. I actively avoided anything with the name Gleemax at wizards.com, simply because I couldn't take the name seriously. I would have much preferred "Flumphy-poo".
I might have preferred that, as well.
But hey! At least they gave us a Flickr account, right?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8548923@N08/
Brown Jenkin said:
First they picked a name that only has meaning to insiders and one particular game (and only to the hardcore players who bought Unhinged) and additionally opens itself to ridicule. Why not pick a name that can be understood and embraced by all gamers if this is supposed to be a site for all gamers.
Exactly.
Brown Jenkin said:
Lastly they also take this temporary website and skin it in the worst way possible. As harsh as it sounds radioactive cat urine is a fairly acurate description of the impression given. The color combination alone is siomething that will turn off alot a people stopping by to check it out for the first time. Once more this is supposed to be about all gamers but instead they skin it in color combinations that will turn away many otherwise interested people.
You know, I hadn't actually taken the time to look at their color scheme, but I just did, and wow. Radioactive cat urine is right.