Poll results: New name for Great Debates

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  • Plato's Playground

    8 7.69%
  • Socratic Society

    4 3.85%
  • The Crucible

    25 24.04%
  • Sophistry and Illusion

    10 9.62%
  • Nerd Fight

    20 19.23%
  • Think Tank

    15 14.42%
  • Argument Clinic

    20 19.23%
  • The Forensics Lab

    2 1.92%
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    The other thread's now into its second page, and it's got some serious contenders. Please vote for one. If there is a tie, it'll go to a run-off. I took the names with serious support, so Syllojism didn't make the cut. (Sorry). Voting will close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time Monday to allow as many people to vote for it as possible.
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    Argument Clinic - that's definitely the feeling I got from most topics on the 'old' boards.

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    Surely you must not have noticed my "Forensic Pathology" offering, the sheer wittiness of which I think is undeniable.

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    Nah. I saw it, I just changed it to "The Forensics Lab".
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    Go Nerd Fight!

    Ah...I mean...yes, these are all very good names.
    So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.

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    I liked the Crucible quite a bit actually, the idea of a tiny ceramic pot that heats up and combines different elements to create an entirely new molecule is kinda cool.

    Or it just ends up blowing up in smoke.
    Well done.
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    I decided to ultimately throw my vote behind The Crucible based on the argument that we should title the forum after what we want it to be not what we think it might become.

    (That and someone said that Plato's Playground sounded like a sex park and now I can't break that association.)

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    Ah, but "Argument Clinic" allows for humour AND the very title ought to keep out people who just want to say "yes, it is, "no, it isn't".

    And "Plato's Playground" offers the danger of giving everyone the feeling of "eek, no, a philosophy tutorial and I have not done proper background reading." Sob sob. Tremble.

    Only joking, really. Not keen on "Nerd Fight", though.
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    Aaargh! If I'd known the scores I wouldn't have voted the way I did. I'm really not keen on Nerd Fight - I want to vote for "anything but that". I'm content with either The Crucible or Argument Clinic.
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    Quote Originally posted by Celyn
    Ah, but "Argument Clinic" allows for humour AND the very title ought to keep out people who just want to say "yes, it is, "no, it isn't".
    Good point. I am warming to the idea of calling it The Argument Clinic. Not as much as The Crucible, but if I could have placed two votes I would have probably placed one there.

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    I voted "Think Tank" but the forum title can be anything and I'll be happy. Yes, even "Julie is a big, fat idiot and her arguments suck!"

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    I kinda wish I could list first, second and third choices, because there are some of these I'd be OK with and some I would REALLY dislike.

    Oh well...
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    I'm going to be sorely disappointed if "Nerd Fight" doesn't win.

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    Quote Originally posted by RoOsh
    I liked the Crucible quite a bit actually, the idea of a tiny ceramic pot that heats up and combines different elements to create an entirely new molecule is kinda cool.
    It's also the name for the last "test" of U.S. Marine recruits at Parris Island. It is a grueling two- or three-day excercise involving spending at least one night outdoors in the swamp. I kind of like the name as well.

    Disclaimer: I may not have characterized the Marines' Cruicible correctly. I got this info second hand from my son, so blame my feeble memory and his storytelling abilities. 8-)
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    Quote Originally posted by Caerie
    Go Nerd Fight!

    Ah...I mean...yes, these are all very good names.
    Go Nerd Fight! I'm with ye Caerie.


    Just seemed better with the name this time. Am I reading to many novels?
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    Quote Originally posted by Celyn
    ... AND the very title ought to keep out people who just want to say "yes, it is, "no, it isn't".
    No it doesn't!
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    I think votes should be weighted by amount of time spent in the forum. I live in Great Debates (and the Pit), so Nerd Fight doesn't feel all that great to me. Sounds like a name that people who don't frequent it would call it.

    You wouldn't want me coming up with a name for MPSIMS, for example.

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    Quote Originally posted by Hentor the Barbarian
    I think votes should be weighted by amount of time spent in the forum. I live in Great Debates (and the Pit), so Nerd Fight doesn't feel all that great to me. Sounds like a name that people who don't frequent it would call it.

    You wouldn't want me coming up with a name for MPSIMS, for example.
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    Quote Originally posted by Hentor the Barbarian
    I think votes should be weighted by amount of time spent in the forum. I live in Great Debates (and the Pit), so Nerd Fight doesn't feel all that great to me. Sounds like a name that people who don't frequent it would call it.

    You wouldn't want me coming up with a name for MPSIMS, for example.

    I don't know about weighted votes, but I would be in favor of a run off if there isn't a clear majority.

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    Quote Originally posted by Hentor the Barbarian
    I think votes should be weighted by amount of time spent in the forum. I live in Great Debates (and the Pit), so Nerd Fight doesn't feel all that great to me. Sounds like a name that people who don't frequent it would call it.
    Oh, I don't know...I spend more time in GD than anywhere else, I think, and I think Nerd Fight is a perfect name for it.

    But upon thinking about it some more, I think it would be fun if all the forums have a name that represents real-life/non-Internet locations, since most of them have that kind of name already. The problem is, I don't love any of the ones listed for this particular forum (sorry to the folks who came up with them!), and I can't think of a better one. Is "The Forum" too generic?

    Then we could rename Jibba Jabba to something like "The Water Cooler" or "The Coffee House" or some such, and they'd all match.

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    I guess it's late to suggest Wonk Patrol?

    I voted for "Argument Clinic". Seemed the most descriptive and least jokey.

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    For Jibba Jabba, I like "Stuff and Nonsense". It's got that cute British thing going.
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    Argument Clinic gets my vote.

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    Quote Originally posted by NAF1138
    I decided to ultimately throw my vote behind The Crucible based on the argument that we should title the forum after what we want it to be not what we think it might become.
    I read that and thought-- we want it to become an Arthur Miller play?

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    (<--typical example of SD GD-style discourse)

    In this crowd, I expected Monty Python to carry the vote hands down, and it seems I guessed right.

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    or rephrase it.

    Hello, I'd like to have an argument.
    If not,
    Argument clinic gets my vote.

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    Eek, I have just remembered that, as well as the play, obviously, "Crucible " is the name of a theatre or something in Sheffield in which lots of snooker happens. Do not want snooker.
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    Quote Originally posted by Hentor the Barbarian
    I think votes should be weighted by amount of time spent in the forum. I live in Great Debates (and the Pit), so Nerd Fight doesn't feel all that great to me. Sounds like a name that people who don't frequent it would call it.

    You wouldn't want me coming up with a name for MPSIMS, for example.
    No, I'm fine with you coming up with a name for MPSIMS. I don't think any particular forum should have a Guardian of Elites who control its policy. This board is for everyone to enjoy.
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    Quote Originally posted by RoOsh
    I liked the Crucible quite a bit actually, the idea of a tiny ceramic pot that heats up and combines different elements to create an entirely new molecule is kinda cool.

    Or it just ends up blowing up in smoke.
    Well done.
    :geek:
    That was my pick also.

    Another I like is Sophistry and Illusion, but there's a Doper by that name, so if he ever joined up here, things could get, ah, interesting, no?
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    Well since I was the one who suggested Argument Clinic on the other one mostly as a joke, I guess I'd better vote for it.
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    Quote Originally posted by Chimera
    Well since I was the one who suggested Argument Clinic on the other one mostly as a joke, I guess I'd better vote for it.
    Looks as though your suggestion has won.

    Just took another look at your picture.
    Did you get a new shine? Is there something different about the way you're wearing your head? I like.
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    Taken with the mac iSight camera, photobooth program, using Effects. If anyone out there has an apple and a small child, you can easily entertain them for a good long while with photobooth effects. We didn't get a lot of work done in class the day.
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    Nerd Fight made it and Occam's Shredder did not?

    Philistines.

    Would someone please tell me what is winning so I can vote for it to make sure Nerd Fight loses?
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    All the names on the list are terrible, so if I have to vote it'll be against Nerd Fight.

    Nevermind I saw that Nerd Fight isn't winning. That's a relief. I voted for The Crucible. At least the least terrible of all the names are the two leading contenders.
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    Argument Clinic would be your best bet, then, if your goal is just to make sure Nerd Fight doesn't win.
    So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.

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    Hey, it looks like we have a tie!

    I know we're not supposed to come up with new ideas, but the name Debate Club just came to me tonight and it's, I don't know, just so simple, so elegant, having its own identity without forsaking its roots. Maybe we can throw some of these new ideas in with the runoff vote? It may take some time to come down with a true winner, but that's OK, right? I mean, as I see it, it's more important to have the best possible name than to name it quickly. What say you?
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    I voted for Crucible, but I'd be OK with Argument Clinic.

    (Although "xenophon41 is Right About Everything" would've been ideal.)
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    Quote Originally posted by Hostile Dialect
    I know we're not supposed to come up with new ideas, but the name Debate Club just came to me tonight and it's, I don't know, just so simple, so elegant, having its own identity without forsaking its roots.
    Yeah, but... I don't know how long it's been since you were in school, but I saw a documentary recently about modern Debate Clubs. It's basically an exercise in who can talk the fastest. They sound like auctioneers. Only specially trained listeners can even understand them. It all impressed me as a lot of wasted breath.

    Oh, hell, okay. I guess I've convinced myself you're right.

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    Quote Originally posted by Liberal
    ...I saw a documentary recently about modern Debate Clubs. It's basically an exercise in who can talk the fastest. They sound like auctioneers. Only specially trained listeners can even understand them. It all impressed me as a lot of wasted breath.

    Oh, hell, okay. I guess I've convinced myself you're right.
    Heh. I saw what you did there.
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    Oh no! I should've voted for Argument Clinic!
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    "Nerd Fight" seems pretty pejorative - I hope you don't go with that.

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    I hope in general that there is a runoff between things that got within a few points of the lead. I'd hate to see Nerd Fight win by one point.
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    Speaking as the person who'd originally suggested Nerd Fight, I'd rather see a run off, too. If that wins, it shouldn't be by just one vote. At the very least I'll need more people than that to protect me from the angry mob. :cry:
    So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.

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    Could we call the forum "Angry Mob"?
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    Quote Originally posted by Celyn
    Could we call the forum "Angry Mob"?
    Why don't we just call it "Angry Mob with Pitchforks and Torches" and be done with it? :mrgreen:

    If "Nerd Fight" wins and there's another viable option within a point or two, we will have a run-off. I know there was some voter's regret expressed, and, frankly, I'm not crazy about "Nerd Fight."

    Voting ends in 25 hours, so vote early and often!
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    I admit I voted for Nerd Fight, but I'd be just as happy seeing Argument Clinic as well.
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    Quote Originally posted by MsRobyn
    Why don't we just call it "Angry Mob with Pitchforks and Torches" and be done with it?
    Too long. How about "Angry Pitchforks"?

    Mmm, no, that sounds like a whiny political folk band from Austin. Never mind.

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    Quote Originally posted by EddyTeddyFreddy
    Quote Originally posted by RoOsh
    I liked the Crucible quite a bit actually, the idea of a tiny ceramic pot that heats up and combines different elements to create an entirely new molecule is kinda cool.

    Or it just ends up blowing up in smoke.
    Well done.
    :geek:
    That was my pick also.

    Another I like is Sophistry and Illusion, but there's a Doper by that name, so if he ever joined up here, things could get, ah, interesting, no?
    Don't worry; it looks like I'm losing.
    I like either the Crucible or the Argument Clinic. I'm not sure I have a preference between the two, though. If I decide that I do, then I guess I'll vote.
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    [mod boots ON]

    [modhat:t4kmv7q0]I&#39;m closing this thread. Voting was supposed to end at midnight, and, well, not having slept well the night before, I kinda petered out.

    Since there is a clear winner, I&#39;ll be taking the Crucible to the tech staff as the final candidate. Nerd Fight lost conclusively, so there&#39;s no reason to have a run-off.[/modhat:t4kmv7q0]

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    Poll closed; unstuck.

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    So what's the significance of The Crucible? None of the wiki entries seems conclusive to me.

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