Wikimedia Quarto/Name

Suggest a good name for the Wikimedia Newsletter [currently "Wikimedia Quarto"], and vote for your favorites.

Bonus properties of suggested names (feel free to disagree with these properties in your suggestions):

• language-neutral (a word in a dead language, an easily translated proper noun)
• easy to pronounce
• reasonably short
• reasonably unique, even without "Wikimedia" in the title. (contrast The Wikimedia Times and The Wiki Gazette)

Suggestions

List your best suggestions below.

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erm... brings back memories of 90s-era wikis and Abbie Hoffman?

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1. Aphaia Too long to memorize for foreigners. If translated, it sounds silly (in Japanese we don't use the verb as a magazine/newsletter title), Lacks serious, respectable sound of the other suggestions. –Andre (talk) 20:08, 7 Dec 2004 (UTC), Anthere

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1. +sj+ A bit silly. Not that short. On the other hand, hard to forget and easy to translate.

Wikimedia Quarto

The current name. Latin; hints of publishing (a quarto is an 8-pg folio) and quarterly nature.

Pro:

1. +sj+ Simple, convenient. But hopefully you can suggest a better one ^_^
2. [[User:Mxn|Minh Nguy?n (talk, blog)]] – Fun to say. 04:07, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
3. Aphaia
4. It's simple and suggests a scholarly bent. –Andre (talk) 20:02, 7 Dec 2004 (UTC)
5. Anthere
6. This is the best suggestion so far. Angela 23:01, 10 Dec 2004 (UTC)
7. Kzhr 07:31, 11 Dec 2004 (UTC)
8. Good name. Latin is good. ✏ Sverdrup 13:00, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)
9. Sounds good. Frieda 16:46, 20 Dec 2004 (UTC)
10. I like Quarto the best. --Ayman 13:21, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)
11. Probably the best. -- Mattworld 17:34, 29 Dec 2004 (UTC)
12. I would strongly favourize this name: It links past (book history) with the future and just sounds good. --Lullus 17:31, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)
13. Great tie in between publishing and the quarterly aspect of this newsleter. Glitch010101 19:38, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
14. -- Necrophorus 20:22, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
15. Samaritan 00:01, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)
16. Sounds professional. Not sure if this is a problem but Quarto also happens to be a board game. BrokenSegue 23:14, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
17. Creating the international covers, I've starred at the name for hours. Despite an initial dislike of the name, I've gradually come to love it. -- user:zanimum

Con:

1. Raul654 03:47, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Neutral:

Manifold

Every meaning seems relevant (although the one about the extra stomach of a ruminant may be stretching the metaphor).

Extra note, Manifold can mean:

• a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes
• manifold paper: a lightweight paper used with carbon paper to make multiple copies; "an original and two manifolds"
• a set of points such as those of a closed surface or and analogue in three or more dimensions
• many and varied; having many features or forms; "manifold reasons"; "our manifold failings"; "manifold intelligence"; "the multiplex opportunities in high technology"

I guess more definitions could be procured by a google define search [1] or a dictionary.com search [2] or even Wikipedia's manifold page (But it's not too helpful). Ambush Commander 23:28, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Pro:

1. Zigger 00:00, 2004 Dec 4 (UTC) Languages other than en could choose one meaning to translate, or choose a different name. Finding a language-neutral name could take a long time.
2. +sj+ ancient, concise, mellifluous.
3. Or "Wikimedia Manifold." Suggests something universal and science-fictiony. –Andre (talk) 20:03, 7 Dec 2004 (UTC)
4. I prefer Wikimedia Manifold. --Aphaia 20:24, 7 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Con:

1. Anthere 01:12, 10 Dec 2004 (UTC)(what does that mean ?)
2. I agree. The word is kind of obscure, and is too generic by itself. Ambush Commander 23:31, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Neutral:

Shamone

Added by Ambush Commander: It means "ridiculous, funky, fantastic invention" as described here: [3]

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Con:

1. Anthere 01:12, 10 Dec 2004 (UTC)(what does that mean ?)

Neutral:

Issue

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1. Anthere, –Andre (talk) Too many meanings, most of which don't apply. 20:09, 7 Dec 2004 (UTC)
2. Furthermore, too generic, we'd have to add a Wikimedia somewhere in there too. Ambush Commander 23:50, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Neutral:

The Wikimaniac

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1. Anthere 01:12, 10 Dec 2004 (UTC)(extremely con) (french joke), Aphaia 02:50, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC) It sounds like a sort of insanity.
2. Ambush Commander 23:35, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC) Agreed. Too informal for something like this.

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Conscientia

Latin, means consciousness or knowledge. Doesn't need to be translated.

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The Wikayune

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WikiPaper

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Ulixes

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Velox

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Wikimedia Nuntia

Latin for "news".

Pro:

1. JB82 05:05, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC) May require a little translation, but I like it nonetheless.

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WikiMessage

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