Wikimania name discussion
See also: Wikimania:Name/Vote (2005) and the old Wikimania:Name page, and a [[Talk:Wikimania:Main_Page/Archive#More than a meetup|fragment]]
Thanks to domain and trademark difficulties, people are considering changing the name of the global Wikimedia conferences. "Wikimedia Conference" and "Wikimedia meetup" were early ideas last year, before "Wikimania" becaome a byword; if you have great name suggestions, please list them below (and comment on the ones listed).
"Wikimania"[edit]
A well-known name, with ~150k google hits. Used primarily to refer to Wikimania 2005. It has its difficulties: it is hard to get either the domain or the trademark. Some discussion may be appropriate here. (Note that variations on the domain name, such as Wikimania2006 or Wikimania-online, may be available)
- --Sabine 07:06, 5 January 2006 (UTC) This is the name that makes the most sense since it is already known. Like I wrote on the discussion list: such an event should always have the same name - Wikimania 2005 was a success. Well: use Wikimania and make it unique using a subtitle or like proposed above "Wikimania 2006" etc. What is against using a subdomain? http://wikimania.wikimedia.org?
- --Mysekurity 05:38, 6 January 2006 (UTC). Seconded. What's wrong with using http://Wikimania2006.org? A little further elaboration would be greatly appreciated.
- If anything, just make the official name "Wikimania present Wikimania 2006". However, I don't find Wikimania to be untrademarkable, but rather quite remarkable. -- user:zanimum
New suggestions[edit]
- ManiaWiki
- Not to be confused with the software platform.
- The Conference Formerly Known as Wikimania
- (which would require some kind of funky symbol as a logo)
- Wikipalooza
- Not Your Father's Wiki Conference
- Wikinfinity
- World Wide Wiki
- Wikistock
- ALREADY TAKEN, WIKISTOCK.COM - Stock and Finance information.
- WikiInstitute
- Connoting an extended multipurpose gathering...
- WikiWeb
- References as well to the World Wide Web as to a web of contacts you make (friends as well :) )
- WikiWealth
- References both to Wealth of information and Wealth of different Wiki's.
Non-trademarkable?[edit]
- WikiExpo
- Wiki Conference
- Wiki Summit