Proposal: Language Learning
This is just a suggestion. As this site would contain questions about multiple languages, would the name Language Overflow be considered good for it?
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Related question: Does every site that contains “Overflow” mean “for experts”?– OokerCommented Nov 24, 2015 at 10:51
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@Ooker I never said that my suggestion is based on expertise or anything. The name sounds good, relevant and important. So, I just threw in a suggestion.– Dawny33Commented Nov 24, 2015 at 10:53
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I'm not saying that this is a bad idea either.– OokerCommented Nov 24, 2015 at 10:57
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@Ooker Ohh sorry. I haven't noticed that you were the OP for that question (My bad!) Thanks for linking it. :)– Dawny33Commented Nov 24, 2015 at 10:59
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2Generally (always?), during beta, the sites are given very generic names. I imagine "Language Learning" or something similarly boring will be used. If/when the site graduates, that's when the more clever name is usually chosen, and that's when "Language Overflow", or other nominations, are most likely to be considered and voted on.– FlimzyCommented Nov 24, 2015 at 21:37
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@Flimzy But be careful, because the name can lead the questions the site will have. I have thought about it in Health SE before: I think the reason the site attracts personal questions is because of its name– OokerCommented Nov 26, 2015 at 16:23
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@Ooker: Be careful about what? About reporting how SE works when it comes to naming things?– FlimzyCommented Nov 26, 2015 at 16:29
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1@Flimzy no, I mean that a wrong site name can lead to bad questions, even with proposals. However, I don't think Language Learning could be a bad name– OokerCommented Nov 26, 2015 at 16:32
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@Ooker: Then you responded to the wrong person, because I didn't make any name suggestions at all.– FlimzyCommented Nov 26, 2015 at 16:32
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@Flimzy I responded to your saying "If/when the site graduates, that's when the more clever name is usually chosen..."– OokerCommented Nov 26, 2015 at 18:08
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@Ooker: So you responded to "This isn't the time for discussing names" by discussing names?– FlimzyCommented Dec 2, 2015 at 9:15
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@Flimzy LOL. Actually, I discussed the name before that comment. After that, I discussed about "If/when the site graduates, that's when the more clever name is usually chosen..." only, and nothing else.– OokerCommented Dec 2, 2015 at 10:38
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I would say no, it wouldn't be a good name. This is supposed to be a site for language learners, and the name reflects that. "Language Overflow" is much more vague - it could be a name of a site for professional linguists, or for people whose hobby is to learn about languages. Here are some more arguments: https://english.meta.stackexchange.com/a/5220/147300 (see "Seriously - sticking the word "Overflow" at the end honestly rolls pretty stupid as a name in 90% or more of situations").
