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GeeklogI work at a K-12 public school, and am in the process of submiting proposals to implement Geeklog. It's a perfect solution for me because it has a calendar, simple administration for teachers, permissions that I can easily control, and great themes to build on. However, when creating proposals for my school district I found myself writing Glog instead of Geeklog. I felt that the name would make administrators somehow take the solution less seriously. I dont' particularly hate the name, however I do think that using Geeklog in a proposal may very well turn non-technical managment off. What does everyone else think about this issue? Should the name be changed? Do we want Glog proliferating itself into schools and businesses? Ne who that's my two cents.

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Authored by: ndarlow on Wednesday, July 17 2002 @ 09:36 AM EDT
Well, I don\'t know how Glog came to you but it\'s not used around here.

The favoured short-form of Geeklog is GL which should be acceptable anywhere, so why not use that instead.

If someone asks what GL is short for, tell them Geelog and explain it as being a seven-letter-acronym, the meaning of which slips you mind at present.

Regards,
Neil Darlow M.Sc.
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Authored by: Matty on Wednesday, July 17 2002 @ 03:23 PM EDT
LOL. I think Geeklog is a good name. A hell of a lot better than Nuke in my opinion.
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Authored by: MLimburg on Wednesday, July 17 2002 @ 08:42 PM EDT
LOL .. I\'m pitching Geeklog for a contract I\'m on (looks like they dont want to go with it though, looks like they want a custom system *sigh*), but they\'ve started using the term Glog themselves.

Geeklog is not a professional name. I personally like it, but it\'s a simple reality that non-coding people (businesses, schools, football clubs, etc) see the term Geeklog and think WTF.

Unless you rebadge GL, you could just call it the \'content management system\' and only use the Geeklog brand-name when you have to.
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Authored by: hagenjam on Sunday, August 24 2003 @ 04:02 PM EDT
The Head of our k-12 school has agreed to adopt Geeklog. I managed not to mention the name until I had him convinced. He laughed when I revealed the name. We agreed to refer to it as GL going forward.