Rename K-SPACE #155

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rasmus · 2025-01-14T00:39:06Z

rasmus commented

2025-01-14 00:39:06 +00:00

It can't be spelled on first try in Estonian (geispess, kaapiss, geespeiss, spais, kspice, and 20 more), and often requires clarification in English as well (with a dash, what's a dash, oh the line; okspace, did i hear that right.. k.. space?).

The surrounding branding is meh as well. On one side, the generic name allows any and everything to fit under it, on the other side it doesn't give a hint what can be done there, especially who aren't familiar with the hackerspace term. On the other hand, who are, force the values of makerspaces or hackerspaces on it.

There aren't known good candidates.

The name, can't exactly specify what's going on. The scope is wide, there are many rooms, many activities. Generic specifiers might still work: (spordi)'hall', (meeste-, häkkeri-)'koda', (bau)'haus'.
Should be 99% writable from hearing in at least one language. The other language variant shouldn't be too confusing.

Crossbranding (k-space x newname, newname @ k-space) could be used, idk.

I suggest this to be handled once the more existential marketing issues are resolved. This is a project to tackle in good times, today we are back in (upkeep) war mode. The idea has come and gone repeatedly, but it never caught on due to lack of PM.

It can't be spelled on first try in Estonian (geispess, kaapiss, geespeiss, spais, kspice, and 20 more), and often requires clarification in English as well (with a dash, what's a dash, oh the line; okspace, did i hear that right.. k.. space?). The surrounding branding is meh as well. On one side, the generic name allows any and everything to fit under it, on the other side it doesn't give a hint what can be done there, especially who aren't familiar with the hackerspace term. On the other hand, who are, force the values of makerspaces or hackerspaces on it. There aren't known good candidates. - The name, can't exactly specify what's going on. The scope is wide, there are many rooms, many activities. Generic specifiers might still work: (spordi)'hall', (meeste-, häkkeri-)'koda', (bau)'haus'. - Should be 99% writable from hearing in at least one language. The other language variant shouldn't be too confusing. Crossbranding (k-space x newname, newname @ k-space) could be used, idk. I suggest this to be handled once the more existential marketing issues are resolved. This is a project to tackle in good times, today we are back in (upkeep) war mode. The idea has come and gone repeatedly, but it never caught on due to lack of PM.

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Reference: k-space/todo#155