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The name isn't a problem, it's smart and memorable.

by oregontechninja 9y ago

shouldbworking 9y ago
Yes just keep shouting that from the rooftops. I'm still glad my parents didn't name me Quasimodo.
atomical 9y ago
I strongly disagree. It conjures up thoughts that are unpleasant. That isn't a good marketing strategy.
- Karunamon 9y ago
  Most of the bad things I can think up of about cockroaches are good in the context of databases. Replication, being hard to kill, being around for ages, collective decision-making.. As someone downthread said, it's not a consumer product and doesn't need to be marketed like one.
JTenerife 9y ago
It is. Associations and images create emotions which can't be easily overuled by rational thinking. That's why names like HyperDB still work for most people despite being obviously silly. Look at the marketing industry. I'm posting this to urge the guys behind it to rename it. The name simply create unnecessary friction. (But don't name it UnicornDB either. :-))
shouldbworking 9y ago
Might as well name it after the most vile insect known to man, what could go wrong? I named my son gonorrheapenis after my struggles with fertility and nobody has respect for this, I don't understand why. This bacteria is very hard to stop and can make people sterile. I believed it was a good example of the power of my son and our database. If you don't think the name is hurting adoption you live in fairyland. A place where startups get extra karma for being edgy and mentally challenged.
- user5994461 9y ago
  To add further arguments. Name your product CockSomething, what could go wrong? cockroach is a word rarely encountered my non native English speakers. Expect them to only know the "cock" part, not sure what "roach" could mean. Thus this database is often interpreted as CockDB :D
vertex-four 9y ago
I had no idea people have such a problem with cockroaches. I've lived with them (developing country), and they're annoying - they make way too much noise while I'm trying to sleep - but they're certainly not an animal I'd pick to hate. That'd be mosquitoes, or scorpions. But I know plenty of people who love scorpions, so...

The name isn't a problem, it's smart and memorable.

shouldbworking 9y ago

Yes just keep shouting that from the rooftops. I'm still glad my parents didn't name me Quasimodo.

atomical 9y ago

I strongly disagree. It conjures up thoughts that are unpleasant. That isn't a good marketing strategy.

Karunamon 9y ago
Most of the bad things I can think up of about cockroaches are good in the context of databases. Replication, being hard to kill, being around for ages, collective decision-making.. As someone downthread said, it's not a consumer product and doesn't need to be marketed like one.

JTenerife 9y ago

It is. Associations and images create emotions which can't be easily overuled by rational thinking. That's why names like HyperDB still work for most people despite being obviously silly. Look at the marketing industry. I'm posting this to urge the guys behind it to rename it. The name simply create unnecessary friction. (But don't name it UnicornDB either. :-))

shouldbworking 9y ago

Might as well name it after the most vile insect known to man, what could go wrong? I named my son gonorrheapenis after my struggles with fertility and nobody has respect for this, I don't understand why. This bacteria is very hard to stop and can make people sterile. I believed it was a good example of the power of my son and our database. If you don't think the name is hurting adoption you live in fairyland. A place where startups get extra karma for being edgy and mentally challenged.

user5994461 9y ago
To add further arguments. Name your product CockSomething, what could go wrong? cockroach is a word rarely encountered my non native English speakers. Expect them to only know the "cock" part, not sure what "roach" could mean. Thus this database is often interpreted as CockDB :D

vertex-four 9y ago

I had no idea people have such a problem with cockroaches. I've lived with them (developing country), and they're annoying - they make way too much noise while I'm trying to sleep - but they're certainly not an animal I'd pick to hate. That'd be mosquitoes, or scorpions. But I know plenty of people who love scorpions, so...