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I'm not sure what connotations you were going for with the word "hospice", but I'd really suggest choosing a different name.

by themgt 14y ago

inossidabile 14y ago
Well... That's just a name after all. Short and memorable.
- themgt 14y ago
  For a lot of people that word will primarily be associated with memories of their relatives or loved ones dying.
  - inossidabile 14y ago
    Makes sense. We will consider changing it. Thank you.
    - psychometry 14y ago
      Rather than merely considering it, just do it. It's an early-stage project and now is the easiest time to do it. And, no, I wouldn't go with painfulcancerdeath.io.
  - daviddaviddavid 14y ago
    I appreciate your saying that. I am definitely one of these people. For me, the word "hospice" only brings to mind the most difficult time of my life - taking care of my mom as she was dying from cancer. I realize that there is a sense of the word that's related to "vagrant". But when I do a Google search, every single result on the first page has to do with end of life care. It's just stunning that someone could possibly think this is a good idea.
olig15 14y ago
hos·pice /ˈhäspis/ Noun 1 home providing care for the sick, esp. the terminally ill. 2 lodging for travelers, esp. one run by a religious order. A weird choice of name indeed
carbocation 14y ago
A worse combination of TLD (io) and name (hospice) I have probably not seen. The graphical imagery conveyed by hospice I/O is tragic and sad.
- benatkin 14y ago
  To me .io is generic. It is more expensive, though.
doktrin 14y ago
Definitely does feel as if the project name was chosen based on domain availability. Unfortunate example of putting the cart before the horse.
FuzzyDunlop 14y ago
One would associate 'shelter' with the word 'vagrant' more than 'hospice', which also makes it a strange choice.
6thSigma 14y ago
Came here to say this.
criley 14y ago
I work in the homehealth/hospice software industry and I will say: Change your name. Hospice is end of life care. Hospice is understanding that death is coming and approaching it painlessly, intentionally and hopefully as happily as possible. To get into hospice you must be certified by a doctor as being terminal, (generally) less than 6 months to live. Hospice is about bringing a life to a close with as much dignity as the illness allows. The people in that industry are amazing, magical individuals and I do not know how they have the strength and tenacity to face every day like they do (although their amusing brand of dark humor seems to help). Seriously though -- why would you want your product associated with terminal end of life diagnosis and care?
benatkin 14y ago
To me the name is so bad that even after the name changes I might prefer to use something else, all other things being close to equal.
- hendi_ 14y ago
  Yeah... Seems they're from Russia, so no native English speaker. Neither am I, and when I've first seen the site's name I've looked it up, found one of its possible meanings (backpackers' hostel) and liked the link to a vagrant.
  - Notre1 14y ago
    You made me curious, and it seems that the words original (English) meaning was a "rest house for travelers" (From the French "hospice," which is from the Latin word "hospes, that also brings us the English "hospitality.) It is interesting how the meaning of words, especially English ones, can morph so. But, yeah, anyway I would suggest changing the name. My first thought was of death, and it was really only a morbid fascination that caused me to click on the link.
- benatkin 14y ago
  They did a good enough job on picking a new name and changing everything to use it that I no longer feel it's a weakness. http://rove.io/ http://rove.io/
inossidabile 14y ago
We moved it to http://rove.io http://rove.io
- JungleGymSam 14y ago
  But what was the thinking behind hospice in the first place?
  - cheapsteak 14y ago
    hos·pice /ˈhäspis/ Noun A home providing care for the sick, esp. the terminally ill. A lodging for travelers, esp. one run by a religious order.
    - JungleGymSam 14y ago
      Which part of my comment made you think I was asking for a definition?
damncabbage 14y ago
It's now been renamed to http://rove.io http://rove.io (301s to it).

I'm not sure what connotations you were going for with the word "hospice", but I'd really suggest choosing a different name.

by themgt 14y ago

I'm not sure what connotations you were going for with the word "hospice", but I'd really suggest choosing a different name.

inossidabile 14y ago

Well... That's just a name after all. Short and memorable.

themgt 14y ago
For a lot of people that word will primarily be associated with memories of their relatives or loved ones dying.
- inossidabile 14y ago
  Makes sense. We will consider changing it. Thank you.
  - psychometry 14y ago
    Rather than merely considering it, just do it. It's an early-stage project and now is the easiest time to do it. And, no, I wouldn't go with painfulcancerdeath.io.
- daviddaviddavid 14y ago
  I appreciate your saying that. I am definitely one of these people. For me, the word "hospice" only brings to mind the most difficult time of my life - taking care of my mom as she was dying from cancer. I realize that there is a sense of the word that's related to "vagrant". But when I do a Google search, every single result on the first page has to do with end of life care. It's just stunning that someone could possibly think this is a good idea.

olig15 14y ago

hos·pice /ˈhäspis/ Noun 1 home providing care for the sick, esp. the terminally ill. 2 lodging for travelers, esp. one run by a religious order. A weird choice of name indeed

carbocation 14y ago

A worse combination of TLD (io) and name (hospice) I have probably not seen. The graphical imagery conveyed by hospice I/O is tragic and sad.

benatkin 14y ago
To me .io is generic. It is more expensive, though.

doktrin 14y ago

Definitely does feel as if the project name was chosen based on domain availability. Unfortunate example of putting the cart before the horse.

FuzzyDunlop 14y ago

One would associate 'shelter' with the word 'vagrant' more than 'hospice', which also makes it a strange choice.

6thSigma 14y ago

Came here to say this.

criley 14y ago

I work in the homehealth/hospice software industry and I will say: Change your name. Hospice is end of life care. Hospice is understanding that death is coming and approaching it painlessly, intentionally and hopefully as happily as possible. To get into hospice you must be certified by a doctor as being terminal, (generally) less than 6 months to live. Hospice is about bringing a life to a close with as much dignity as the illness allows. The people in that industry are amazing, magical individuals and I do not know how they have the strength and tenacity to face every day like they do (although their amusing brand of dark humor seems to help). Seriously though -- why would you want your product associated with terminal end of life diagnosis and care?

benatkin 14y ago

To me the name is so bad that even after the name changes I might prefer to use something else, all other things being close to equal.

hendi_ 14y ago
Yeah... Seems they're from Russia, so no native English speaker. Neither am I, and when I've first seen the site's name I've looked it up, found one of its possible meanings (backpackers' hostel) and liked the link to a vagrant.
- Notre1 14y ago
  You made me curious, and it seems that the words original (English) meaning was a "rest house for travelers" (From the French "hospice," which is from the Latin word "hospes, that also brings us the English "hospitality.) It is interesting how the meaning of words, especially English ones, can morph so. But, yeah, anyway I would suggest changing the name. My first thought was of death, and it was really only a morbid fascination that caused me to click on the link.
benatkin 14y ago
They did a good enough job on picking a new name and changing everything to use it that I no longer feel it's a weakness. http://rove.io/ http://rove.io/

inossidabile 14y ago

We moved it to http://rove.io http://rove.io

JungleGymSam 14y ago
But what was the thinking behind hospice in the first place?
- cheapsteak 14y ago
  hos·pice /ˈhäspis/ Noun A home providing care for the sick, esp. the terminally ill. A lodging for travelers, esp. one run by a religious order.
  - JungleGymSam 14y ago
    Which part of my comment made you think I was asking for a definition?

damncabbage 14y ago

It's now been renamed to http://rove.io http://rove.io (301s to it).