Or even GrooVIP :-D On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 9:20 AM, Cédric Champeau <cedric.champ...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I agree with Guillaume: MVP sounds "Minimal Viable Product" in my head :) > Anoter option: VIP ;) > > 2018-02-20 8:32 GMT+01:00 Jennifer Strater <jenn.stra...@gmail.com>: > >> Although there seems to be a lot of disagreement about the name, everyone >> seems to be in favor of the idea. What is the next step, Paul? >> >> >> On 20. Feb 2018, at 07:56, Peter McNeil <pe...@mcneils.net> wrote: >> >> You're all missing the obvious "Groovy GR8" :-) >> >> On 20/02/18 11:35, Paul King wrote: >> >> Supreme Thanks Award Recognising contributions? :-) >> >> On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 7:08 AM, Kostas Saidis <sai...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> My own few cents, too: >>> >>> Groovy Star, Groovy Champion, Groovy MVP all have their pros and cons. I >>> would suggest something along the lines of Groovy Exceptional Community >>> Member (Groovy ECM) or Groovy Distinguished Community Member (Groovy DCM). >>> New acronym, professional enough, focusing on the overall community and not >>> only the language per se. >>> >>> Kostas >>> >>> >>> On 19/2/2018 10:26 μμ, MG wrote: >>> >>> I have never heard "MVP" = "Minimum Viable Product", so I doubt this >>> would pose a problem. Also do you suggest that people would actually read >>> "Groovy has announced its Minimum Viable Products of 2018" ? >>> STAR has 129 meanings as an acronym, btw, according to >>> https://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/STAR >>> >>> On 19.02.2018 20:39, Guillaume Laforge wrote: >>> >>> For me, MVP sounds too much like Minimum Viable Product : >>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_viable_product >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 8:32 PM, MG <mg...@arscreat.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Following the sports analogy, what about >>>> >>>> "Groovy MVPs" >>>> >>>> ? >>>> >>>> Any game can have Most Valuable Players (even if only one is typically >>>> crowned in the US), and I think "Groovy announced its 2018 MVPs" has a nice >>>> ring to it. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> mg >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 19.02.2018 12:03, Søren Berg Glasius wrote: >>>> >>>> I disagree with MG. >>>> >>>> A star is an object that shines, and in this case shines light on the >>>> Groovy language and ecosystem. Hence I think the name is both professional, >>>> and since it can be directly linked to the star in the Groovy logo I think >>>> it makes perfect sense. In sports you also have star players and in music >>>> (and Java) you have rock stars. That you can find examples that relates to >>>> games on Nintendo does not make a valid point IMO. The "All Stars" just >>>> makes it so much better - as that's what Paul, Jochen and others are . >>>> >>>> My few cents worth. >>>> >>>> /Søren >>>> >>>> On Sun, 18 Feb 2018 at 17:02 MG <mg...@arscreat.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 18.02.2018 13:38, Eric Kinsella wrote: >>>>> >>>>> +1up on Groovy Stars. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> "Get a life" ;-) >>>>> >>>>> But seriously, all the people one-upping "Groovy Stars" - consider >>>>> whether that name really sends the right professional message with regards >>>>> to Groovy ? I am convinced it does not. >>>>> Managers who might decide whether Groovy can be used in a project are >>>>> typically conservative and sensitive to those things, and they do not >>>>> normally follow nerd humor... (next suggestion I see coming along the >>>>> Stars-crossed-line, is to call Paul and Jochen "Groovy All Stars") >>>>> >>>>> As another example, it looks like "Pokemon Stars" on the Nintendo >>>>> Switch might become a reality: >>>>> http://www.techradar.com/news/pokemon-stars-all-the-latest-l >>>>> eaks-from-the-rumored-nintendo-switch-game >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Feb 18, 2018 at 6:13 AM, Daniel Sun <realblue...@hotmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Paul, >>>>>> >>>>>> “Groovy Champions” make people associate it with "Java Champions" >>>>>> easily. As for "Groovy Stars", it is interesting but let me associate >>>>>> "Song >>>>>> Stars" and "Kungfu Stars" easily... I wish other people would not >>>>>> associate >>>>>> as I do... >>>>>> >>>>>> Similarly, many years ago some one suggested to name current >>>>>> "Grape" >>>>>> as "Groovy Baby", the latter is interesting but not formal... >>>>>> >>>>>> To sum up, +1 to “Groovy Champions”. >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Daniel.Sun >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Sent from: http://groovy.329449.n5.nabble >>>>>> .com/Groovy-Users-f329450.html >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> Best regards / Med venlig hilsen, >>>> Søren Berg Glasius >>>> >>>> Hedevej 1, Gl. 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