Hi,
I agree regarding the names. It'll be nearly impossible to find a
good short
name. The length isn't important as much as having a catchy name
with easy
to spell words.
I think the mailing list is the best way to discuss this, as people
get the
messages right in their mailbox rather than having to visit an
external
website and login to a forum, though I'm open for suggestions.
As to moderating forums, I'm being extremely paranoid. I want to have
exactly ZERO chance for any offensive message to be on the forums
for more
than a fraction of a second. Even with 24/7 moderation that would
be a
tricky task. That's why I think moderator approval for every post
is a must
if we go for something like that.
--MB
On Apr 11, 2008, origamiairplane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Long names are acceptable if they're well known phrases -- both
stick in the
memory. Unfortunately as I say there aren't many .coms left
available, with
people blanket buying a lot of random combinations of one or two
words.
On 11/04/2008, elite avni <pil@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
all these names are so long...
lets find or creat aforum for this
for now
so we can chat
easier
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On Apr 11, 2008, at 1:56 AM, Mark Bendon wrote:
Oops, er, www.athousandcolors.com was meant to be the American
spelling, and
it is still available. I spelt it the UK way in the previous email.
Not that
great a URL, granted. :)
On 10/04/2008, Mark Bendon <origamiairplane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hey guys,
Nice to see things moving along. :)
I personally think that the community is absolutely key to
something like
this, and vetting every post feels like something which could
stifle its
formation. Certainly mods should keep a watchful eye for homophobes
etc.,
but so long as the site is clearly provided to support all types of
families rather than promote homosexuality (not that I subscribe to
the ridiculous notions people have about these things, but the
world has more than its fair share of idiots who will point the
"you're promoting homosexuality!" finger), a large section of
antagonists should be deterred I think.
I don't know how you guys feel about that, just my own two cents.
A key ethos of the site could be the encouragement of contributions
from its
readership/forums perhaps?
As for name ideas, I find it helpful to just jot anything down, get
a long
old list going, to start the old creative juices flowing.
So, I've verified the following are all still available
(unfortunately none
are one or two words -- there's not many .coms left to go round!):
www.everykindoffamily.com
www.takingallcomers.com
www.jointherainbow.com
www.followourrainbow.com
www.athousandcolours.com
www.everycoloureverycreed.com
www.rainbowchain.com
www.aplaceforusall.com
www.nocloseddoors.com
www.theeveryoneclub.com
www.justonebigfamily.com
On 10/04/2008, Michael Blumental <mickey@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi,
I don't think the website's name should have the word "gay" in it
too. It
should be something that promotes diversity and fun. In fact, it
should be
quite subtle, not preachy.
Can't for the love of God think of any new names. I'll do some
research
tomorrow and list the names of other similar kids' websites/
portals. I'll
also take note of what material they have on their site and what
age groups
they target.
It is possible that some of the games we'll make will appeal to
adults. Haven't thought of that... Can anyone here make Flash
games? My
ActionScript is rusty, but I might try to brush up on it in the
upcoming
months...
--MB
On 10 Apr 2008, at 22:52, elite avni wrote:
Hi mIki
I think the idea of several sections for deferent ages is good
but also- perhaps each game will have levels- so a 4 year old can
brag about
him solving big boys riddles.
and since you are a gamer
i expect the game section to attract ppl from everywhere.
yes- some homophobes too. perhaps they will learn a thing or 2...
as for the name
Gaymer
as in
Gamer ?
and i had another one, but i dont remember the word. something that
ends
with- fairy - and is in the amusement park...
i think it should be a short small name, easy to remember, not too
much "
gay-in-your-face"- so a kid can wear the shirt with the logo, and
wont
be ridiculed as
" you go to the gay site...na na na na "
like
CNV
like
K.G
we loooove K>G
(kids gay)
or GK
or
\you know what i mean
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On Apr 10, 2008, at 10:41 PM, Michael Blumental wrote:
Hi,
This e-mail from my friend Elite is in Hebrew and I imagine was
meant to be
sent to me directly. You don't need to understand hebrew to see
that she's
very talented from her attachment! Some interesting ideas which
I'll roughly
translate:
Elite suggests to have forums and blogs (including a podcast). An
idea I
really like was to have competitions (drawing, colouring etc.).
Also there
was an idea to create shirts, stickers etc with logos and images
from the
site.
I think forums are a nice idea, but we need to be very careful with
that. It
might attract homophobes and perverts and needs to be very carefully
moderated. Perhaps even have a moderator approve every single
message before
it is posted. I think it'll be nice to create a section for parents
to get
feedback from them and keep them up to date with behind the scenes
bits and
sneak previews and perhaps even recruit visitors to volunteer
themselves if
they happen to have a creative talent.
Age-wise: I was initially thinking of very young children, but I
think we'll
create two or three main sections aimed at different ages, offering a
variety of activities.
Another fun thing to think about is a name. Just throw in any silly
name
that goes through your name, even if it's bad. In fact, especially
if it's
bad. I'll go first with my horrible name, see if you can top it:
Gay Jr.
That name is wrong on so many way:
1) It's not inclusive. It's not only for kids with gay parents.
2) It sounds like it's about gay kids, which it's not.
3) It sounds like a child porn website! Yikes.
Anyway!
--MB
On 10 Apr 2008, at 18:18, elite avni wrote:
הי מותק
ראשית
אנא כתוב לי בקצרה בעברית את הרעיון
כדי שאוכל לשלוח גם לדורית, אור, קירש
ויוענה- שאני בטוחה שישמחו לתרום.
שנית
אני מוכנה לצייר לפני דרישה דברים
פשוטים
דפים לצביעה
חבר את הנקודות, מבוכים ומשחקים וכו
אשמח לתרום ציורים קיימים שניתן יהיה
לקשור אותם לכל נושא שתביאו
בקשר לתכנים- מי אני שאוכל לחבר תוכן
לכזו משימה, אבל אשמל להפיץ ברשימות
תפוצה
ובפורומים מתאימים.
אני חושבת שאתר כזה דורש מערכת פורומים
ובלוגים
אולי שידורי פוד ורדיו קטן
אולי קצת סלבס
לא נראה לי שתהיה בעיה לרתום שחקנים
וזמרים רבים- לכתוב איזה מכתב עידוד,
להשיב
בפורום וכו
אשמח לעזור בשיפוט תחרויות ציור וצביעה
ואולי להעניק כמה שיעורי ציור או
פוטושופ און ליין בכל שיטה שתבחר.
כמובן שבהמשך ידרש הלוגו לככב על
חולצות ומדבקות ודברים ממשיים ולא
וירטואליים-
אז חשוב עליו היטב, ואם אתה זקוק לעזרה-
נראה לי שלאור יש נסיון כביר בזה.. (
יוזם קווירחנות ותיק וידוע).
המיזם שלך ראוי להערכה
עלה והצלח
אוהבת
(ראית את הסאות'פארק הלפני אחרון על
קנדה ??)
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On Apr 10, 2008, at 3:58 PM, Michael Blumental wrote:
Hi all,
This is the new list for the new LGBT website project you all showed
interest in. The purpose of this list is to discuss exactly what we
should
be doing. The basic idea, as I pitched it before, is to have a fun
website
for parents and children where they can access stories, games and
activities
that they can enjoy both off-line and on-line. The twist is that
the content
will feature as a setting a variety of different family types: gay,
transgender, single, mixed race etc. etc.
So let the discussion start! I'll be creating a Wiki soon to keep
track of
the discussions on the mailing list.
To write to the list either reply to any message sent by the list
or compose
a message to lgbtwebproject@xxxxxxxxxxxxx .
There are ten of us so far (though I know some have a less frequent
access
to e-mail than others), but feel free to recruit for the cause.
Anyway!
My plan is to have stories and poems that can be viewed on-line
(perhaps
with simple animations or flash interactivity) or printed offline.
There
should be games and activities (connect the dots, spot the
differences,
colouring etc.). Anything else? Does anyone have any questions or
thoughts
on the technical side of putting it all together?
Cheers,
--MB
