[Imc] Name?

[Maiko Covington]

On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, Mike Lehman wrote:

> For the name that is public-our front name, if you will-I support:
> 
> Urbana Indy Media Center
> 
> This preserves the common image-maybe it's a brand name, but it's a good
> one-of IMC, Indy Media Center. While we will have our own local twist to
> this well-known and respected collective, I think it is important for us
> to connect with this concept. It will give us credibility, visibility,
> and recognizability that will be far beyond anything we can do for
> ourselves in the near term. We can then fit right into the concept with
> Champaign, Rantoul, Decatur, Danville, Springfield IMCs, as they
> develop.

	I concur. The name also has "seriousness" about it that should
help in getting the appropriate respect at venues.

> For the actual organizational name that we would use on our name tags,
> etc (UIMC can still be on there in fine print) and which would be our
> corporate name, I support:
> 
> Community Media Alliance
> 
> I think this says what we are, simply enough. I did like Civic as a
> term, but I think that Community does a even better job of describing
> what we are about. It also think it is warmer and more lovable than
> Civic, which seems a little on the cool side to me. I did think of one
> way to rewrite the name to reflect the Twin City side of things. How
> about:
> 
> CommUnity Media Alliance ???????
> 
> That has several interesting twists to it, don't you think?

	It does. I don't know if I'd want to use the capitalization 
or not, but the feeling is good...

	I too prefer community to "civic". Civic to me seems too restricted.

	Maiko