Changing my name

1 | Bill Deys

July 9th, 2008 at 1:29 pm

First that’s not just a joke from the Office, my Dad was using that back when I was a kid! Second, don’t worry about writing controversial or opinionated stuff, that is what gets the most traffic and comments! You should sensor yourself, always remember that you may piss of some one who may be signing your cheque next week!

2 | Ron

July 9th, 2008 at 3:07 pm

Hmm…something really “you” eh?

I dunno. I’ll think about it.

I think that I understand what you mean about blogging regularly and feeling like you do really “know what you’re talking about” or worrying when others challenge your knowledge with their own stuff and getting into matches over silliness.

I have a professional blog that wasn’t well read and then people started to check it out and from time to time, you get people who post and say they disagree with something I’ve said. I’ve basically established a ground rule for myself. It’s “blog when you want to and have something useful to say.”

I find it’s helpful for me to get out stuff that I might have been reluctant to say, but was useful. You never know how many people will bump into something and NEVER, EVER comment.

I still don’t have a name for you..yet.

3 | x10

July 9th, 2008 at 9:23 pm

Hmmm… the more people I’ve told that I’m changing the “That’s what she said” the more people tell me they like it. I’d like to find something equally witty without the connotation.

Bill – Good points there – have you ever pissed someone off with your blog?

Ron – thanks for the advice. I think that blogging has helped me me hash out my own ideas/opinions that I’ve been reluctant to say to others – it’s even made me challenge my own point of view cause when I’ve tried to write it out. I’m still waiting for my first nasty comment. Fingers crossed!

4 | Chris

July 10th, 2008 at 10:38 am

Hey X10, I would hate to see the name change but understand your concerns. Having known you professionally and personally for years, I think that within minutes of talking to you people will see that you know what you’re talking about but also have a sense of humour. Keep the name ;)

My 2 cents.

5 | x10

July 10th, 2008 at 10:57 am

Chris! I think you just convinced me.
(Go to http://gravatar.com and set up your little icon for your posts. Just don’t use bubbles!)

6 | Ploeg

July 18th, 2008 at 4:02 pm

I noticed that you said you *think* Chris just convinced you. So, for what it’s worth I’ll try and encourage you firmly into the “keep it” camp and say that I think you should keep it too. It’s a catchy name that draws people in and once you’ve got their attention, there’s no reason you can’t redefine the connotation for them. I think you’re up to the challenge of making you represent the words, not the other way around.

Ironically, I just read this today:
“The meaning of a word is the sum of the contexts in which it occurs. When we hear a word, we hear with it an echo of all the situations in which we have heard it before.” – Paul McHenry Roberts (1917-1967)

7 | Parker Patton

August 13th, 2008 at 9:17 am

Agree ment with the other comments that it is not a joke just from the Office.

HOWEVER, don’t change the name. I think the readers that you are looking to attract will very well know where the emphasis is. Don’t “dumb down” the name.