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Magazine Name, ROUND 2!, Observer vs. Untiltled Scenario

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Creator: ClansAreForGays
Time: Jun 30 2009, 6:11 pm

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#1 :: What should the zine be called?

What should the zine be called?
The Observer (and all its variations)
Untitled Scenario
   
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Post #2     ClansAreForGays Jun 30 2009, 6:11 pm

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The opinion seems to be split between some variation of The Observer and Untitled Scenario. SENzine was also a popular choice, but doesn't have any sort of ring to it. I find these 2 choices have very distinct strengths and weaknesses. They are both worthy of use and would be more than willing to use either.

The Observer
Pros:
Happens to be a SC unit.
Flexible enough to include SEN in the name.
Comes with a mascot.
More professional sounding.

Cons:
Not as UMS related
Not the most fitting to our theme. I'd imagine this would be more sensible for a site like TeamLiquid's that gets exclusives, hear-it-here-first's, and Blizzard leaks.
*Copyright worries here are unfounded. It should not be considered a con.

Untitled Scenario
Pros:
Most closely matches the theme of the zine.
Almost an inside joke that any SC mapper (target audience) gets.
Identifies our very specific niche which we excel in.

Cons:
Not as professional sounding.
Does not explicitly mention the Staredit Network.
Some people might not get it.

If The Observer wins, expect another poll on which variation.
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Post #3     Excalibur Jun 30 2009, 6:13 pm

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Further con for untitled scenario: Makes it look like we're only mapping, and modding should be included too.

Voted Observer.
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Post #4     [lil-Inferno! Jun 30 2009, 6:17 pm

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Instead of Untitled Scenario, it should be Untitled SENario :) .
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Post #5     MC²TassadarZeratul Jun 30 2009, 6:18 pm

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That sounds really unprofessional. Makes it look like we can't spell.
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Post #6     LoveLess! Jun 30 2009, 6:19 pm

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Voted Observer, it just fits in my opinion. It kind of just rolls off the tongue. The Mascot Pro makes me think of an observer made in an emoticon fashion.
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Post #7     Kaias Jun 30 2009, 6:30 pm

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SEN Observer. Untitled Scenario just sounds too plain.
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Post #8     BluEditor Jun 30 2009, 6:49 pm

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The Observer. Nice and simple. When the mascot of the observer is created, just make him look like he is "edited."
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Post #9     JaFF Jun 30 2009, 7:17 pm

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The Observer sounds much more stylish and professional. And it fits the theme.
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Post #10     ClansAreForGays Jun 30 2009, 7:21 pm

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The Observer sounds much more stylish and professional. And it fits the theme.
I'd say it only fits the theme that this is about SC. I'd like to think that while is doesn't exclude anything from its startcraft discussion, it still has a specialty or niche. In just general SC or SC2 discussion we can't hold a candle to TL, but in map making/modding we have 'the high ground'
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Post #11     Hug A Zergling Jun 30 2009, 7:34 pm

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I like the observer, but it sounds more like a Newspaper then an eZine. I voted Untitled Scenario, thought I like both.
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Post #12     DT_Battlekruser Jun 30 2009, 8:05 pm

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The Observer. No comparison.
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Post #13     JaFF Jun 30 2009, 10:35 pm

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The Observer sounds much more stylish and professional. And it fits the theme.
I'd say it only fits the theme that this is about SC. I'd like to think that while is doesn't exclude anything from its startcraft discussion, it still has a specialty or niche. In just general SC or SC2 discussion we can't hold a candle to TL, but in map making/modding we have 'the high ground'
Though I agree with you, I don't think that justification is enough to throw away such an awesome name in all other respects.
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- Хочешь? - сказала она, облизывая губы, и подождав ровно столько, чтобы двусмысленность дошла до него, протянула ему стакан.
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Post #14     FaZ- Jul 1 2009, 5:11 am

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I voted Untitled Scenario.

The Observer sounds so plain, I feel like I've seen that as the title of a half-dozen fictional newspapers (Spiderman maybe?).

We don't really tell anyone anything about the zine with "The Observer," and we don't cater to our audience with it. As CAFG pointed out, about the only thing that we might contest with TL (or other sites) in is melee mapmaking discussion. Everything else that we'll publish on we're essentially competitionless, and we should promote that uniqueness rather than the giving a title that resembles what EVERYONE does.

The pun is semi-clever, but it's far too bland to me.
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Post #15     ClansAreForGays Jul 1 2009, 5:36 am

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As CAFG pointed out, about the only thing that we might contest with TL (or other sites) in is melee mapmaking discussion.
I think you meant to say UMS map making. We even hold glitter to http://www.panschk.de/mappage/newsscript/viewnews.php
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Post #16     Pyro682 Jul 1 2009, 5:52 am

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Ok. Gotta say-

The Observer Pwns. 'Nuff Said.
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Post #17     [Dark_Marine]:] Jul 1 2009, 4:06 pm

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But but guys, what if someone else makes a magazine/newsthingie called the Missle Turret.

We'd be doomed :O
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Post #18     Pyro682 Jul 1 2009, 4:18 pm

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Dude, No. Remember the Glitch where if you keep moving the observer until it's over the Missile Turret, like in the "Can you do 25 tricks" map?
We pwn Missile Turrets.
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Post #19     BluEditor Jul 1 2009, 7:54 pm

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Are there any good spell names? Like Psionic Storm? I'm only trying to think of a different name, since The Observer is already taken irl.
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Post #20     DevliN Jul 1 2009, 8:28 pm

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Are there any good spell names? Like Psionic Storm? I'm only trying to think of a different name, since The Observer is already taken irl.
Which is why we're calling it "The Staredit Network Observer," not just "The Observer."
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Post #21     Mini Moose 2707 Jul 1 2009, 10:32 pm

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Are there any good spell names? Like Psionic Storm? I'm only trying to think of a different name, since The Observer is already taken irl.
None that really match up with generic newspaper or magazine names. I wasn't even thinking about the StarCraft unit when I suggested it.
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