forumjorum (.) com

[MAllie]

Hope springs eternal - how about this one?

ForumJorum.com

I'm thinking of it for a forum directory.

[ordersomething]

Do you mean jorum as per this definition?

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jorum

[MAllie]

Do you mean jorum as per this definition?

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jorum

Well, in the sense that a large drinking vessel is actually a big bowl serving as a container. But several other sources give an alternative meaning of 'large quantity,' as in what would fill the bowl. So I would see it as a site (vessel) offering a large quantity of forums. There is yet another, older sense in which someone might take a jorum before setting out on a journey or to be sociable, so I think this also suits in the sense that anyone going to the site is setting out on a journey to find a good forum, or is seeking good society.

Thanks for the response!

[ordersomething]

That makes sense, and I like the rhyming.
But without having that explanation that you just gave, it might be quite confusing to some.

[MAllie]

That makes sense, and I like the rhyming.
But without having that explanation that you just gave, it might be quite confusing to some.

Yes, you're probably right. It might make more sense to an Irish person like myself - I remember my hard-drinking uncles suggesting 'let's have a jorum before we go.' However, as is often pointed out, Google, Yahoo and Amazon would probably have been a bit confusing too before they were branded. Of course, they are single words, but I think the rhyme makes it quite memorable and brandable - positive thinking and all that.

[stewie]

In General: It's a hard sell if you have to explain something. just my thoughts...

[MAllie]

In General: It's a hard sell if you have to explain something. just my thoughts...

No, you're perfectly right. But perhaps it could be taken to mean nothing in particular, along the lines of harum-scarum, until it's developed? Whatever, I like it for a forum directory because so many other words I've thought of to go with forum are rather bland and forgettable, while it itself has quite a ring to it, imo. I mean, I would definitely remember 'forum,' but then I might be, like, now was the second bit 'list,' or 'directory,' or what?

[ordersomething]

You could always market it specifically to the Irish people?
Either that or someone who knows what you mean by it.

[MAllie]

You could always market it specifically to the Irish people?
Either that or someone who knows what you mean by it.

Good idea.

On the other hand, it might be fun to keep people guessing.