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We need to find a name that clearly resonates with people. Add your name ideas!
We need to find a name that clearly resonates with people. Add your name ideas!


= Shortlist =
We've talked about having one name for the network and one name for the organization, such that anyone can join the network without being part of the organization.
== Naming combinations ==
We've been yelling out "mesh the planet" for a while and today it was suggested that it could be a name for the mesh network or group. We have already bought meshthepla.net meshtheplanet.net meshtheplanet.org and meshtheplanet.com
Here are some of the naming combinations that have been discussed by the core group recently:
*SSID: peopleswifi.org
*Group: meshtheplanet.org
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*SSID: peopleswifi.org
*Group: <A non-descriptive name. E.g. mycelium>
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*SSID: peopleswifi.org
*Group: meshtheplanet.org
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*SSID: meshtheplanet.net
*Group: peopleswifi.org
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*SSID: peopleswifi.net
*Group: ?
*Campaign: meshtheplanet.net
:The campaign would not be an organization but a rallying banner and a website that lists all the world's mesh groups.
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*SSID: meshtheplanet.net
*Group: Freedom Uptime
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*SSID: meshtheplanet.net
*Group: Aerial Underground
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*SSID: stealthiswifi.net
*Group: meshtheplanet.org
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*SSID: rooftophop.net
*Group: meshtheplanet.org
== Group-favourite names and possible problems ==
*peopleswifi.org
:It really should be .net, but .net is taken.
:Wifi-specific, which could make it less suitable as the name for the network in general, but fine for the SSID.
:A bit boring/generic-sounding?
*meshtheplanet.net
:Is the ending of net.net a bit awkward?
:Most people don't know what a mesh is.
*wirelesscommons.net
:A bit long.
:A bit boring.
:How many people (taking into account a very wide audience) know what the word commons means?
*People's Wireless Network (PWN)
:It's long. No pwn.something domains are available. peopleswirelessnetwork.net is available but long.
*510pen
:Tied to geographical location.
:Confusing when spoken.
:In a previous poll most people were against keeping the 510pen name.
*citizenwifi.net
:Are we excluding non-citizens?
:Wifi-specific.
*stealthiswifi.net
:Obscure reference (depending on audience).
:Wifi-specific.
==Naming Poll Results==
*1. Peoples WiFi  (Condorcet winner: wins contests with all other choices)
*2. People's Wireless Network (PWN)  loses to Peoples WiFi by 10–6
*3. Tied:
**Wireless Commons  loses to Peoples WiFi by 11–7, loses to People's Wireless Network (PWN) by 10–8
**510pen  loses to Peoples WiFi by 10–8, loses to People's Wireless Network (PWN) by 12–7
*5. Tied:
**Commons WiFi  loses to Peoples WiFi by 12–4, loses to Wireless Commons by 11–5
**People's Local Area Network (PLAN)  loses to Peoples WiFi by 11–7, loses to Wireless Commons by 11–5
*7. Wireless Liberation Front  loses to Peoples WiFi by 11–6, loses to Commons WiFi by 11–7
*8. Freeband  loses to Peoples WiFi by 10–6, loses to Wireless Liberation Front by 9–6
*9. Tied:
**Share This WiFi  loses to Peoples WiFi by 11–4, loses to Freeband by 10–5
**RoofTopHop  loses to Peoples WiFi by 9–6, loses to Freeband by 9–6
*11. People's Open Wireless Network (POWN#)  loses to Peoples WiFi by 11–6, loses to Share This WiFi by 9–7
*12. Local Area WiFi  loses to Peoples WiFi by 11–6, loses to People's Open Wireless Network (POWN#) by 10–6
*13. Open Wireless Network (OWN) (write-in)  loses to Peoples WiFi by 11–5, loses to Local Area WiFi by 9–6
*14. Tied:
**FireFi  loses to Peoples WiFi by 11–5, loses to Open Wireless Network (OWN) (write-in) by 9–5
**Network Underground  loses to Peoples WiFi by 12–4, loses to Open Wireless Network (OWN) (write-in) by 8–6
*16. CitizenWiFi  loses to Peoples WiFi by 12–4, loses to Network Underground by 7–5
*17. Aerial Underground  loses to Peoples WiFi by 12–4, loses to CitizenWiFi by 8–4
*18. Steal This WiFi  loses to Peoples WiFi by 11–6, loses to Aerial Underground by 7–6
*19. ShareWiFi (write-in)  loses to Peoples WiFi by 14–3, loses to Steal This WiFi by 11–6
*20. WirelessCommons.net (write-in)  loses to Peoples WiFi by 18–1, loses to ShareWiFi (write-in) by 17–1
*21. CommunityWiFi (write-in)  loses to Peoples WiFi by 19–1, loses to WirelessCommons.net (write-in) by 18–2


= Suggested names =  
= Suggested names =  
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networkunderground dot net
networkunderground dot net
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*Bay Area Wireless Transmission (BAWT)
*Bay Area Wireless Transmission (BAWT)
*Bay Area Wireless Network (BAWN)
*Bay Area Wireless Network (BAWN)
*Freeband
*Bandgang
*WiFiGang
*WiFree*
*WyFy
*Mycelium (org name)
*WiON*
*ViOWN
*WeOWN
*AlwaysON
*OaklandOWN (Oakland Open Wireless Network)
*Zonal Open Wireless Network (ZOWN)
*OaklandOWNs (Oakland Open Wireless Networks)
*Network Substrate
*Oakland Matrix (OM)
*Oakland Wireless Matrix
*People's Wireless Network (PWN) **
*People's Open Wireless Network (POWN#)
*Webility
*Wibility
*Ubility
*Youbility
*WeFi **
*Localia
*Wicalia
*wearethenetwork.org
*weareinternet
*wearethe.net
*wefi.net
*People's Local Area Network (PLAN) - "Everyone needs a PLAN!"
*pla.net
*co.fi
*vi.fi
*Community Open Wireless Network (CoOWN)
*Oakland Community Open Resiliency Network (OCORN)
*Community Wireless Network (CoWN)
*Community Local Open Wireless Network (CLOWN)
*Connecting Local Oakland Wireless Networks (CLOWNs)
*bandgang.net


= word list =
= word list =
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relay
relay
trust
trust
seed
grow
tree
roots
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