Can You Recommend A Good Café?

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Can You Recommend A Good Café?

Post by apodman » Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:53 pm

Along with the server move, titles and guidelines have changed.

The latest name for the "Asterisk* Café" is "Discuss Anything Astronomy Related" with "Asterisk Café" as a subtitle.

I would miss contributors' fond references to the "Café" if the word slips from the title.

I googled "Astronomy Café", and it looks like someone is already using it.

I would like to see a snazzy title (something easy to say and refer to) and maybe a short descriptive subtitle.

TPTB might be open to suggestions at this time, so I suggest you all get creative and report back.

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Re: Can You Recommend A Good Café?

Post by bystander » Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:04 pm

How about Asterisk Cafe w/ Discuss Anything Astronomy Related as a subtitle.

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Re: Can You Recommend A Good Café?

Post by apodman » Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:08 pm

bystander wrote:How about Asterisk Cafe w/ Discuss Anything Astronomy Related as a subtitle.
Sounds very familiar. I like it. Maybe I'm misreading the tea leaves, but the swapping of the titles gave me the impression somebody is looking to get away from "Asterisk".

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Re: Can You Recommend A Good Café?

Post by jesusfreak16 » Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:38 pm

It does seem like a good idea though.



(How does the new post notifier work?[to the left of the topic])

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Re: Can You Recommend A Good Café?

Post by bystander » Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:48 pm

Café d'Astronomie et de Cosmologie

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Re: Can You Recommend A Good Café?

Post by apodman » Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:40 pm

A* Café

or

Sgr A* Café

or

Sagittarius A* Café

(maintains the asterisk)
(is appropriate to the subject matter)
(assumes its rightful place in the center of the galaxy)

A* Café is also sufficiently ambiguous to stand for Astronomy as well as maintaining the asterisk and paying homage to the mysteries of black holes.

The comparison of this forum to a black hole refers only to positive connotations.

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Re: Can You Recommend A Good Café?

Post by bystander » Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:53 pm

apodman wrote:The comparison of this forum to a black hole refers only to positive connotations.
Are you sure? :)

I vote for A* Café, Sgr A has an unlikely connection to the Smoking Gun Research Agency (SGRA).

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Re: Can You Recommend A Good Café?

Post by apodman » Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:11 pm

bystander wrote:Sgr A has an unlikely connection to the Smoking Gun Research Agency (SGRA).
Does this present an opportunity to perpetrate a deception on new members? Profile questions on the membership form could misdirect those who would be happier elsewhere. :)

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Re: Can You Recommend A Good Café?

Post by BMAONE23 » Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:13 pm

Since the "Discuss" link comes from there, how about APOD Cafe?

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Re: Can You Recommend A Good Café?

Post by aristarchusinexile » Thu Jan 08, 2009 5:25 pm

Starlight Cafe?
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Re: Can You Recommend A Good Café?

Post by makc » Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:53 am

how about "woody*s"?

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Re: Can You Recommend A Good Café?

Post by aristarchusinexile » Thu Jan 29, 2009 5:52 pm

I saw a nice cafe the other day in a Van Gogh painting, outdoor tables beneath a tarpaulin overhang .. swirling galaxies in the sky .. just a nice spot for a coffee, beer or wine.
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