Project Name Criticism

The cluster focuses on users criticizing a software project's name as terrible, insulting, offputting, confusing, or resembling a bad word, with calls to rename it to avoid derailing discussions and offending people.

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Sample Comments

pilchard123 Apr 18, 2024 View on HN

What's unfortunate about the name?

ghusbands Aug 11, 2017 View on HN

Looks good, but that's a really terrible name for it. Please consider changing it to something less insulting.

Bahamut Oct 21, 2013 View on HN

Agreed about the poor name - very unfortunate

binary132 Jan 21, 2025 View on HN

Whatever the utility may be, the naming is really unfortunate and offputting IMO.

endergen Sep 12, 2010 View on HN

Terrible name. Not much bothers me, but you might want to change the name in order to not offend many people.

faitswulff Oct 3, 2018 View on HN

Agreed, this is an uncomfortable name.

colinm Aug 29, 2013 View on HN

Not a big fan of the name to be honest :(

zacharycohn Mar 15, 2018 View on HN

That seems like a terrible name...

FusspawnUK Dec 25, 2024 View on HN

really wish they had come up with another name. googling gets annoying

Nevyn42 Sep 12, 2011 View on HN

What a bad choice for a name. Was it intentional?