<@Bass> I approve
After a few days (a week tops), all the good names have been submitted. People then start trying to outdo them, and try way too hard. They start digging into obscure references, and things like Latin/Greek roots start popping up. I say the thread should be open for 5 days TOPS before the first poll. This gives everyone a chance to submit their choice (because most of the good names come up on the server weeks beforehand), and keeps the flow of the process moving. If not, the thread becomes bogged down with contrived, lengthy, and unwieldy names and it becomes a pain to sort through (trust me, its worse than you think).
Next, two names is too many. It should be like the art poll in which you can only submit one final name. The reasoning behind it is that a. I have never seen someone come up with two names and b. only one name can win. It clogs up the thread otherwise, and this would reduce the clutter. It would also really force people to think, because a lot of people throw a name out there and reserve their second name for later as of now.
Last, the bumping of names has to go. It's the same way with art: if someone comments your work, it's fine, but don't go trolling for comments. This prevents bad names from being brought up over and over again. This counts for "stealth bumps", like sticking it in white text while commenting on another name.
Overall, I think this will make it move much smoother (trust me it needs it).
tl;dr for lazy people: Length= 5 days, one name/person, no bumping your name.
As everyone could see, the Name Poll is pretty much the hardest poll to conduct. Everyone is spewing out names with little to no thought, but that isn't the main problem. The main problems as of now are: the length the thread is open, the amount of names everyone can submit, and bumping of names.
After a few days (a week tops), all the good names have been submitted. People then start trying to outdo them, and try way too hard. They start digging into obscure references, and things like Latin/Greek roots start popping up. I say the thread should be open for 5 days TOPS before the first poll. This gives everyone a chance to submit their choice (because most of the good names come up on the server weeks beforehand), and keeps the flow of the process moving. If not, the thread becomes bogged down with contrived, lengthy, and unwieldy names and it becomes a pain to sort through (trust me, its worse than you think).
Next, two names is too many. It should be like the art poll in which you can only submit one final name. The reasoning behind it is that a. I have never seen someone come up with two names and b. only one name can win. It clogs up the thread otherwise, and this would reduce the clutter. It would also really force people to think, because a lot of people throw a name out there and reserve their second name for later as of now.
Last, the bumping of names has to go. It's the same way with art: if someone comments your work, it's fine, but don't go trolling for comments. This prevents bad names from being brought up over and over again. This counts for "stealth bumps", like sticking it in white text while commenting on another name.
Overall, I think this will make it move much smoother (trust me it needs it).
tl;dr for lazy people: Length= 5 days, one name/person, no bumping your name.
