Actually, MaximRecoil, my analogies (such as they are) do exactly what I hope they will do. In this case, they riled you up enough to actually provide good reasons to keep 'TR47' associated with the project. Well done! I don't get "riled up" on forums, lol. This is just debate. The forum that I most regularly post at is "The Soapbox" on IMDb.com, which is specifically set aside for arguments and debates. Anyway, if someone replies to me with a false analogy or any other logical fallacy, it becomes a debate/argument; since argumentative analogies (their validity notwithstanding) demand it.
My point was that your original reasons for hanging onto 'TR47' for a name were pretty weak and lazy. "It sounds good"? You sure didn't like it when I thought 'MaximumRecoil' "sounded good." "People are used to the name"? Also weak as hell. You didn't like me wanting to hang onto 'MaximumRecoil' just because that's what I was "used to".
First of all, I could not care less if anyone misreads my user name. If it became a common enough of an occurance, I would begin to wonder about the education system these days I suppose...I didn't actually ever mis-read your nick.
I realize that; which is why I replied to that in the context of your analogy; i.e. "In your analogy, the error lies solely with you..."My point was that your original reasons for hanging onto 'TR47' for a name were pretty weak and lazy. "It sounds good"? You sure didn't like it when I thought 'MaximumRecoil' "sounded good." "People are used to the name"? Also weak as hell. You didn't like me wanting to hang onto 'MaximumRecoil' just because that's what I was "used to".
Anyway, "sounds good" and "continuity" are perfectly valid reasons to retain the name; and it would hardly be setting any precedents. Just imagine a new company when choosing their name (or a company choosing the name of a new product). Believe me, "sounds good" is often a priority. Imagine an existing company or product which already has a well established name being sold. Often times, the new owners see the benefits of retaining the old name enough that they are willing to pay extra for the rights to it. Name recognition is a powerful thing; a thing that companies spend years and untold millions of dollars in advertising money just to obtain in the first place. If Coke or Pepsi was sold, do you think any buyer in their right mind would want to ditch the names?
Anyway, my original post on this thread was simply my opinion and to me, a name with a good ring to it and continuity are important, especially when the goal is to get the preserved movies into as many hands as possible. When challenged on this point, I also provided some more objective reasons for the inclusion of the "TR47" name which I didn't feel was necessary initially; as most of them were farmed from direct quotes from this very thread.