Then you'll have people pronouncing it Dick Ash instead of Dye Cash. "Dic accepted here"

"Excuse me sir, do you take PenisCoin here?"

 

Wow, never thought of that!  

I also like Dash.  Too bad it's taken, though like you said, we can just be DASH without the coin.  Still, it's nicer to be more original.  Evan is so busy trying to get things working smoothly, I don't know how we'd do this.  I'm sick of it being an issue.  I never thought of the name Dark as being negative, so I thought the argument was lame, but with it persisting over and over, and more so the bigger Darkcoin gets... I'm starting to think, change it and be done.

However, if we do change it, we'll have to make a big splash about it.  A huge deal, it should be part of a marketing campaign.  Darkcoin matures into Dash, the fastest crypto currency on the market!  You can pay for your gas at the pump with Dash!

But this means opening up the wound, arguing, ugh... and even my saying something is going to cause trouble.  But I do want Darkcoin to win the world's ecash prize, and if this helps us get there.  Then maybe it's time, but it must be done with flair and pomp and circumstance

No voting on the name, though please!  Names can be thrown out there, but lets let Evan decide amongst the developers what's best, and lets not drag it on forever.  BTW, I'm speaking out of my @$$, I haven't asked anyone and haven't any authority whatsoever!!!!

Deftcoin (smooth, fast, unnoticed) Definitions: neatly skillful and quick in one's movements. synonyms: skillful, adept, adroit, dexterous, agile, nimble, handy

Dodgecoin good for a truck?  Good for a coin?

Its not just you mummy, its a fairly common opinion.

The latest shift for the Darkcoin multipool paid out over 54 DRK.

Still need more hash for Sha256, Scrypt & X11 algo. If you got some, bring it over!

Cheers!

Had to run out for a few hours and missed some great posts. I really appreciate the depth of serious thought here, and don't for a moment think that I have the only (let alone the best) solution in mind. I am simply trying to give airtime to some considerations that I have not hear being expressed, and feel should be considered in the conversation.

Minotaur26, I whole heartedly agree that the Darkcoin name has been very helpful up to this point, and probably not yet outlived its usefulness. I also think that opportunity driven rebranding is a good idea. The only problem I see with it, is that it opens the charge of chronyism, (though this would fade with time), and the best time/environment for rebranding might be missed due to lack of a suitable agency. I also think the "special client" holds promise, and TLC has already demonstrated the feasibility of this approach. However, I see no way of hiding the identity of the underlying coin, and that would probably still render thing hazardous or simply distasteful for some.

The flexible client idea gives rise to an interesting opportunity... Why should a coin whose primary reason for existence is privacy/anonymity even have a name?! Think; unnamed coin, no-name coin, or (my favorite) "__coin", or the ever-popular YourCoin. The official client could have an "Insert Name here" field on first installing, which could be changed later by a simple menu entry. Don't you think Camosaul would love having his very own "CamoCoin?" It has a nice (and fitting) ring to it. It might even persuade him to show up here again!

It could probably be designed to have some distinct security advantages if the client installed using the name given at first-run. How many virus/trojans would be looking for strix.conf or strix.dat or the directory .strix?

One thing that seems clear from this latest round of discussion on this, is that as what's-its-name coin matures the idea of a name change is gaining traction. In view of Minotaur26's idea of opportunity driven branding, I suggest that the foundation consider establishing a standing committee to consider these things, and be on the lookout for appropriate names and opportunities. I nominate TanteStephana2 as chair, given her clear thinking on the subject. I might have suggested Stonehedge's wife, but she is clearly prejudiced, and I would rather not think that Stonehedge's anatomy was in anyway motivation for suggested names.      (Well, so much for my comment about serious thought. )

Peace to you all...

@Strix, good post and thank you for bringing it up. I think the message is that we are all open to be flexible but we need to let the market drive the direction in which we will ultimately go. Basically, lets not solve a problem that doesn't exist yet, with the understanding that we will all remain vigilant and that if it is ever an issue or if an opportunity arises that requires us to move in a different direction and it makes sense we will be open to do it.  So our position as a community should remain fluid, there is no need to be conclusive at this time. We move on as Darkcoin we revise it every few months and see where we are.

Any rebrand if it came to it should keep the existing D logos and font type. It's far more established than changing to something with a different starting letter. As such, your images would all be fine.