Quote by Halish
There's no reason why Stonewall Fleet and Knights of Stonewall can't be offshoots of the "NicholasJohn Network" (I like that, lol) and this would allow us a certain amount of freedom when it comes to create future homes in other games.
The Nick Network crossed my mind a couple times, but seemed way to conceded to use. :)
Quote by nniicc
Of those three poll-choices i prefer 'Stonewall Network'. But when you do a Google search, you find a small American software company. American companies like to sue, especially if someone else uses their name.
Even if they were to sue, we're in a completely field than them and non-for profit. They wouldn't have much of a case for us infringing on their name.
Quote by nniicc
I like 'Stonewall Guilds' too. When you do a search for it on google, you find a link to the Stonewall Family. Their a guild and they are called Stonewall too. I remember a few people here or on the swtor chat asking if we where the same people as that guild. I don't think the Stonewall Family will like it very much if we call ourselves 'Stonewall Guilds'.
Actually, the guild leader of the Stonewall Family and I have chatted at great lengths about our respective guilds. Our three guilds, Stonewall Fleet, Knights of Stonewall and the Stonewall Family are in a sort of alliance were we are the primary guild for each game. Its called the Stonewall Gamers Alliance. Basically, if any of the Stonewall Familiy's members want to play STO or TOR, they direct them to us and we direct any people interested in WOW to them. I don't think they'd mind at all, tbh. :) Although, there is the Stonewall Champions in WOW that we aren't associated with.
Quote by Halish
I'd also like to suggest we step away from mentioning "gaming" in the title. I don't think we are just a gaming community at the moment, we have people discussing TV shows, movies, art and all hosts of stuff they find on the internet.
Quote by nniicc
I assume that all our members are playing SWTOR or STO. I don't know what future plans you guys have, but currently we are a scifi mmorpg community. What kind of expansions are you considering? More importantly what kind of things do you consider as never going to be something you allow under the flag of this community. For instance if a few people here asked to start a real life roleplaying group using the name of this community, would you go along with it? If a few people here asked to start a dating service using the name of this community, would you go along with it?
Quote by Cencid
People are going to have more interests and discuss more than just gaming, but that does not change the fact that gaming is the main focus and the main attraction.
You never know where we'll be in the years to come or how we'll continue to define ourselves. Who knows, maybe we'll start our own MMO one day. I think IRL meetings would be a fantastic part of our community. As we continue to grow and we have more members in more places, it'll become easier for people to meet other Stonewall gaymers in there area. If great relationships come out of that, that's fantastic! If I'm not mistaken, a few people have met their significant other through Stonewall already.
Quote by Halish
Who knows what we'll be doing in another 10 years (hopefully we'll be Facebook size and we all will have produced a movie about how Nick stole the Stonewall idea from us :p).
This is the secret to my success, my special power. I steal other people's ideas and use them as my own without them even noticing. :P Or at least, they do notice but don't care cause they like me so much.
Quote by Seannewboy
The Nicholas John Stonewall Memorial Allied Group of Fleets and Guilds for Gaming and Social Interaction on the Internet or NJSMAGOFAGFGASIOTI for short.
or
United Stonewall Families.
OMG that's one hell of an acronym. I do like how FAG is in there though. :)
Quote by nniicc
A few more that popped up after reading these last posts:
Stonewall Union (STUN for short)
United Stonewall
St.United Gamers (STUNG for short)
The NJ Gayming Comm.
What does the "St." Stand for? Stonewall?
Quote by SaintPlazma
Love Stonewall Union, but its a record company. I hate Stonewall Gaming Community we're more then that. Maybe Stonewall League or Stonewall Confederation. The Stonewall Hegemony has a nice ring to it.
We aren't Gorn!
Quote by nthoctave
What about The Stonewall Universe. It has a kind of all-encompassing feel to it. A google search didn't reveal any major conflicts.
Hmm, sounds very Linux! I'll add it.
Quote by Cencid
We are now! Besides, everything Star Gate is canceled, they are not using it anymore.
I know. :( It makes me sad. I want Stargate Universe back.
