# MPSIMS name change? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 20, 2009, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203 "2009-01-20T20:31:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/1 "2009-01-20T20:31:45Z")
I’m sure this has been discussed before, but three threads in the last week have been making me think about it. We’ve heard about the death of a longtime poster, about the death of a longtime poster’s husband, and about life-threatening conditions of two senior government officials, all under “Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share.” I don’t think any of these count as pointless, and even “mundane” has connotations I’d prefer not to be attached to someone’s talking about the death of a loved one. I wonder whether there could be a more appropriate name for this forum–“Thanks for Sharing,” perhaps, or something even less snarky? I’m not up in arms about this, but I wonder whether it’d be an easy and accepted change to make, given some of the heartwrenching stuff that’s shared there. Daniel ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/2 "2009-01-20T20:37:55Z")
Seconded. I sometimes cringe when I see very serious and personal threads in a forum under that title. I think MPSIMS would be fine if all that got posted there were fluffy “I GOT A KITTY!” threads, but it’s really a General forum, a catch-all, and that means there are quite a few threads posted with some frequency that really don’t jibe with the somewhat breezy air of the forum title. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/3 "2009-01-20T20:38:44Z")
This has definitely been discussed before, and I’m not opposed to it. The problem is finding a better name. A little while after I was made a mod last year I brought up the idea in mod emails and suggested dropping the MP, so it was just “Stuff I Must Share.” [I’m sure Dale Carnegie would have loved that move.] If people rally around any one name we might consider it. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/4 "2009-01-20T20:39:06Z")
Thirded, if we’re keeping tabs, for the reasons stated above. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/5 "2009-01-20T20:42:14Z")
“Stuff I Must Share” is fine. “What’s Happening” could work. I’m not picky about a particular name. I’m glad y’all have considered it! Daniel ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/6 "2009-01-20T20:44:03Z")
“Miscellaneous Discussions”? (Can’t be General Discussions…we already have a GD) ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/7 "2009-01-20T20:47:22Z")
**Miscellany**? OK, maybe that’s too mundane for a Straight Dope forum. **Miscellanea**? ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/8 "2009-01-20T20:47:41Z")
[GALLIMAUFRY](http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-gal1.htm)? If it was left in caps there could be a contest to fill out the acronym. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/9 "2009-01-20T20:48:10Z")
As an old AOLer who was around when the original MPSIMS thread was started, I’d miss it horribly if it went away. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/10 "2009-01-20T20:49:47Z")
If it were “Miscellaneous Personal Stuff…” we could keep the acronym. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/11 "2009-01-20T20:49:58Z")
> [@SiXSwordS](#): > > [GALLIMAUFRY](http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-gal1.htm)? > > If it was left in caps there could be a contest to fill out the acronym. I think “14 k of g in a f p d” killed everybody’s appetite for acronym contests. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/12 "2009-01-20T20:54:22Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > I think “14 k of g in a f p d” killed everybody’s appetite for acronym contests. 😃 So, MP S of I in a SMS is right out then? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/13 "2009-01-20T21:06:50Z")
I like the idea of just dropping the MP from the MPSIMS. Stuff I must share has not negative connotations and seems as descriptive as the MPSIMS did. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/14 "2009-01-20T21:16:31Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > This has definitely been discussed before, and I’m not opposed to it. The problem is finding a better name. A little while after I was made a mod last year I brought up the idea in mod emails and suggested dropping the MP, so it was just “Stuff I Must Share.” [I’m sure Dale Carnegie would have loved that move.] If people rally around any one name we might consider it. Stuff I must Share is just fine. Is it a rally yet? ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/15 "2009-01-20T21:36:59Z")
Stuff I Must Share is good as anything else. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/16 "2009-01-20T21:44:25Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > If it were “Miscellaneous Personal Stuff…” we could keep the acronym. I like this idea best so far. “Stuff I must share” sounds…wrong. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/17 "2009-01-20T21:47:07Z")
> [@NAF1138](#): > > [QUOTE=twickster] > If it were “Miscellaneous Personal Stuff…” we could keep the acronym. I like this idea best so far. “Stuff I must share” sounds…wrong. [/QUOTE] But not all of it is Personal. Much of it is not. Sometimes it is just RO light or something amusing. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/18 "2009-01-20T21:49:50Z")
Miscellaneous/Personal? ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/19 "2009-01-20T21:57:03Z")
Please change the name. To anything. Call it “Tom” for all I care. It’s a clunky name that outlived its cleverness like, what, ten years ago? ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/20 "2009-01-20T21:58:38Z")
> [@NAF1138](#): > > Miscellaneous/Personal? I like this, with maybe a “stuff” on the end. I’m fine with anything and I don’t really care, but I do agree with the OP. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203.md?page=2)