# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/41 "2009-01-21T01:24:25Z")
Why mess with it? And if you must change it, at least do something a bit more creative than just dropping a couple initials. How about **Rio**? ---
**Author:** ![papaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@papaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papaw)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/42 "2009-01-21T01:48:05Z")
“Just Stuff” would do. ---
**Author:** ![Carol\_Stream](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@Carol\_Stream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_Stream)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/43 "2009-01-21T02:00:24Z")
I don’t care what the name of the forum is, but can posters stop putting MPSIMS crap in the Pit? Please? Bonus if the mods could bother to move threads (and/or) warn habitual abusers. ---
**Author:** ![PatriotGrrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9dc877/32.png) [@PatriotGrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotGrrrl)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/44 "2009-01-21T02:21:25Z")
Stuff I Must Share ---
**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 21, 2009, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/45 "2009-01-21T02:23:46Z")
I’m happy with \*\*Stuff I Must Share \*\* or **The Water Cooler** though I will say the one drawback to **The Water Cooler** is that the phrase was often associated with talking about things that go in The Café. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/46 "2009-01-21T03:15:21Z")
> [@NAF1138](#): > > Miscellaneous/Personal? Nice, if you keep the “Stuff I Must Share”. Descriptive, doesn’t belittle the content, and keeps the acronym the same. ---
**Author:** ![atomicbadgerrace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@atomicbadgerrace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atomicbadgerrace)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/47 "2009-01-21T03:46:46Z")
I vote to keep it the way it is. ---
**Author:** ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/48 "2009-01-21T04:09:26Z")
I’d vote to keep it the way it is. If that won’t work, then just drop the MP. We all know it’s the place to put whatever you just want to tell people. It’s had all kinds of posts in it, from weird to happy to sad to very serious, from the very beginning. I agree with the idea that The Water Cooler might eventually get a bit confused with Cafe Society stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/49 "2009-01-21T05:10:16Z")
Since so many people like Water Cooler, we should change Cafe Society to that. Change MPSIMS to Stuff I Must Share. Change Great Debates to Politics and Religion(because people want a politics forum.) Then everything would be perfect. Or not. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/50 "2009-01-21T05:19:07Z")
MPSIMS for me. I don’t think about the word mundane or pointless. In my mind its just Mip-sims. ---
**Author:** ![Randy\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee7513/32.png) [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/51 "2009-01-21T05:29:07Z")
I would keep it the same. The epithets “mundane” and “pointless” encourage, I think, posters to be more bold in their OPs. If it’s just “stuff I must share,” some of the newer or shyer posters might hesitate before starting up a thread that they fear might be too mundane. We therefore miss out on opportunities for enlightening discussions. The first two words are a reminder that it’s a somewhat safe forum, and no one is going to upbraid you for posting small potatoes. I too chafe at it sometimes when someone announces something grave and important; but I think that the benefit we reap far outweighs that occasional discomfort. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/52 "2009-01-21T05:37:31Z")
I like the present name and vote to keep it. But that’s not to say I would be put out if it were changed. Good luck coming up with something that satisfies everyone! ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/53 "2009-01-21T05:41:16Z")
> [@Randy\_Seltzer](#): > > The epithets “mundane” and “pointless” encourage, I think, posters to be more bold in their OPs. If it’s just “stuff I must share,” some of the newer or shyer posters might hesitate before starting up a thread that they fear might be too mundane. Honestly, I think anyone who is considering starting a thread need only look at the topics on the first page of the forum to understand exactly how miscellaneous it is. And this assumes, of course, that the user has no familiarity with the forum whatsoever. Example threads currently on the first page include: “Warm Fuzzies,” “Quick! I need a good riddle” and “I am the clumsiest person I know.” I honestly don’t think removing those words from the forum title is going to cost us much, if anything. On the other hand, if I’m a new poster and see the words “mundane” and “pointless,” I think I’d be less inclined to post something I think is profound only to me. What might we be missing out on by including those words? ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/54 "2009-01-21T06:20:54Z")
I’ll put a half vote behind “The Water Cooler.” I understand where **LHoD** is coming from with disliking the words “mundane” and “pointless.” I just can’t get very excited about it. SIMS just rubs me the wrong way - a adjustment that calls more attention to what’s been removed than leaving the initials in place would have. ---
**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/55 "2009-01-21T11:28:54Z")
Vote to keep it the way it is. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/56 "2009-01-21T11:51:19Z")
Life and death are mundane and pointless. Keep it. ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/57 "2009-01-21T12:57:07Z")
Miscellaneous Peripheral Stuff I Must Share? ---
**Author:** ![rucciface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ba9def/32.png) [@rucciface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rucciface)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/58 "2009-01-21T18:45:02Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > If it were “Miscellaneous Personal Stuff…” we could keep the acronym. I’m for this idea. Another vote for keeping it MPSIMS, whatever that may come to stand for. ---
**Author:** ![Auntbeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Auntbeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Auntbeast)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/59 "2009-01-21T18:46:41Z")
Life, The Universe and Everything? ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203/60 "2009-01-21T20:23:50Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > If it were “Miscellaneous Personal Stuff…” we could keep the acronym. > [@NAF1138](#): > > Miscellaneous/Personal? That gets my vote. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-name-change/482203.md?page=4)