# We should re-name the MPSIMS forum to just "Stuff I must share" **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 22, 2022, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-re-name-the-mpsims-forum-to-just-stuff-i-must-share/963268 "2022-04-22T17:23:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2022, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-re-name-the-mpsims-forum-to-just-stuff-i-must-share/963268/41 "2022-04-24T10:07:02Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > I haven’t seen any suggestions that actually cleared things up as to what the forum is about. I nominate, for concision, “Stuff” It’s not a question, a debate, a rant, an opinion and not political. It’s where you put the other stuff. ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2022, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-re-name-the-mpsims-forum-to-just-stuff-i-must-share/963268/42 "2022-04-24T10:19:36Z")
I like “Stuff”. Good stuff, bad stuff, confusing stuff, sad stuff, funny stuff, newsy stuff … it works. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2022, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-re-name-the-mpsims-forum-to-just-stuff-i-must-share/963268/43 "2022-04-24T10:37:33Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > (Blackadder) Nitpick - Monty Python I agree with @Chez_Guevara . We should call it “never mind”. ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2022, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-re-name-the-mpsims-forum-to-just-stuff-i-must-share/963268/44 "2022-04-24T15:19:43Z")
> [@Mr.E](#): > > What if we rename the board to “Individuals Sharing Honestly In Truth” I don’t know. There’s something about it, I’m not sure what, that says this one isn’t going to work. > [@nelliebly](#): > > Or we can continue to periodically start threads, throw out suggestions, and _not_ resolve the issue. I may be cynical, but my guess is this one wins out. The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior. Which doesn’t bode well for a name change. > [@pjd](#): > > We should call it “never mind” Seems kind of drab. How about Never Mind The Bollocks? That should ring a few bells with people. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-re-name-the-mpsims-forum-to-just-stuff-i-must-share/963268/45 "2022-04-24T16:06:20Z")
Sigh. Several hours later, I woke up in my sleep. And that was the thought that occurred to me! ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-re-name-the-mpsims-forum-to-just-stuff-i-must-share/963268/46 "2022-04-24T20:50:10Z")
Call it **SToBS** – Stuff To Be Shared ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2022, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-re-name-the-mpsims-forum-to-just-stuff-i-must-share/963268/47 "2022-04-24T22:47:00Z")
I’m always in favor of leaving well enough alone. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-re-name-the-mpsims-forum-to-just-stuff-i-must-share/963268/48 "2022-04-27T21:35:11Z")
How about MUMPS: Mundane and Unusual Miscellany of Pointless Stuff? ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-re-name-the-mpsims-forum-to-just-stuff-i-must-share/963268/49 "2022-04-27T22:41:11Z")
I think I’d have to agree with objections to filing things like breaking news (e.g. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine) as “Pointless”. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-re-name-the-mpsims-forum-to-just-stuff-i-must-share/963268/50 "2022-04-27T23:50:44Z")
Yeah, I think the whole idea is to get rid of the “mundane and pointless” part. Changing the name but keeping either “mundane” or “pointless” as part of it, let alone both of them, doesn’t seem to me to make sense. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-re-name-the-mpsims-forum-to-just-stuff-i-must-share/963268/51 "2022-04-28T00:28:28Z")
I just assume the “mundane and pointless” is ironic. ~Max ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-re-name-the-mpsims-forum-to-just-stuff-i-must-share/963268/52 "2022-04-28T02:09:42Z")
“Where should I put this thread?” “Stuff it.” On second thought, I like it. ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2022, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-re-name-the-mpsims-forum-to-just-stuff-i-must-share/963268/53 "2022-04-28T08:19:28Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > Yeah, I think the whole idea is to get rid of the “mundane and pointless” part. Changing the name but keeping either “mundane” or “pointless” as part of it, let alone both of them, doesn’t seem to me to make sense. I agree. Seeing as sub/child forums are not available, and the main complaints are about using mundane and pointless, changing the name completely seems like the best bet. However, inertia is strong here, so I’m not holding my breath. One other idea. Pinned to the top of MPSIMS is the Doper Milestone thread, which doesn’t seem to get a lot of traffic. Why not make that a forum called something like Doper Life/News and change MPSIMS to Breaking News. I think that would get a lot more action as a separate forum than as a pinned topic. I’m not even sure if most people even think of the Doper Milestone thread unless they are looking at it. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2022, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-re-name-the-mpsims-forum-to-just-stuff-i-must-share/963268/54 "2022-04-29T03:45:43Z")
I find this topic a little mundane. If they are taking votes on forum names, maybe The Quarantine Zone should be changed to Covert Covid Covered Kwickly. Or not. ---
**Author:** ![Hatchie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hatchie/32/3983_2.png) [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2022, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-re-name-the-mpsims-forum-to-just-stuff-i-must-share/963268/55 "2022-04-29T04:00:06Z")
I changed my name to “Spike Covid”. Very punk. ---
**Author:** ![Hatchie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hatchie/32/3983_2.png) [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2022, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-re-name-the-mpsims-forum-to-just-stuff-i-must-share/963268/56 "2022-04-29T04:04:38Z")
I tried to get Mundane Pointless renamed - oh yes! Even got a bunch of people on board. Good folk, forward-thinking, just hoping for a better world; they lined us all up and shot us - bang! Not literally, but it would have been kinder if they had. No son, this is the place where dreams go to die. ---
**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2022, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-re-name-the-mpsims-forum-to-just-stuff-i-must-share/963268/57 "2022-04-29T06:52:47Z")
Stuff I Have To Share (because its newsworthy or personal) so… SHITS darn, lysdexia. (I truly tried but just couldn’t get the letters to fit.) I don’t mind Mundane because wars do go on and one gets inured or gets “effitititis”. Pointless covers a lot of territory, too. Maybe “Personal Insights” would be a better subtitle but you actually have to add more than just a link to whatever is happening. Personal stuff wouldn’t need a link, obviously. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2022, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-re-name-the-mpsims-forum-to-just-stuff-i-must-share/963268/58 "2022-04-29T07:46:28Z")
> [@mistymage](#): > > darn, lysdexia. (I truly tried but just couldn’t get the letters to fit.) Yoda might say, “Stuff have I to share. 800 years old am I. No time have I to fetch cites for scrubs. Trust me you must.” ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2022, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-re-name-the-mpsims-forum-to-just-stuff-i-must-share/963268/59 "2022-04-29T19:42:14Z")
> [@mistymage](#): > > darn, lysdexia. (I truly tried but just couldn’t get the letters to fit.) Should have paid attention earlier, someone beat you to it. > [@Mr.E](#): > > What if we rename the board to “Individuals Sharing Honestly In Truth” ---
**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2022, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-re-name-the-mpsims-forum-to-just-stuff-i-must-share/963268/60 "2022-04-30T03:18:16Z")
ISHT just isn’t the same. I’ll check back in another decade to see if that sub-forum name’s gets changed. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-re-name-the-mpsims-forum-to-just-stuff-i-must-share/963268.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-re-name-the-mpsims-forum-to-just-stuff-i-must-share/963268.md?page=4)