Re: Suggestion about Fedora activity day acronym FAD

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Am 17.03.2016 um 20:08 schrieb Stephen John Smoogen:


On Mar 17, 2016 10:21, "pravin.d.s@xxxxxxxxx" <pravin.d.s@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
>   FAD - an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"  [syn: {craze}, {furor}, {furore}, {cult}, {rage}]
>
>   During last G11N FAD, i got comment on Facebook post as follows:
>
> Ray Doc I don't like the acronym FAD. It basically means:an intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, especially one that is short-lived; a craze. Something different by way of an Acronym would be better. This means that the action is short-lived.
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>    And just saw one more. "Slightly unfortunate naming there – “Python 3 fad”" [1]
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>    I think we should make sure to name it as "Fedora ---- activity day" i.e Fedora python activity day. FPAD  or "Fedora Globalization activity day" FGAD.
>

When you organize something you are free to call it within reason something else. You will probably spend a lot of time answering people wondering if it is a FAD or not because it has been called that for 15 years :)


^^
not 15 Years, but nearly 10 years [1] will fit :-)

GreetzzZZzz
Gerold


[1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAD_EMEA_2006?rd=FAD/FADEMEA2006

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