[Open-access] Open Access Initiative - meeting notes, names and moving forwards

[Mike Taylor]

On 2 February 2012 18:51, Peter Murray-Rust <pm286 at cam.ac.uk> wrote:
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> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 6:15 PM, Mark MacGillivray <mark at cottagelabs.com>
> wrote:
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>> I like Bjoern suggestion and Cameron suggestion, however as pointed out,
>> both end up adding more words. This could go on forever. all I want is
>> access. How about going like similar to Peter suggested with
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>> @ccess
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>> And the tag line could just be
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>> For everyone.
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> +1 This has the virtues:
> * striking and memorable
> * immediately giving rise to discussion - what does it mean
> * carrying no baggage and implying novelty
> * unique in searches (perhaps worth seeing how it behaves). After all
> "access" is far too general for a search

Yes, it's very good.  It also wins by being obviously not a
description so much as an invocation.

I just tried to register the account "ccess" on Twitter, so we could
be @ccess.  Someone's already got it, unfortunately -- though they've
never used it.  (I hope it's one of you!)

-- Mike.