[Invention] KGSS Continent Naming Committee

[khyron42]

The problem was that it was a VERY short poll duration. Less than a day. Commander Zoom commented on 'not seeing the poll' almost an hour after the poll closed.

[togfox]

I think HOC is having techincal issue\'s with the forum. I think he intended to have 5 to 7 days for the poll. Lets see how HOC replies.

[HOC]

Oh... ah, I see. Dammit! This IS a problem... okay, here\'s the gist.

The first poll had a duration of 7 days, from the 13th to the 20th of June. Using the in-built 'poll ends on...' option I set it to end on the 20th. Now the time has come and I have changed the poll to our new one, it seems to have given us about an hour of voting before closing it immediately... on the 20th of June.

I only realised this earlier on today...

The problem is this option Can Not Be Changed, to my knowledge. If a moderator can sort it that would be wonderful, if not we seem to have two options:

New, exclusive poll thread (making this the discussion thread)

Votes to be sent in via replies to this thread.

I know how to decide, let\'s have a poll! Oh, wait...

EDIT: After some meddling I succeeded in wiping the results of the poll. Ha, great.

[Radion]

I went in and gave us 10 days of extra voting at the request of the OP. If you need more time, feel free to ask.

[HOC]

Ah, so mods are capable of extending poll voting times? Wonderful, but even better would be to remove that limit completely- that way I can have much more control over ending times. Could you do that? Thanks.

To be honest, the option to remove it should really be available to the OP of the thread. Anyone know why it isn\'t?

[Radion]

Ah, so mods are capable of extending poll voting times? Wonderful, but even better would be to remove that limit completely- that way I can have much more control over ending times. Could you do that? Thanks.

To be honest, the option to remove it should really be available to the OP of the thread. Anyone know why it isn\'t?

You got it, there is now no limit to the time of the poll.

[Russian Flame]

i think on how many oceans are there so will can tell were the internatonal kerbin date line is.

[LongbowEOD]

Now that the vote\'s up and working again, I cast my ballot for 5 continents.

I agree with HOC, Continent 6 is tiny, and it\'s not clear to me that it\'s even a landmass. It could well be just a frozen ocean.

[HOC]

Indeed. Continent 6 is actually smaller than a few of Kerbin\'s islands.

The only reason I have it as a proposal is due to it being suggested earlier on in the thread, and it being met with positive feedback. I do my best to be fair...

DISCLAIMER: Many things HOC says are subject highly to (rather like polar stretching dammit!) hyperbole. All posts, bar the thread starters, are my highly biased personal opinion.

[HOC]

I just want to bump this thread a little, it seems wrong to take the results of a poll in that not even 50 members have voted on...

[Jeb KerBoom]

I think that there should be more islands.

[HOC]

I think that there should be more islands.

More islands...? You know, we haven\'t quite got the power to change the amount of land on Kerbin... all we can do is name it!

[HOC]

Alright, here\'s the deal.

The poll was going to close on the 27th of June but, due to the fact I\'m leaving for the airport in 7 hours and need to get some sleep before then, I\'m changing it to the 29th- the day I get back.

I could just end it now, but I\'d rather get as many votes cast as possible, because at the moment we simply don\'t have enough, I feel, to call the result representative of the community.

I\'m flying out to Switzerland on a school trip with 20 class mates- we\'re going to CERN, in Geneva. I can\'t wait, it\'s going to be fantastic.

See ya guys.

[Sbowyer28]

So nobody gets confused I thought I would post this, These aren\'t nations Nations are in the archives so no one can call themselves ruler of any areas.

[togfox]

So nobody gets confused I thought I would post this, These aren\'t nations.

Nations are in the archives so no one can call themselves ruler of any areas.

To clarify further, when people start talking about \'ruling area\'s\' then you\'re discussing role play. This thread is not about roleplay. It\'s about defining and naming continents in a community inclusive manner.

I think HOC is doing a great job - but we do need more voters! :sos:

[Sbowyer28]

To clarify further, when people start talking about \'ruling area\'s\' then you\'re discussing role play. This thread is not about roleplay. It\'s about defining and naming continents in a community inclusive manner.

I think HOC is doing a great job - but we do need more voters! :sos:

I Posted that because I saw a post earlier in the reply list about splitting up lands with someone.

[HOC]

\'Aight, I want to get this thread active again. Sorry about the super long wait.

After some discussion with togfox and a few others it\'s clear that the best thing to do now, seeing as we have nothing that remotely resembles a majority consensus for the first Continent Location poll, is to start the next poll.

Let\'s name some continents.

Now, this is presuming that we agree on Continents 1, 2, and 4? That majority seem to, so I\'ll continue as if they have been largely decided upon. This is the part where you guys reply with name suggestions for any one of those continents. A simple:

CONTINENT NUMBER:

NAME:

REASON:

...system shall suffice, I think. To clarify: If you want to suggest calling Continent 1 'Periculo', because it sounds cool, that\'s the info\' you\'d put in each appropriate field.

Hope that sorts some things out. I\'ll end the current poll when we have a good number of suggestions to vote upon. All this is, of course, subject to change.

Onwards! Reply, reply, reply! Last thing: Don\'t forgot to post your opinions on other people\'s suggestions, it helps us gauge the community\'s opinion. Thanks guys.

[Koschei]

CONTINENT NUMBER:1

NAME:Valinor

REASON:Tolkien is awesome.

[Bioman222]

CONTINENT NUMBER:3

NAME: Kercio

REASON: I named it after the planet due to it being one of the largest, and, it\'s closest to the center

[khyron42]

CONTINENT NUMBER: 2

NAME: Hyperborea

REASON: From wikipedia - In Greek mythology the Hyperboreans were a mythical people who lived far to the north. Their land, called Hyperborea or Hyperboria — 'beyond the Boreas' — was perfect, with the sun shining twenty-four hours a day, which to modern ears suggests a possible location within the Arctic Circle.

[deadly654321]

Continent 1

Name astroterra

Reason using Greek and Latin it roughly translates to space land making sense because that were Kerbal space program locatited

[Imandreas]

TWO SUGGESTIONS:

Continent one

Name: Krussia Anfrienmia

Reason: I thought it looks like an Anfrienmia!

Continent three

Name: Veiid Ivnor

Reason: Ivnor is an inside name I use to mean ice. Tons of that stuff down there!

[khyron42]

CONTINENT NUMBER: 5

NAME: Weta

REASON: Continent shape looks like a disturbing bug (or something out of Lovecraft.) Freaky huge bug in New Zealand is called the Weta. Coincidence? Nay - Destiny!

[togfox]

CONTINENT NUMBER: 1

NAME: Originis

REASON: Latin for 'origin' (making some assumptions here of course)

[Koschei]

If I was playing the Origin card I\'d go with Primitae or Originem, not Originum.