this post was submitted on 04 Jul 2023

53 points (100.0% liked)

/kbin meta

16 readers

2 users here now

Magazine dedicated to discussions about the kbin itself. Provide feedback, ask questions, suggest improvements, and engage in conversations related to the platform organization, policies, features, and community dynamics. ---- * Roadmap 2023 * m/kbinDevlog * m/kbinDesign

founded 1 year ago

FINAL NAME POLL. Kibby vs Kebin vs Bink. (media.kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by minnieo@kbin.social to c/kbinMeta@kbin.social

39 comments fedilink hide all child comments

VOTE HERE

In the last poll, we had 13 names and 220 votes spread out among them.
Kibby technically did win, but it only got 53 votes of 220 due to the sheer amount of potential names.

Due to this, I decided we should have a final poll where we have the 3 finalist names compete fairly since we have eliminated the other potential names. This will give us a much more accurate poll.

♡⟡˙⋆ Download the mascot files here ⋆˙⟡♡
I provided svg and png both with and without gradient, as well as the Adobe Illustrator file (˵ •̀ ᴗ - ˵ ) ✧

top 35 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[–] HidingCat@kbin.social 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe let the poll stand for like 24 hours or so first, timezones etc.

[–] minnieo@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The other one stagnated, but yea maybe I should've. either way it seemed pretty conclusive. I'll leave this one up for longer, maybe 1-2 days depending on when votes stop coming in.

[–] 34@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I love Bink and I think it would get more votes if others realized it is an anagram of kbin as originally suggested by @TheOlympian

[–] TheOlympian@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe of it was written as BinK it would be more obvious? I though about that when I originally suggested it but felt like maybe it was a little on the nose.

[–] RheingoldRiver@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

oh if it was written BinK i would like it a lot more

maybe like in children's handwriting? so B and K are uppercase but the letters are the same height

[–] v13@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I would have voted that way had I thought about it.

[–] cowvin@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I didn't choose bink because that name is already occupied in my head by http://www.radgametools.com/bnkmain.htm

[–] artillect@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Kibby's winning by a lot right now, but I hope Bink wins! I really like that name

[–] theartist@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

Bink is my favorite as well. Its an anagram of Kbin while Kibby sounds a little like someone referring to dog food.

[–] 7945129875@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It sounds like Bing, the Microsoft search engine.

[–] 10A@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

Yes, with the major difference being that Bing is a cringy awful name, whereas Bink is a fun anagram of kbin.

[–] HandsHurtLoL@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

It's the tankies voting to sabotage our cool new icon.

[–] Xathonn@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

I really like Kebin. Just makes me think of a derpy Kevin

[–] tipping_point@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It makes me happy to see this. It’s like watching the creation of a new community. I chose Kebin but I’d be cool with Kibby too.

[–] v13@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Same! I'm cool with any of them. It's nice to be in a fresh space.

[–] LazaroFilm@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I love Bink because it’s a Kbin anagram. Same letters, different order. @minnieo

[–] minnieo@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, thats a very neat part about the name Bink, I like it. Ultimately, the poll will tell

[–] HandsHurtLoL@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didn't see Kibby as even having enough votes on the other poll to be a serious contender. It's ... Too mushy cutesy for me, but I say that as someone who is usually pretty adoring of cutesy things. It bothers me that it doesn't have the letter n in it, so seems too far of a departure away from kbin.

I was originally on team Kebin, but just voted for Bink, which I do think is quite cutesy too, but I like that it's an anagram!

[–] minnieo@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thats why i made the recount with the 3 finalists, 50/220 wasnt convincing enough lol

[–] HandsHurtLoL@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I commend you for avoiding plurality versus majority.

[–] kuontom@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

Kibby all the way. It's absolutely adorable

[–] laurens@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kibby is cute. I like that Bink is an anagram of Kbin, but the word is less fun to pronounce than kibby to me.

[–] solarbird@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

pretty much this - nothing wrong with Bink really? And Kebin is kind of funny, but kibby is best ^_^

[–] RheingoldRiver@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

I like Kebin because it comes with built-in lore, just like kbin. We aren't starting from nothing, we're an existing community moving on to a new place. So our mascot's name shouldn't be a new creation, it should be a creative spin on a name that comes with previous lore, but new-and-improved, and suited to our new community.

Kevin + Kbin = Kebin :) it's perfect

[–] numbscroll@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@minnieo it’s been so fun to follow this. Thanks for sharing your creativity and talent with us (and Kibby).

[–] minnieo@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

its been a lot of fun doing this with everyone ❤︎

[–] FixedFun@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Fun fact: the main Kbird mascot comes canonically from Indonesia. At least that was my original intention.

[–] Eggyhead@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I can’t vote because I don’t want to disable my VPN, but I would go with Kibby if you’re willing to count it.

[–] Semmelstulle@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Kebin sounds actually pretty nice

[–] okbin@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

BINK

[–] SustainedChaos@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Kebin approves this recount.

[–] quantum_hampster@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Kibby is the cutest name imo

[–] solarbird@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Kibby!

I mean they're all fine but Kibby!

also Kibby should have Kirby powers ^_^

[–] metic@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kebin is too similar to Kbin. Kibby or Bink is different enough.

[–] Ada@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Kebin is too similar to Kbin

That's why it's good!

load more comments