An Alternative to Townhall?

[nullvalu]

So, I've been thinking.. I could set up a Web 2.0 community website, similair to Townhall that would be geared towards liberty-minded people. Libertarians, Indepedents, Conservatives, Liberals.. anyone, really.. We've all noticed Townhall is filled with neocons.. So why not have our own online community?

It would offer free blogs, forums & photo albums.. I could have it up in a matter of weeks using a platform called Community Server.

Would anyone be interested in such a site?

Also, what would we call it? I was thinking something along the lines of "townwhore.com" but the domain's taken.. (joking)

What do you all think?

[wgadget]

It's kinda fun to go over to Townhall and debate with them. However, I suppose they could always come over here.:D

[nullvalu]

Yeah but that's not a home. AFAIK there is nothing like this for us. There's Lew Rockwell's blog.. That's about the closest I can think of.

[Marshall]

Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. Neocons have their own little communities, so do the liberals. We should have our own.

[njandrewg]

liberals have dailykos

[nullvalu]

well screw liberals then they can't create blogs here... ;)

i need name suggestions, please

[ghemminger]

DO IT And TIE in RonPaulRadio!

[njandrewg]

you can call it Ronpublic.com(available)

[nullvalu]

Of course the site would be pro-ron but i'd like to keep it a little more broad than that good suggestion tho.. hmm

[nullvalu]

how about LibertyLivingRoom? lol kinda long UncutLiberty? or LibertyUncut? (both available).. oh LibertyHQ.com is available.. I kinda like that..?

[HalogenFlood]

What about http://www.reason.com ? Aren't they the libertarian Townhall?

[jpa]

What about http://www.reason.com ? Aren't they the libertarian Townhall?


yea, but it sucks.


We should aim to be the liberty/freedom dailykos in terms of technology & audience.

[jpa]

What about www.liberty4all.net (http://www.liberty4all.net) ?

[nullvalu]

Reason looks like a magazine website, not an online community..

liberty4all.net sounds good

if we get a few good ones i'll put up a poll

[nullvalu]

We should aim to be the liberty/freedom dailykos in terms of technology & audience.

Thanks, I agree

[nullvalu]

:)

[nexalacer]

LibertyPress.... JeffersonsLibertyLounge.... LibertyAndYou.... DemandFreedomBlogs... FreedomIsPopular.org.

I like the last one.

[winston_blade]

Little suggestion. Don't use words like freedom or liberty in the name. A lot of people will be turned off by a site with that in it's domain name. Townhall sounds like a nice place and doesn't just spell out that it is a neo-con site. Daily Kos is liberal but you wouldn't know it from the name. I think that coming up with a name that people can relate to or something that gives them a good feeling like puppy dogs or sunshine.

We shouldn't just spell out what we are in the site domain because I feel that it would make some people feel unwelcome. We want a neutral political site that we can flood with pro-liberty messages.

[adpierce]

Freerepublic is taken, but I would totally take it if it was available. Humm, how about restoretherepublic.com ... taken, darn it. Freedomrepublic is a domain you could buy however.

[nullvalu]

Little suggestion. Don't use words like freedom or liberty in the name. A lot of people will be turned off by a site with that in it's domain name. Townhall sounds like a nice place and doesn't just spell out that it is a neo-con site. Daily Kos is liberal but you wouldn't know it from the name. I think that coming up with a name that people can relate to or something that gives them a good feeling like puppy dogs or sunshine.

We shouldn't just spell out what we are in the site domain because I feel that it would make some people feel unwelcome. We want a neutral political site that we can flood with pro-liberty messages.

Actually, I think you make a very good point.. Any names you can think of that may be.. subversively liberty-orientend? :)

[winston_blade]

Actually, I think you make a very good point.. Any names you can think of that may be.. subversively liberty-orientend? :)

Not off the top of my head. I'll try to think about some throughout the day.

[LibertyEagle]

Little suggestion. Don't use words like freedom or liberty in the name. A lot of people will be turned off by a site with that in it's domain name. Townhall sounds like a nice place and doesn't just spell out that it is a neo-con site. Daily Kos is liberal but you wouldn't know it from the name. I think that coming up with a name that people can relate to or something that gives them a good feeling like puppy dogs or sunshine.

We shouldn't just spell out what we are in the site domain because I feel that it would make some people feel unwelcome. We want a neutral political site that we can flood with pro-liberty messages.

Yeah, I agree with this.

[nexalacer]

CommunitySolutions.net.... LocalAnswers.net... CommunityProblemSolving.net... LocalLicense.net... CommunityEnfranchisement.net.... IndependentAmericans.net... IndependentCommunities.net...

*shrug* I like the thesaurus.

[nullvalu]

hmm... yeah maybe something with "independent" or "indy" would work well? or is that too revealing too?


Not off the top of my head. I'll try to think about some throughout the day.

cool thanks

[ghemminger]

Little suggestion. Don't use words like freedom or liberty in the name. A lot of people will be turned off by a site with that in it's domain name. Townhall sounds like a nice place and doesn't just spell out that it is a neo-con site. Daily Kos is liberal but you wouldn't know it from the name. I think that coming up with a name that people can relate to or something that gives them a good feeling like puppy dogs or sunshine.

We shouldn't just spell out what we are in the site domain because I feel that it would make some people feel unwelcome. We want a neutral political site that we can flood with pro-liberty messages.

Yeah ...my sentiments exactly - LEt see how about:
...let's brainstorm spit out the first thing that comes to mind even it's stupid:
WaterCooler
Swimming hole
Pigion Hole
Hucks Nest
The swamp
Birds and the Bees
Moon and the Sun
Pigion shit
The Blanket
My Son's Room
Peace and Prosperity
Luck and Distortion
Retards and Intellectualls
MindYourManners
BeattheMEat
GlockItUp
Shoot the Pigions
SoupSpoon
MeetupCentral
EventsPlus
PoopinttheGutter
The SewageSpill

See it's easy....

[winston_blade]

Yeah ...my sentiments exactly - LEt see how about:
...let's brainstorm spit out the first thing that comes to mind even it's stupid:
WaterCooler
Swimming hole
Pigion Hole
Hucks Nest
The swamp
Birds and the Bees
Moon and the Sun
Pigion shit
The Blanket
My Son's Room
Peace and Prosperity
Luck and Distortion
Retards and Intellectualls
MindYourManners
BeattheMEat
GlockItUp
Shoot the Pigions
SoupSpoon
MeetupCentral
EventsPlus
PoopinttheGutter
The SewageSpill

See it's easy....

I actually like watercooler.com. My son's room sounds like a child porn site so I would steer clear of that one.

[nullvalu]

yeah i like watercooler too, too bad it's taken..

[nullvalu]

how about DamnRight.org ? lol

[nullvalu]

RightOn.us

SureEnough.org

VetoItAll.com

[ghemminger]

RightOn sounds cool:
OnTarget
PushItThrough
BlastIT
HotTopic
SpamCenter
BSAlert
InTheThick
PlasterIt
ForumSpot
MonsterForums
Loud&Proud
NoSpinZone
Fair&Balanced
PutItAway
LockItDown
GetOnTheFloor
PushItRealGood
Sparkle&Sunshine
Don'tMessWithUs
Don'tMessWithTexas
Don'tTreadOnMe
BEast&Beauty
FunInTheSun
Monsters&FairyTales
TheCloset
ThePodium
TheFloor
TheStage
Ovation

[nullvalu]

i also own the domain http://vaperized.com which i'm not really using for anything

[nullvalu]

I've got a test site up here: http://vaperized.com:8080

I'm calling it LibertyHQ for now during development.. sign up for an account & let me know what you think..

[nexalacer]

I liked DontTreadOnMe...

[Abobo]

I've got a test site up here: http://vaperized.com:8080

I'm calling it LibertyHQ for now during development.. sign up for an account & let me know what you think..

Is that hosted on your home computer? :D

[nullvalu]

I liked DontTreadOnMe...

Every TLD for DontTreadOnMe is already taken :(


Is that hosted on your home computer? :D

Well, even geekier.. it's hosted on my home server! I had to throw the 8080 on there since I don't have a for this domain yet..


check out the test site here -- http://vaperized.com:8080

[nayjevin]

great project.

ThinkAndPost.com
WeighInAmerica.com
GrassrootsGab.com
YouWeighIn.com
YouBlogIssues.com
BlogOfAges.com
TheBodyPolitic.com
FreedomTrain.com

[nullvalu]

great project.

Those are some good names, thanks..

Did you try creating a login?

[eloquensanity]

FreedomCity.com
LibertyHall.com
GoodNews.com

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[nullvalu]

FreedomCity.com
LibertyHall.com
GoodNews.com

yeah i thought those were too good, i just checked & all 3 are taken..

[eloquensanity]

outSideTheBox.com

FreedomTree





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