[IMPORTANT] Article Workshop: Looking For a New Name!

[skylight]

Does Article Workshop seem like a placeholder? That's probably because that was the best we could think of at the time. We kinda wanna give it a name that seems more iconic, and will hopefully shape the future of our webzine.

What will happen is we'll take all suggestions here, and on social media, for a two week period (or until we have too many suggestions) and we'll put together a shortlist of names that people can vote on. The winner and their name will be announced in an article released soon after the shortlist voting has closed (probably two weeks).

Conditions

• Don't suggest The Smog, or Article Workshop, when we get to shortlist stage we'll put both in as options.
• It has to be related to Smogon, or Pokemon... like it can't be The Democratic Guide To Raising a Flag.
• Keep in mind that we release multiple times a week. That could be inspiration!
• Keep it appropriate, no profanity please, or reference to banned users, you know the drill.
• Be creative. The best idea isn't always the first, so don't be afraid to suggest ideas.
• You can only suggest one idea so that everyone gets a chance for their idea to win.

Good luck!

Suggestions

Estival Avenue - DragonWhale
Smogblog - tennisace
Smogzine - Geodude6
Greg - xzern
The Trainer - LeoLancaster
Koffing's Notebook - Steven Stone
The Smogon Extra - Snobalt
The Smog 2.0 - Snobalt
Smognition - Valmanway
The Smogon Scoop - Rhythms
Macle's pond - macle
Smogon university presents: the Toxic Community Webzine - brightobject
Smogon Insider - Pastelle
Pokemag - Pastelle
Koff-zine - Pastelle
The magazine formerly known as The Smog - Imanalt
The Flying Press - The Avalanches
The Gazette - unfixable
Smogon Press - Ruby.
SmogNews - mertyville
InsideTheSmog - mertyville
The Media Paragraph - Fluke
Koffing Chronicle - KidMagic
Pokemon Online Reader News - Celticpride
The Taillow Times - Mizuhime
Saffron City Star - Mizuhime
Violet City Gazette - Mizuhime
Fortree Free Press - Mizuhime
Wingull Weekly - Mizuhime
Swablu Star - Mizuhime
The Power Play Pokedex - Ohmachi
Pelipper Post - Master of Toad
The Smogon Gazette - xfix
Koffing Express - The Immortal
The Magnezine - Jasper
Gengar Aficionado - Jayde
New Torkal Times - Twix
The Quick Guardian - Twix
Make PU Official - Twix
Talonflame Times - Twix
Dragonite Delivered - Twix
Smog Insider - PresidentLatios
The Karp Kronicles - G-Luke
The Ponyta Express - G-Luke
The Daily Pocket - G-Luke
Smogon Web-zines - G-Luke
The Trainer Times - Raven
The Smogon Tab - Raven
Catch-Em-All Chronicle - Raven
The New Bark Times - SwedishBiscuit
Smogbird's Journal - ksr15
Trainer's Weekly - Mischa
The Daily Smog - Mischa
Trainer's Post - Mischa
Desmog - Master of Toad
The Koffing Kolumn - catking101
Knock Off - frog22
The Dialgia Times - Level 51
The Reveal Glass - Raravian
The Haze - Raravian
The Venom Memento - Raravian
The Koffing Report - Raravian
The EXP.Share - Raravian
Smogon's Wheezings - Raravian
Smogon Subway - Rollout Shuckle
NewsLocke - Wobbuffet0
The Tiering Tycoons - Amitghosh
Nine Tales Of Koffing - Amitghosh
Celebi Express - Abra
Smogon Snooze - Abra
Gassy Gazette - Aurora
The Outside Scoop - SteelEdges
Articuno's Articles - Sken
The Koffington Post - Viridi

 

[DragonWhale]

What about Estival Avenue? It's the place where Lumiose Press is located.

edit: forget that. smogblog is better.

 

[Geodude6]

Smogzine

 

[xzern]

greg

 

[LeoLancaster]

In keeping with the "tradition" of names such as The Smog, The Player, and The Competitor, I would like to suggest:

The Trainer

 

[Steven Stone]

What about Koffing's Notebook?

 

[Empress]

Considering the rapid-fire nature of the article releases, how about The Smogon Extra?

And if we want just The Smog, I'm not thrilled with the idea of making it the original; therefore, The Smog 2.0 could be a compromise for you folks.

 

[Valmanway]

Smognition

Basically Smog + Cognition (Only news-related word I could find that would work as a pun)

 

[dhelmise]

The Smogon Scoop

 

[macle]

macle's pond

 

[Ununhexium]

Yo if we end up going with the smog again can we rename the article workshop/media HQ the smokestack

 

[brightobject]

Smogon university presents: the Toxic Community Webzine

 

[Pastelle]

Smogon Insider
Pokemag
Koff-zine

 

[Imanalt]

the magazine formerly known as the smog

 

[The Avalanches]

The Flying Press

 

[skies]

The Gazette B)

 

[Arcueid]

Smogon Press

 

[mertyville]

SmogNews
InsideTheSmog

 

[Mova]

Smellgon

I don't have any ideas myself, but I agree with the idea of Smognition, as it's simply punny. Snobalt's first idea, The Smogon Extra, could work quite well.

 

[Fluke]

The Media Paragraph

 

[Nix_Hex]

I don't have a suggestion but can we PLEASE not do "the" again? I cringed every time I saw anyone talk about the player just because of its name.

 

[CopperViper]

Yes name it the flying press

 

[Celticpride]

Pokemon Online Reader News

 

[Mizuhime]

The Taillow Times
Saffron City Star
Violet City Gazette
Fortree Free Press
Wingull Weekly
Swablu Star

 

[Ohmachi]

The Power Play Pokedex
caption in fine print: All you need to be the best
(pic coming soon)