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Posted by Somebody on :
 
Since the Planetary Chance MAchine seems to have picked up a spanner since the Big Crash™, I thought I'd post the results here too. Any comments?

Poll Results: What's in a name? (33 votes.)

• Generally, do you prefer Boy/Lad/Man/Girl/Lass/Woman codenames to "Simple" ones?
  
  I generally prefer Boy/Lad/Man/Girl/Lass/Woman codenames. 42% (14)
  I generally prefer simpler codenames 58% (19)

• Preferable codename for Reep:
  
  Chameleon Boy 21% (7)
  Chameleon 79% (26)

• Preferable codename for Gim:
  
  Colossal Boy 67% (22)
  Leviathan 33% (11)

• Preferable codename for Nura:
  
  Dream Girl 45% (15)
  Dreamer 55% (18)

• Preferable codename for Jan:
  
  Element Lad 61% (20)
  Alchemist 39% (13)

• Preferable codename for Andrew:
  
  Ferro Lad 24% (8)
  Ferro 76% (25)

• Preferable codename for Garth:
  
  Lightning Lad 55% (18)
  Live Wire 45% (15)

• Preferable codename for Ayla (with electrical powers):
  
  Lightning Lass 33% (11)
  Spark 67% (22)

• Preferable codename for Ayla (with anti-gravity powers):
  
  Light Lass 42% (14)
  Gossamer 58% (19)

• Preferable codename for Tinya:
  
  Phantom Girl 36% (12)
  Apparition 64% (21)

• Preferable codename for Tasmia:
  
  Shadow Lass 64% (21)
  Umbra 36% (12)

• Preferable codename for Dirk:
  
  Sun Boy 48% (16)
  Inferno 52% (17)

• Preferable codename for Luornu:
  
  Triplicate Girl 6% (2)
  Triad 94% (31)

[ August 29, 2003, 10:31 PM: Message edited by: Somebody ]
 

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Posted by Fat Cramer on :
 
Funny how it's split almost equally on the silver age/single code names.

There also seems to be a dislike of "Girl" and "Boy" in the Silver Age names, while "Lad" or "Lass" is more often accepted/preferred.

Personally, I find the Girl/Boy names sound too young, like grade school.
 

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Posted by Somebody on :
 
BUMPing this up to go with my post on the Trivia thread
 

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