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Suggestions for a new BMC name. Lets see if we can come up with a better name than b-focused and Thinkfarm in under nine-months.
Abseil Britain
Rock Synergy
You can also make suggestions for corporate evens such as the annual Rock Synergy 5S day and Introduction to Crag Feng Shui.
Abseil Britain
Rock Synergy
You can also make suggestions for corporate evens such as the annual Rock Synergy 5S day and Introduction to Crag Feng Shui.
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In reply to itsThere:
slightly off topic but what else is UKC for. Look at those names "b-focused" and "thinkfarm". Surely when looking for someone to help you rename your organisation the first check should be "does the company have a shit name".
I think what is needed for the new name is a progression cohesion of strategic activities minus unnecessary characters.
Maybe
clmbhke. The lack of "i" showing the bond with the outdoors and one another.
GetOrrfffMyLand.
> Suggestions for a new BMC name. Lets see if we can come up with a better name than b-focused and Thinkfarm
slightly off topic but what else is UKC for. Look at those names "b-focused" and "thinkfarm". Surely when looking for someone to help you rename your organisation the first check should be "does the company have a shit name".
I think what is needed for the new name is a progression cohesion of strategic activities minus unnecessary characters.
Maybe
clmbhke. The lack of "i" showing the bond with the outdoors and one another.
GetOrrfffMyLand.
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In reply to itsThere:
A friend suggested we should also rename the BBC whilst we're at it.. Telly Britain perhaps?
A friend suggested we should also rename the BBC whilst we're at it.. Telly Britain perhaps?
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In reply to itsThere:
Having developing holistic solutions in third sector partnerships for many years I feel uniquely placed to share my insights.
I spent 9 months engaging with stakeholders and placeholders as well conducting a rigorous social media consultation using Snapchat, tumblr, twitter, instagram and most importantly Friends Reunited.
As a result we believe we have pushed beyond the cutting edge to be able to offer a bleeding edge solution.
We have created a playful, but nuanced approach. We sought to create a portmanteau word that, in the vernacular of the youth, 'mashes up' the key words into a new, singular and more powerful unitary meaning.
I present: ArseüpUK!
Arse is a playful, joyful and rounded reinterpretation of 'As' from Ascend.
Up denotes our outward looking and optimistic vision, as well as our preferred direction of travel.
UK because we're from the UK
Note the playful, exciting and inclusive punctuation. ArseüpUK! is all about fun and vitality in a post Brexit environment
Having developing holistic solutions in third sector partnerships for many years I feel uniquely placed to share my insights.
I spent 9 months engaging with stakeholders and placeholders as well conducting a rigorous social media consultation using Snapchat, tumblr, twitter, instagram and most importantly Friends Reunited.
As a result we believe we have pushed beyond the cutting edge to be able to offer a bleeding edge solution.
We have created a playful, but nuanced approach. We sought to create a portmanteau word that, in the vernacular of the youth, 'mashes up' the key words into a new, singular and more powerful unitary meaning.
I present: ArseüpUK!
Arse is a playful, joyful and rounded reinterpretation of 'As' from Ascend.
Up denotes our outward looking and optimistic vision, as well as our preferred direction of travel.
UK because we're from the UK
Note the playful, exciting and inclusive punctuation. ArseüpUK! is all about fun and vitality in a post Brexit environment
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In reply to itsThere:
ooh lets push the bullshit boat out. Lots of aspirational verbs. And exclamation marks. And just one word
Excite!
Ascend!
Explore!
we'll scrap ascend because that rules out the abseilers and downhill bikers. And explore because that rules out the indoor climbers.
Excite then. Maybe we could make it funkier by replacing the 'ex' with an 'X'
Xite.
hmm
that sounds a bit like...
Shite!
ooh lets push the bullshit boat out. Lots of aspirational verbs. And exclamation marks. And just one word
Excite!
Ascend!
Explore!
we'll scrap ascend because that rules out the abseilers and downhill bikers. And explore because that rules out the indoor climbers.
Excite then. Maybe we could make it funkier by replacing the 'ex' with an 'X'
Xite.
hmm
that sounds a bit like...
Shite!
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In reply to pebbles:
they seemd to think that being a "council" was not correct so i suggest they should be the "British Mountaineering Club" AKA the BMC!
they seemd to think that being a "council" was not correct so i suggest they should be the "British Mountaineering Club" AKA the BMC!
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In reply to itsThere:
How about we go down the prince route after he became that squiggly symbol for a while and then became the artist formerly known as prince.
So I say the BMC should become "The association formerly known as the BMC"
How about we go down the prince route after he became that squiggly symbol for a while and then became the artist formerly known as prince.
So I say the BMC should become "The association formerly known as the BMC"
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In reply to paul_the_northerner:
and if they are worried about being inclusive, and Mountaineering sounding too beardy, how about British Mountain Sports Club?
dont see how replacing one possibly over specific sounding thing (mountaineering) with another (climbing) helps. Suggesting that walkers, mountain bikers, fell runners etc are covered by the phrase "climbers" more than by mountaineering is just verbal sleight of hand
and if they are worried about being inclusive, and Mountaineering sounding too beardy, how about British Mountain Sports Club?
dont see how replacing one possibly over specific sounding thing (mountaineering) with another (climbing) helps. Suggesting that walkers, mountain bikers, fell runners etc are covered by the phrase "climbers" more than by mountaineering is just verbal sleight of hand
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In reply to itsThere:
British Machiavellian Council
(Think it was John Arran that originally came up with the name years ago)
British Machiavellian Council
(Think it was John Arran that originally came up with the name years ago)
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In reply to toad:
Just delaying writing some similar, mind shrivelling, drivel for my employer...
> Youve done this before, haven't you?
Just delaying writing some similar, mind shrivelling, drivel for my employer...
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In reply to itsThere:
'“BMC members all climb stuff,” but then they all come down again. The word that binds us all together is "Down". Therefore I propose
DOWN Britain!
'“BMC members all climb stuff,” but then they all come down again. The word that binds us all together is "Down". Therefore I propose
DOWN Britain!
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In reply to herbe_rouge:
we all go up stuff. and the Organisation Formerly known as the BMC represents all of us. Therefore I propose:
Up Yours!
we all go up stuff. and the Organisation Formerly known as the BMC represents all of us. Therefore I propose:
Up Yours!
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In reply to itsThere:
As its Climb Britain - does that now include cavers aslong as tehy are coming up out of a system?
As its Climb Britain - does that now include cavers aslong as tehy are coming up out of a system?
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In reply to EdS and Pebbles:
So on the list of "not included in Climb Britain" we have
Cavers
Abseilers
downhill bikers
indoor climbers
Skiing (as you get a lift up most of the time)
Pokemon Go players
Snowboarding (as you get a lift up most of the time)
Scotland (if they get independance)
Wales (because sport england/wales wont help each other)
This is all so inclusive to that all important younger generation that the management graphs tell us we need more of. Even though 1/8 of your membership is quite a lot of young people.
So on the list of "not included in Climb Britain" we have
Cavers
Abseilers
downhill bikers
indoor climbers
Skiing (as you get a lift up most of the time)
Pokemon Go players
Snowboarding (as you get a lift up most of the time)
Scotland (if they get independance)
Wales (because sport england/wales wont help each other)
This is all so inclusive to that all important younger generation that the management graphs tell us we need more of. Even though 1/8 of your membership is quite a lot of young people.
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In reply to itsThere:
How about not renaming BMC, but start "Climb England" for the sports/indoor/young people thing. Then it could have whatever trendy logo, strap line/etc it likes. On official paper/website/etc it could say "backed by The British Mountaineering Council" for added gravitas. This would tie in nicely with Climb Scotland, which Mountaineering Scotland, previously known as MCofS, started last year. And Climb Cymru which is part of the exercise anyway.
Simples.
How about not renaming BMC, but start "Climb England" for the sports/indoor/young people thing. Then it could have whatever trendy logo, strap line/etc it likes. On official paper/website/etc it could say "backed by The British Mountaineering Council" for added gravitas. This would tie in nicely with Climb Scotland, which Mountaineering Scotland, previously known as MCofS, started last year. And Climb Cymru which is part of the exercise anyway.
Simples.
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In reply to itsThere:
BHS?
-well, it's not being used ....
OK, so it's 'B focussed'. I don't care, just give me the f'in knighthood and the subs wiil you!
BHS?
-well, it's not being used ....
OK, so it's 'B focussed'. I don't care, just give me the f'in knighthood and the subs wiil you!
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In reply to itsThere:
We seem to be on a nostalgia kick elsewhere on the forum so how about British Leyland?
Then we can wait a couple of years for the Chinese to come and get the whole committee drunk and buy the Lakes, the Roaches, Glencoe etc for 10p (sorry, two Bob)
We seem to be on a nostalgia kick elsewhere on the forum so how about British Leyland?
Then we can wait a couple of years for the Chinese to come and get the whole committee drunk and buy the Lakes, the Roaches, Glencoe etc for 10p (sorry, two Bob)
But words are so old-fashioned, don't you think?
How about a simple symbol, perhaps one which combines the gender inclusivity of our sports with an expression of the desire we all share, to ascend.
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In reply to jonfun21:
I've heard that name's already been lined up for impending name change of another United Kingdom climbing related institution.
> Skoda Octavia Estate Drivers Club
I've heard that name's already been lined up for impending name change of another United Kingdom climbing related institution.
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In reply to itsThere:
Maybe they got it right but missed they end.
Climb Britain because you can't afford foreign holidays any more.
Maybe they got it right but missed they end.
Climb Britain because you can't afford foreign holidays any more.
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In reply to itsThere:
We come from a land over there
We Want to Climb and Share your Huts but we don't, strictly, want to be associated with you foreign climbers
We come from a land over there
We Want to Climb and Share your Huts but we don't, strictly, want to be associated with you foreign climbers
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In reply to itsThere:
The BMC.
I like the current abbreviation - so how about - British Mediacentric Cu*ts.
The BMC.
I like the current abbreviation - so how about - British Mediacentric Cu*ts.
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In reply to itsThere:
British Union of Mountaineers.
I suppose we should be glad they didn't use the bouldering fraternity as a focus group. Probably would have ended up being called "SendersUK" or something.
British Union of Mountaineers.
I suppose we should be glad they didn't use the bouldering fraternity as a focus group. Probably would have ended up being called "SendersUK" or something.
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In reply to itsThere:
British peoples front of mountaineering or peoples front of British mountaineering or mountaineering front of british peoples.
British peoples front of mountaineering or peoples front of British mountaineering or mountaineering front of british peoples.
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In reply to itsThere:
The British Collective of Mountaineers, Traditional Rock Climbers, Sports Climbers, Indoor Climbers, Abseilers, Hill Walkers and Competition Climbers.
The BCMTRCSCICAHW & CC for short.
The British Collective of Mountaineers, Traditional Rock Climbers, Sports Climbers, Indoor Climbers, Abseilers, Hill Walkers and Competition Climbers.
The BCMTRCSCICAHW & CC for short.
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What about something simple like
"Up"
Now, where's my £50k
"Up"
Now, where's my £50k
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In reply to itsThere:
I think they should have taken the money and come back with the name...
"The Mountaineering Council of Britain"
I think they should have taken the money and come back with the name...
"The Mountaineering Council of Britain"
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In reply to TMM:
I love the umlaut over the u.
Turns it into a smiley face
And a smiley face looks like the happy sun shining down, drying off the crag.
Arse😊pUK!
I love the umlaut over the u.
Turns it into a smiley face
And a smiley face looks like the happy sun shining down, drying off the crag.
Arse😊pUK!
In reply to itsThere:
I remember when I was at the University of Surrey (an ex poly with a bit of history and a royal chancellor not top notch, but a decent uni) they had a nice crest/shield as a logo along with the words University of Surrey. - Very traditional, clear what it was, and what it did.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=university+of+surrey+logo&espv=2&...
Whilst I was there they decided to do a rebrand (it was during the 2000 "New Economy") despite having professors and lecturers in branding, marketing and design subjects they employed an external London branding agency at considerable cost who came up with the new logo - UniS - here it is: they used it for the year I graduated meaning I got this on my degree cert They only added the "University of Surrey" text after staff & student uproar.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=university+of+surrey+logo&espv=2&...
I remember when I was at the University of Surrey (an ex poly with a bit of history and a royal chancellor not top notch, but a decent uni) they had a nice crest/shield as a logo along with the words University of Surrey. - Very traditional, clear what it was, and what it did.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=university+of+surrey+logo&espv=2&...
Whilst I was there they decided to do a rebrand (it was during the 2000 "New Economy") despite having professors and lecturers in branding, marketing and design subjects they employed an external London branding agency at considerable cost who came up with the new logo - UniS - here it is: they used it for the year I graduated meaning I got this on my degree cert They only added the "University of Surrey" text after staff & student uproar.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=university+of+surrey+logo&espv=2&...
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In reply to itsThere:
'The continuity BMC'
The Real BMC'
'The Provisional BMC'
'The peoples front of BMC'
'The continuity BMC'
The Real BMC'
'The Provisional BMC'
'The peoples front of BMC'
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In reply to skog:
Chapeau! But I'm not sure what's more troubling - that you just spent goodness knows how long making typing that, or that you already had it sitting waiting in a word document for an occasion just such as this...
Chapeau! But I'm not sure what's more troubling - that you just spent goodness knows how long making typing that, or that you already had it sitting waiting in a word document for an occasion just such as this...
In reply to herbe_rouge:
DOWN Britain! Bad dog! No biscuit!
> '“BMC members all climb stuff,” but then they all come down again. The word that binds us all together is "Down". Therefore I propose
> DOWN Britain!
DOWN Britain! Bad dog! No biscuit!
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In reply to balmybaldwin:
I feel your pain and you have my sympathy, Unis sounds like a urinery track infection of some sort and the original crest is rather lovely.
Cheers
Toby
I feel your pain and you have my sympathy, Unis sounds like a urinery track infection of some sort and the original crest is rather lovely.
Cheers
Toby
In reply to balmybaldwin:
Doing pretty well at the moment:
http://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2015/may/25/university-...
Funnily enough, I see the current web page seems to be using the old logo, and the UniS nonsense seems to have been dropped. Is there a lesson for us here...?
http://www.surrey.ac.uk/about/facts/rankings-league-tables
> I remember when I was at the University of Surrey (an ex poly with a bit of history and a royal chancellor not top notch, but a decent uni)
Doing pretty well at the moment:
http://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2015/may/25/university-...
Funnily enough, I see the current web page seems to be using the old logo, and the UniS nonsense seems to have been dropped. Is there a lesson for us here...?
http://www.surrey.ac.uk/about/facts/rankings-league-tables
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