Poll: Nation - name part 2: The final decision.

[Rik Meleet]

The poll nation name had no clear winner.

Japanatica - 20 of 34 votes
Apathetica - 11 of 34 votes
Nihon - 9 of 34 votes
Nipponika - 9 of 34 votes

These contestants are still in the race, getting at least 1/4 of the votes. Let's battle it out between them. Choose 1.

This poll will be opened for 4 days (96 hours).

 

[Cyc]

Very cool. Thank you, RM.

 

[BCLG100]

you know i thought we had 5 and Abstania had somehow snuck in its a pity Zarnia didnt make it, i would like to vote for japanatica

 

[DaveShack]

Although I included Japanatica in my list of acceptable nation names during the 1st poll, I would like to actively campaign against it now because it seems a bit over-contrived. Apathetica would get the nostalgia vote but could become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

As such, I have to throw my support behind Nipponika, and urge others to join me in supporting this name, which is not a variation on the common (English) version of the real nation's name.

 

[Ankka]

Hard choice... Apathetica or Nipponika... Gotta think about it.

 

[Epimethius]

Japanachika!

 

[Bootstoots]

I prefer Nipponika myself, as it does use the actual name and it is also a variant of Fanatica.

 

[Fier Canadien]

Come on, we've got to be Apathetica!

I mean, just think of it, it's plain funny.

 

[Cyc]

Looks like we have a definite winner already.

 

[blackheart]

I thik Apathetica is a good choice, funny yet ironic.

 

[Donovan Zoi]

Again we gravitate to the least imaginative name. Weak.

 

[Falcon02]

well, Nipponika ain't much more imaginative then Japanatica

seeing how Nippon = Japan

granted it's a bit more imaginative... but not much more.

 

[Donovan Zoi]

It would have been enough for me. Anything, please.

I can live with it, but am surprised at Japanatica's apparent slam-dunk status and bummed by the fact that I was gone all day and didn't get to voice my concerns at the outset of this poll.

Oh, well. Long Live Japanatica.

 

[Sarevok]

I will Abstain

 

[Bootstoots]

Come on, we've got to be Apathetica!

I mean, just think of it, it's plain funny.

It is funny and unfortunately true, but that isn't exactly the type of national image we should be projecting.

 

[Ankka]

But it propably suits well to the legal blabbering and sytuff there is.


Apathetica it shall be.

 

[Epimethius]

I just remembered I was going to propose "_ of the Hojo" (plural) for some reason. It would be the stand out candidate from all the combinations of Fanatika and Japan. But I forgot.

I got "Hojo" out of a historical atlas. It appears they once controled the region around Tokyo.

 

[KCCrusader]

I like Japanatica because i think it combines JapAN and FANatica better than Nipponika. Hah. That sounds dumb. But still, I think we will all love our country no matter what the name is.

 

[Inkstier]

I abstain, Nipponika isn't a great name in my opinion and Japanatica is decent but not original enough. If I had to choose anything from the 4 I'd have to say Apathetica. Just my input.

 

[BCLG100]

i dunno but surely we have to think that this poll is now over and we are japanatica