What's in a Name?

[Protronie]

Originally Posted by Qbranch

Don't get rid of THRUST...
People's minds invariably hop in and out of the gutter all day long, and I'm sure if people look around urban dictionary typing in different parts of team names you'll find tons of them can have a 'negative connotation' as you so politically correctly put it. -q

Originally Posted by Billfred

And that's the case with most everything; there are people that will twist around anything.

My advice: You've built a solid brand as Team T.H.R.U.S.T. I'd want a lot more than teenagers with warped minds to trigger a change of name.

Please don't give into the PC weenies... and don't mess with your teams identity. Yous have built up a good reputation with that name and your teams image so stick with it. As others have said... there will always be some that will twist anything around. Just tell them to get their minds out of the gutter.

FYI: Kentucky Fried Chicken is going through just this kind of thing. They first changed the name to KFC and now cause "fried is unhealthy" in some minds. They are changing the name again to Kentucky Grilled Chicken. But keeping the fried chicken as their major product. Just sit back and watch their sales go further down and the scramble for another name.

-p

[Libby K]

This may sound hypocritical coming from the captain of a team that changed its name for 2008, but keep THRUST. A few kids with their minds in the wrong places shouldn't mess with your team's identity. You have built a solid, well known name for yourself and changing it might get confusing, as others before me have said.

Only my $0.02.

[IndySam]

THRUST is a great name but I personally always think of you as 1501.

[AdamHeard]

keep the name, people know you.

[wendymom]

I have to agree with everyone and say don't change your identity because of a few small minded people.

I always remember you because you are the original 4-H team, and great people to boot.