Contest: Name that Magazine - Page 5

RiverRider · August 4, 2001, 01:52 PM

When does this contest end??

Jamie Young · August 4, 2001, 02:19 PM

Gun Rag

Dr.Rob · August 4, 2001, 03:21 PM

Ok I could not resist....

resistance was futile...

more silliness...

(and keep in mind this isn't my best work this is just for fun)

Kiffster · August 4, 2001, 03:34 PM

Gun Gab
Fun with a Gun(OK, so maybe not )
Great Gorgious Gobs of Glorious Guns Getting Goblins Good
Guns and Tactics for the Professional, or just Guns and Tactics

OF · August 4, 2001, 05:14 PM

Dr. Rob is the man! I love the retro look. Lets make the mag look unique, somthing totally different. It can stand out with the design and not just the content. Think outside the box!

THE FIRING LINE, Dr. Rob! Give us something to get the idea straight. With the right design, we can use THE FIRING LINE even though it doesn't say 'gun'. Maybe a new logo is in order?? Something more arresting, and more obviously gun-related.

- gabe

Bandit · August 4, 2001, 07:02 PM

Tactical Weapons
& Personal Defense

Rick

Dr.Rob · August 4, 2001, 07:27 PM

I may regret this..

haha

Point Blank · August 4, 2001, 08:00 PM

The Dr. is all over it!!! Looks very good to me,needs some firingline red in also though.

Scott Conklin · August 4, 2001, 08:48 PM

I'm going to weigh in with "The Firing Line". It's got sufficient eye catch, especially considering the usual fare on the cover. If you notice too, it's had a universal appeal here which means something. At the very least it's got a track record, unlike any other selection you might make.

George Hill · August 4, 2001, 09:48 PM

Kodiac returns?

Kodiac never left baby!

Ewok_Guy · August 4, 2001, 09:50 PM

TACTICAL
Perfection

OF · August 4, 2001, 09:55 PM

YES! I am in awe, Dr. Rob . Seeing it all laid out like that is just fantastic.

Are you seeing this Rich!!!

That's the bomb. Thanks Doc!

I even dig the subtitle "The Journal of Firearms Professionals and Enthusiasts World Wide", just great.

- Gabe

dZ · August 4, 2001, 10:27 PM

Warm Gun
the magazine for the happy hoplophite

dZ · August 4, 2001, 10:29 PM

Modern Hoplophite

PATH · August 4, 2001, 10:51 PM

I would have to say "The Firing Line" is the way to go! The magazine and the site should match up. TFL all the way!

Rainbow Six · August 5, 2001, 03:46 AM

Am I the only one that doesn't think that it should be called "The Firing Line"? It would be cheesy to match the site and mag up like that. There;s nothing wrong with linking the mag site and TFL to each other but the magazine already has it's own site. Why two TFL's??? Makes no sense to me at all...

What's wrong with an original name unique and complimentary to the magazine's content/intent?

Anyway, it's a CONTEST, not a vote or poll. The first guy that posted "TFL" as his suggestion has taken that entry.

R6

**Bud Helms** · August 5, 2001, 07:20 AM

Jeff Cooper eats his hat! ...

Now that's funny!

Dr Rob, what are you taking for your condition?

Long Path · August 5, 2001, 11:23 AM

Well-Armed.

Rainbow Six · August 5, 2001, 02:28 PM

sensop,

Whatever it is he is supposed to take, I think he's missed a dose or two!

That one was funny as crap though!!

R6

C.R.Sam · August 5, 2001, 02:36 PM

Ditto what R6 said.....Sam

Kiffster · August 5, 2001, 02:36 PM

I have to agree with 2nd Amendment on "The Firing Line" title. I love this forum, but it is somewhat different than the focus and ideals of the magazine. It also does not present an idea of what the magazine is about or catch attention.(Having said that, I would prefer it to SWAT and would snap up the mag in a heartbeat if I personally saw that title. I just don't know about the average gun user or LEO.)

I think we should include a list of "buzz words" that might convey the ideals of the magazine. Things like: "GUNS, WEAPONS, TACTICS, TACTICAL, FIREARMS, Law Enforcement, Personal Protection, Modern, Professional, Armed, Citizen, Advanced, Practical."

We could also make a list of Buzz words to avoid that don't apply to this magazine. Like: Sport, Arsenal, Warrior, Covert, Rosie... you get the idea.

The lists should represent what Rich has in mind for the mag, not what we have in mind, so we would just be making suggestions. A list from Rich after some suggestions from us may be useful in finding a title, as well as understanding his ideals for the magazine.

One more idea before I go: "Practical Tactical"
(I'm actually geting paid while I think of these

Yes, I will keep my day job

)

MAD DOG · August 5, 2001, 07:08 PM

1) Queer for GUNS
2) GUN RAG
3) WATS
4) TWAS
5) The Journal of Hoplophilia
6) The Citizen
7) Guns, Guns, and more Guns, and other cool stuff too.

and the best of all:
Louis Awerbuck Fan Magazine

Dr.Rob · August 5, 2001, 07:36 PM

Um.. re "Cooper eating his hat" its an old line I said months ago regarding his 'scout concept'.

As for the return of Kodiac.. we haven't had a good rant in a while George.

And for your information I'm not on any sort of meds. Then again maybe I should be.

And hey that was the meanest looking pic of me with a rifle, so i used it. i'm so out of firearms pics I need to go take some more.

Morgan? what are you doing this week? Coinneach?

George Hill · August 5, 2001, 08:20 PM

You didn't feel my rant about The Planet of the Apes was good enough? That was one rant... and my Hollywood rant?
No?

I got one for you...

Quote:

The Seti@Home Project. (http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/) The truth to the Seti at home project... Okay, here is my theory and I am sticking to it. Berkly doesnt care about the Search for Extraterestrial Inteligence. The project uses something called distributed computing. Let me tell you what it really is. Its an A.I. You see the human brain is made up of millions of brain cells, and after college you still have about 250,000... Anyways thats still an aweful lot. More computing power than we could ever hope to achieve in any computer system. Now, since we can't build any computer tough enough to handle any sort of A.I. some guys at Berkly decided that they needed more power... They needed the power of millions of computers all linked over a network such as the internet to act as the individual neurons. Each computer hooked up via the Seti @ Home project acts as a brain cell. Through this vast network they have generate a very large positronic brain that has given life to an A.I. They call the A.I. Seti. Seti doesnt care about ET either. Infact Seti doesnt care about much of anything. You see the project failed to deliver. Seti got side tracked by Laura Croft (http://home.tiscalinet.ch/2277hd/lau...aracroft31.jpg)when one of the Berkly guys showed it Tomb Raider. This has caused a great deal of concern over there at Berkly. There has even been talk of "suicide" by some of the original Seti team members. The project wasn't about making A.I., or even making one that wasn't evil... I mean come on Seti it's self isnt that bad - it just turned out to be just like its creators... a true computer nerd. You see, the project was done to unravel the human genome. The goal was to decode the human DNA to develope custome human clones. Specificly each computer geek at Berkly wanted to create clones of the SBT (http://www.jmallard.com/sbt.htm).

Okay, so thats not a rant... but I still don't trust distributed computing...

blades67 · August 6, 2001, 12:51 AM

How about:

Weapons & Tactics
For Responsible Gun Owners

over a black background?

It tells you what you will find inside, without regard to profession.

(I hope I win!

)

August 4, 2001, 01:52 PM	#101
RiverRider Senior Member Join Date: November 30, 2000 Posts: 341	When does this contest end?? __________________ NO Compromise!

August 4, 2001, 07:02 PM	#106
Bandit Senior Member Join Date: September 7, 2000 Location: Texas Posts: 404	Tactical Weapons & Personal Defense Rick __________________ They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety! -- Benjamin Franklin

August 4, 2001, 08:48 PM	#109
Scott Conklin Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2000 Location: B.F.E. Posts: 1,721	I'm going to weigh in with "The Firing Line". It's got sufficient eye catch, especially considering the usual fare on the cover. If you notice too, it's had a universal appeal here which means something. At the very least it's got a track record, unlike any other selection you might make. __________________ "Once the monkeys learn they can vote themselves bananas, they'll never climb another tree." - Heinlein www.libertydwells.com

August 4, 2001, 09:48 PM	#110
George Hill Staff Alumnus Join Date: October 14, 1998 Location: North Carolina Posts: 11,546	Kodiac returns? Kodiac never left baby! __________________ MAD OGRE

August 4, 2001, 09:50 PM	#111
Ewok_Guy Senior Member Join Date: April 11, 2001 Location: Endor Posts: 1,664	TACTICAL Perfection __________________ "Death and honor are thought to be the same, but today I have learned that sometimes they are not." --------------------- " I like big fat men like you. When they fall they make more noise! ...and sometimes they never get up." -Tuco Benedicto Pacifico Juan Maria Ramirez

August 4, 2001, 02:19 PM	#102
Jamie Young Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2000 Location: SE/PA Posts: 4,834	Gun Rag

August 4, 2001, 03:34 PM	#104
Kiffster Senior Member Join Date: March 14, 2000 Posts: 162	Gun Gab Fun with a Gun(OK, so maybe not ) Great Gorgious Gobs of Glorious Guns Getting Goblins Good Guns and Tactics for the Professional, or just Guns and Tactics

August 4, 2001, 05:14 PM	#105
OF Senior Member Join Date: April 11, 2000 Posts: 2,239	Dr. Rob is the man! I love the retro look. Lets make the mag look unique, somthing totally different. It can stand out with the design and not just the content. Think outside the box! THE FIRING LINE, Dr. Rob! Give us something to get the idea straight. With the right design, we can use THE FIRING LINE even though it doesn't say 'gun'. Maybe a new logo is in order?? Something more arresting, and more obviously gun-related. - gabe

August 4, 2001, 08:00 PM	#108
Point Blank Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2000 Location: Armpit of the South...Atlanta Posts: 516	The Dr. is all over it!!! Looks very good to me,needs some firingline red in also though.

August 4, 2001, 09:55 PM	#112
OF Senior Member Join Date: April 11, 2000 Posts: 2,239	YES! I am in awe, Dr. Rob . Seeing it all laid out like that is just fantastic. Are you *seeing* this Rich!!! That's the bomb. Thanks Doc! I even dig the subtitle "The Journal of Firearms Professionals and Enthusiasts World Wide", just great. - Gabe

August 4, 2001, 10:27 PM	#113
dZ Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 1999 Location: Exiled, Fetid Swamp, DC Posts: 7,548	Warm Gun the magazine for the happy hoplophite __________________ "O tell the Lacedomecians to damn the torpedoes." BOTR, Chapter V: Some Monsters

August 4, 2001, 10:29 PM	#114
dZ Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 1999 Location: Exiled, Fetid Swamp, DC Posts: 7,548	Modern Hoplophite __________________ "O tell the Lacedomecians to damn the torpedoes." BOTR, Chapter V: Some Monsters

August 4, 2001, 10:51 PM	#115
PATH Senior Member Join Date: September 10, 1999 Location: Rockland, NY Posts: 1,489	I would have to say "The Firing Line" is the way to go! The magazine and the site should match up. TFL all the way! __________________ For sure it is an evil spite, and breaking to the heart, For Irishmen to watch a fight and not be taking part. -Robert Service 'How MacPherson Held The Floor'

August 5, 2001, 03:46 AM	#116
Rainbow Six Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2000 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 1,314	Am I the only one that doesn't think that it should be called "The Firing Line"? It would be cheesy to match the site and mag up like that. There;s nothing wrong with linking the mag site and TFL to each other but the magazine already has it's own site. Why two TFL's??? Makes no sense to me at all... What's wrong with an original name unique and complimentary to the magazine's content/intent? Anyway, it's a CONTEST, not a vote or poll. The first guy that posted "TFL" as his suggestion has taken that entry. R6 __________________ Si vis pacem, para bellum... "An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it." -Jeff Cooper

August 5, 2001, 07:20 AM	#117
Bud Helms Senior Member Join Date: December 31, 1999 Location: Middle Georgia, USA Posts: 13,198	Jeff Cooper eats his hat! ... Now that's funny! Dr Rob, what are you taking for your condition?

August 5, 2001, 11:23 AM	#118
Long Path Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 1999 Location: N. Texas Posts: 5,899	Well-Armed.

August 5, 2001, 02:28 PM	#119
Rainbow Six Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2000 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 1,314	sensop, Whatever it is he is supposed to take, I think he's missed a dose or two! That one was funny as crap though!! R6 __________________ Si vis pacem, para bellum... "An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it." -Jeff Cooper

August 5, 2001, 02:36 PM	#120
C.R.Sam Senior Member Join Date: October 29, 1999 Location: Dewey, AZ Posts: 12,858	Ditto what R6 said.....Sam

August 5, 2001, 02:36 PM	#121
Kiffster Senior Member Join Date: March 14, 2000 Posts: 162	I have to agree with 2nd Amendment on "The Firing Line" title. I love this forum, but it is somewhat different than the focus and ideals of the magazine. It also does not present an idea of what the magazine is about or catch attention.(Having said that, I would prefer it to SWAT and would snap up the mag in a heartbeat if I personally saw that title. I just don't know about the average gun user or LEO.) I think we should include a list of "buzz words" that might convey the ideals of the magazine. Things like: "GUNS, WEAPONS, TACTICS, TACTICAL, FIREARMS, Law Enforcement, Personal Protection, Modern, Professional, Armed, Citizen, Advanced, Practical." We could also make a list of Buzz words to avoid that don't apply to this magazine. Like: Sport, Arsenal, Warrior, Covert, Rosie... you get the idea. The lists should represent what Rich has in mind for the mag, not what we have in mind, so we would just be making suggestions. A list from Rich after some suggestions from us may be useful in finding a title, as well as understanding his ideals for the magazine. One more idea before I go: "Practical Tactical" (I'm actually geting paid while I think of these Yes, I will keep my day job)

August 5, 2001, 07:08 PM	#122
MAD DOG Senior Member Join Date: October 13, 1998 Location: Arizona. Posts: 853	Rich hates me, so I know he won't use any of these, regardless of how good they are.. 1) Queer for GUNS 2) GUN RAG 3) WATS 4) TWAS 5) The Journal of Hoplophilia 6) The Citizen 7) Guns, Guns, and more Guns, and other cool stuff too. and the best of all: Louis Awerbuck Fan Magazine __________________ BOYCOTT COSTCO!! http://www.tacticalforums.com

August 5, 2001, 07:36 PM	#123
Dr.Rob Staff Alumnus Join Date: July 28, 1999 Location: Denver Posts: 2,454	Um.. re "Cooper eating his hat" its an old line I said months ago regarding his 'scout concept'. As for the return of Kodiac.. we haven't had a good rant in a while George. And for your information I'm not on any sort of meds. Then again maybe I should be. And hey that was the meanest looking pic of me with a rifle, so i used it. i'm so out of firearms pics I need to go take some more. Morgan? what are you doing this week? Coinneach? __________________ You broke into the wrong Rec Room!

August 6, 2001, 12:51 AM	#125
blades67 Senior Member Join Date: April 22, 1999 Location: Chandler, Arizona, USA Posts: 6,014	How about: Weapons & Tactics For Responsible Gun Owners over a black background? It tells you what you will find inside, without regard to profession. (I hope I win! ) __________________ Guns cause crime like spoons cause Rosie O'Donnell to be fat! I hunt, therefore I am.