Title: Naming_the_public_Pectra_testnet
Category: Magicians

Author: abcoathup
Date: 2024-10-04T05:14:12.463Z

Please help name the Pectra testnet!
@parithosh announced plans for a named Pectra testnet to run during Devcon at All Core Devs - Consensus (ACDC) #143, October 3 2024
The testnet plans to use the same spec as upcoming Pectra-devnet-4.
Naming requirements

It should roughly have something to do with the fork/location of event/location of launching of network
It NEEDS to be hard to pronounce
It can optionally have a difficult spelling
It can optionally be easy to look up online (SEO)

Bonus: It ideally has a related emoji (for use on social media)
Naming Proposals




Testnet Name
Reasoning




 MooDeng
Pectra was going to the be our largest upgrade ever (Hippo ) but since the split into Pectra & Fusaka it is now much smaller (a pygmy version of its former self).  Out of Africa (Africa interop) and born in Thailand (Devcon SEA).


 Khlong
It stands for Thai canals and the Khlong Toei station is also close to where Devcon is held


 Mekong
It’s a river that passes through a large part of SE Asia and connects 5 out of the 11 countries there


 KrungThep
Bangkok local name


 PectraBang
Pectra + Bangkok


 Bangnet



 Sawasdee
“Hello” in Thai is Sawasdee (pronounced “sow-at-deee”) which feels like it might be hard enough to pronounce, but also after devcon there might be a critical mass of people able to educate the broader community on it.


Ratchadaphisek
The devcon venue is on Ratchadaphisek Road, in the Khlong Toei district


Benchakitti
The devcon venue is next door to Benchakitti Park.





Vote for public Pectra testnet name (for signaling purposes only)

MooDeng
Khlong
Mekong
KrungThep
PectraBang
BangNet
Sawasdee
Ratchadaphisek
Benchakitti





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Author: parithosh
Date: 2024-10-04T08:10:30.374Z

amazing suggestion 
Just to put the naming requirements for a testnet clear:

It should roughly have something to do with the fork/location of event/location of launching of network
It NEEDS to be hard to pronounce
It can optionally have a difficult spelling
It can optionally be easy to look up online (SEO)

I love the MooDeng name, perhaps we can have a vote once we have some suggestions?
The current options we brainstormed in the team:

Khlong testnet, it stands for thai canals and the Khlong Toei station is also close to where devcon is held
Mekong testnet, Its a river that passes through a large part of SE Asia and connects 5 out of the 11 countries there

Author: abcoathup
Date: 2024-10-04T08:37:51.029Z

parithosh:

we can have a vote once we have some suggestions?


I can add a poll next week with any suggestions.

Author: microbecode
Date: 2024-10-04T08:57:42.612Z

Awesome! Here are some ideas:

 KrungThep testnet. Local name for Bangkok, hard enough to pronounce.
PectraBang testnet. Pectra + Bangkok, sounds funny
Bangnet. Very easy.

Author: chrishobcroft
Date: 2024-10-05T06:47:04.868Z

Am loving the requirement that the name should be hard to pronounce.
“Hello” in Thai is Sawasdee (pronounced “sow-at-deee”) which feels like it might be hard enough to pronounce, but also after devcon there might be a critical mass of people able to educate the broader community on it.
The devcon venue is on Ratchadaphisek Road, in the Khlong Toei district (I see that @parithosh already proposed that). It is also next door to Benchakitti Park.

Author: abcoathup
Date: 2024-10-11T03:28:30.542Z

Thanks for the suggestions @juliaaschmidt.  Unfortunately I can’t edit a poll once it has started.

Author: matt
Date: 2024-10-11T18:00:40.672Z

fortunately there is only one right answer

Author: abcoathup
Date: 2024-10-11T21:04:07.319Z

I’m pretty pleased with my suggestion.
I also like that it could be MoodEng, Mood Engineering to make me happy that we have a Pectra public testnet for Devcon.
The case against using it: I found out there is a memecoin with the same name. 
[Update: closed the topic as it was discovered by memecoiners]