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People getting caught up on the name of something rather than discussing the thing itself, it's like bro[1][2] all over again.

[1] http://bropages.org/ [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7121268

Names are important. If everyone's talking about the name, it's probably a bad one. Choosing a good name requires an understanding of the context of your product/service and your audience (i.e. don't name a developer-centric product "bro" in 2014, unless you're looking for some drama). I honestly thought this was a tool that highlighted overhyped substance-less links.

Obviously, for a non-commercial browser extension, it's not a big deal. But in any case I wouldn't blame the people for reacting to the name, I would blame the creator for choosing a bad one.

It seems this worked out quite well though: http://www.wine-searcher.com/merchant/50429 :D

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