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Can mods just delete comments about the name of this project? It's getting absurd.

One could argue that if the creators didn't want a constant discussion around the name every time they tried to promote it, they would have chosen a better name.

I don't think we should be censoring a discussion just because you've already had that particular discussion.

I think it’s a brilliant decision. It serves as bait to separate the vapid, superficial commenters from those who are actually interested in the technology.

I'd bet good folding money that they change it at a certain growth point, and I'll take it as a good sign when they do.

How much you want to bet? I’ll take 50/50 odds.

Accidentally genius marketing.

Obviously they didn't anticipate constant naming discussions.

the name is apt though. Your data IS the cockroach. You can't kill it and it replicates easily. I guess they could have called it cancer instead? ;)

It’s an insult to roaches to liken them to cancer. They’re not particularly destructive. Termites are more like cancer.

The name is dope. Roaches suck when you have them in your house but they’re a cool species. When all is said and done and the sun is going red, this planet will still be host to a few species: humans, rats, and roaches, among others.

People hate them, but they’re one of the animals most similar to us. We hate them because we don’t like to admit our nature.

The name keeps coming up because it is _that_ bad. Sometimes when you see a message repeated, it's not because people are stupid.

Do you really think annoying comments on HN are the anomaly where people care about the name? Or is it in itself evidence that there is some percentage of the population for whom the name is an obstacle?

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