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Hiya,

We want to name a group of people who work on messageboards, DNA sites and other BBC community areas. We need some help! We're looking for a name for the group that indicates the following:

* these people are not hosts, but they will post to the boards regularly - they're there to enter/stimulate discussions, not resolve disputes.

* they're most likely to be BBC employees (a fact, but doesn't necessarily need to be reflected in the name)

* they're experts in one field or another - they may be dancers, or cooks or gardeners or dj's or studio managers or producers, or journalists.

* We want people to know that they are staff, and have a strong understanding/knowledge of the subject area.

* It needs to be an accessible name - nothing to pretentious or superior.

Have you got any thoughts on this? All name suggestions welcome!

I'm not thrilled with these, but maybe they will stimulate a better suggestion:

Catalyst

Synergist

Fomenter

Er... not very exciting, but how about 'specialists'?

Or maybe boffins?!

Traveller in Time on his head
"Community Guides

Surf Ace Riders

Give me some hours, will come up with lots more."

Resident Pros?

Excellent suggestions - keep them coming!

I'll try and compile them into an article page later, maybe we can have a vote on them later!

This is really important, so if you can come up with lots I'd really appreciate it!

How about
"Supervising Experts"? Or "SupEx" for short?

Crackerjacks

Crackerjacks? Would they get given a cabbage if they answer a question wrong?

*shows age*

k

CRACKERJACK!

Sorry..

'Trustees'?

I apparently need to state that I am not a Brit. I had no idea that crackerjack would be an unacceptable cultural reference.

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Thread weavers
Fabric police
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don't think it is unacceptable, just a bit funny to brits of a certain age. Didn't mean to upset you

Crackerjack was a kids tv show, every time the host said the name the audience had to shout CRACKERJACK back at them. The kids participating had a bit where they could win all the prizes they could carry. They were asked questions and every correct answer gave them a prize to hold. Every incorrect one gave them a cabbage. The questions stopped when the kid dropped something...

Thanks for the explanation, kelli. And I wasn't upset, just mystified.

I like Thread Weavers!

Postmasters expert

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/ilove/tv/titles/crackerjack.shtml

Crackerjack opening sequence....

Thanks - keep suggesting!

I'll pull the ones so far into a page tomorrow!

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Trextra Edestrials
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Traveller in Time on top
"Topical Guards"

The Quill - Bookmark - spine - opened page - Folded Corner - The Sticky Bunch - The Threaders - Poster People - The 'Nothing Else Better to do Bunch' - Beebers - The Experts - X perts - The Knowledge - Nibbs - The Tappers -

I'll have a think

Cheers

Mark