New name

All,

Nobody responded to the naming contest, but I still wanted to move forward with re-naming so I just charged ahead with that. Please don't hesitate to say so if there are any objections to what I picked. Below is the new club description, and I'm sure you can see the new name and logo:

I started this club as a way to keep in touch with a group of good friends that I made while working at Niowave, Inc. Since that time, a number of other members left Niowave like I did and I felt that in order to continue growing the club while maintaining it's unique identity (as well as to avoid potential trademark issues arising from using Niowave's logo) that the club needed a new name and a new look.

I didn't want any name that limited who could be in the club based on geography or profession or any other background but I wanted it to be unique enough to preserve the community. I thought maybe some kind of animal might be good because it was very generic but identifiable. So, I started looking for animals that were adept problem solvers and stumbled upon crows... Turns out there is a crow species called a "Rook" that is known for it's problem solving ability and for nesting in large loosely related groups called "rookeries." I thought this was a nice aesthetic for a club that is basically little pockets of people affiliated with one another that have spread out some and are making new connections elsewhere.

So I settled on "The Rookery" and drew a cartoony logo. If you know me, or someone else in the club, please join us!