And all of those professions he named .... are professions, making those people professionals.
"The Bentway" is the best of this sorry lot, but I think the fix was in on the name from the start. Look at the branding for this exercise. It was all about the bents. The public naming idea was one that got early public engagement and publicity.
I don't understand why naming this particular park is so difficult when people have been mostly satisfied with Waterfront TO's other park names? If all else fails, Place Name Park has been a standby for centuries.
Unlike the other parks, this one is funded at least partially externally by philanthropy - said funder sits on the name committee.
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I thought I detected an air of corporatism about the whole thing. They seem very focused on the 'brand', they mention a logo as well like a park ever needed one before.
I don't really see how it can be fairly characterized as corporatism—this project exists on the heels of a generous donation by a philanthropist and his wife (and, frankly, I don't much care what their motives are because we get a park out of it), and I think the folks running the thing have actually done a wonderful job with branding and communications (completely setting aside the naming process). Whatever it winds up being named, this project is a net positive for the city and we're playing with house money (at least for the construction component).
Actually other than using the bents, the rest of their marketing is pretty awful.
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I kind of like Fat Panda.
Maybe they should just give up on these ridiculous naming contests.
Let's back off, everyone. It's REALLY hard for 12 people to come up with a good name so let's just stick with one of these mediocre ones.