Help me create new names for members!!

[Alissa]

Hi Everyone,

I need new names for member. If you all remember you were, seedlings, sprouts and roots. I need to have 5 stages. I thought of added to that and adding plant, tree or gardener, etc..
Or, a new concept such as you start off as a seed and then a nut and then….. I don’t know…
So, I need your help. What do you want to be called?!

I thought of fruit. You start off as a grape, then progress to an orange and then on to bigger fruits, etc…
Let me know your thought, any concepts, should I stay with the forest theme or do ya have a good idea for us?

Thanks!
Alissa

[Alissa]

Oh, I forgot! Ill send you some goodies if we use your concept!

[Rawkinlocs]

How 'bout:

Seed
Seedling (or Sprout)
Root
Sapling (a young tree)
Fruit-bearer (or Fruit-bearing Tree or just "Tree")

[Amberly]

How about...

seed
sprout
bud
flower
fruit

???

[Rawkinlocs]

How about...

seed
sprout
bud
flower
fruit

???

Ooo, those are good!

[Frog]

How about;

pip
sprout
shoot
vine
canopy

[RawVee]

Kiwi
Apple
Grapefruit
Honeydew
Durian (it may be stinky, but it's the fruit of royalty! :) )

This would be cute if accompanied by an avatar of that fruit.

[Conscious Midwife]

tiller
grower
harvester
nurterer
sower

ray
beam
sun
light
life giver

pebble
ripple
wave
ocean

dew drop
sprinkle
shower
rain
monsoon

primer
secondary
tertiary
etc..
etc..

amateur
novice
intermediate
advanced
professional

compost
humus
fertile


patch
plot
acre
crop
earth

Umm I just wanna WIN something:D

and err huh loose the SENIOR status;)



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[Beckla]

I was thinking of it in terms of the light that it brings to my life - literally and figuratively. The mental and physical glow. From that came...

ember
flicker
sunbeam
luminous
radiant

hm. not quite perfect. but other words along those lines... shinning, vivid... ?

[Conscious Midwife]

How about;

pip
sprout
shoot
vine
canopy

LOVE THIS !!!:D

[Amberly]

How about....

weed and ho(e). Just kidding. :D

[Beckla]

brook
stream
river
lake
ocean

star
comet
planet
moon
sun

wisp
tickle
breeze
gust
gale

[Beckla]

use sanskrit words for seedling sprout root flower and tree

biija (seed)
muula (root)
bisala (sprout)
kusuma (flower)
druma (tree)

(ah, procrastination)

[Alissa]

Love these!
Ok, so I think I'm leaning towards the
seed
sprout
bud
flower
fruit

like the
dew drop
sprinkle
shower

oh! I just saw yours Beckla! I LOVE THESE!!!!!!!!
oh oh, the choices!

Ok, everyone here in the office just said I need to stay with more raw foodie thing (they're such poops!) . I kind of like the woo woo ones but... hmmm, ok...still thinking...

[Beckla]

Grin. It's like an addictive game.

guess these aren't in the right vein, but:
dancer
seer
elder
healer
shaman

millet
carrot
cabbage
pumpkin
lotus root

hm. that wasn't a good one.

[Beckla]

spoon
spiral slicer
blender
food processor
dehydrator

now I'm just pushing it too far. It's the end of the work day...

[Rawkinlocs]

spoon
spiral slicer
blender
food processor
dehydrator

now I'm just pushing it too far. It's the end of the work day...

HA HA HA! LOVE it! :D

[Beckla]

apple
salad
smoothie
pizza
calzone

pit
peach
tree
orchard
cobbler

seed
sapling
tree
orchard
root

[Beckla]

Time to head home. I'm certain I'll be mulling this over all the way home on the train. Let's hope I don't yell out "WATERMELON" in the middle of the rush hour commute.

:)

[Nini]

Hmmm....

grater
spirooli
juicer
blender
dehydrator

or jazzy and fruity......

loganberry
kumquat
persimmon
starfruit (I really like this one!)
durian

or spicy... (Because they makes us glow even more!)

pimiento or gypsy
pablano
jalapeno
cayenne
habenero

or herbs because they spice up our raw foods.....

anise
parsley
fennel
rosemary
lemongrass

or greens...

parsley
arugula
romaine
kale
watercress

(or)

Tatsoi (a wonderful Asain lettuce)
Wild-Rocket Arugula
Rocky Top Lettuce
Flame (delicious lettuce)
Lancelot Leek
Wild Garden (er) Kale

or sprouts...because they brighten any salad or meal!

(sprout)
alfalfa or adzuki
spicy radish
green lentil
red clover
great garbanzo

[Zella Juice]

here's my two cents

seedling
branch
leaf
tree
root

[jenna rose]

whisper
thought
dream
realization
fruition

dormant
bud
green
bloom
fruit

[LivingRawGirl]

Neophyte
Student
Journeyman
Master
Virtuoso

[Alissa]

WOW! You guys are so creative!!! I love it. Thank you so much.

I think it’s between these two:

seed
sprout
bud
flower
fruit

Seedling
branch
leaf
tree
root

which one of these do you like?

[Rawkinlocs]

Personally, I like this group the best:

seed
sprout
bud
flower
fruit

I think it's very befitting

[Doe]

I second:

seed
sprout
bud
flower
fruit

The progression is more obvious.

Teri

[Morningstar]

I second:

seed
sprout
bud
flower
fruit

The progression is more obvious.

Teri

Ditto This is my fav! Stays true to the original;)

[Nini]

This is my favorite of the 2:

seed
sprout
bud
flower
fruit

[michigan roman]

* please dont hate me because my terms are beautiful fellow contestants :D

- penny
- nickel
- dime
- quarter
- silver dollar

- tpee
- cabin
- house
- mansion
- castle

- dandlion
- corn stalk
- norway spruce
- oak tree
- sequoia

- seed
- leaf
- branch
- tree
- forest
- (that one nailed it :cool: )

* i'll be back ;)

[Lunar*Fey]

Here are a few ideas to play with. You have all come up with such wonderful suggestions!!!!:D

[in order of sweetness because we're always becoming sweeter :)]
Tomato (or cucumber?)
Grapefruit
Papaya
Apple
Banana
(or something to that extent...someone can probably help with the sweetness level?)

[by Size/Type:]
Berry
Citrus
Drupe
Pome
Melon
(or something like that, those of you with ample knowledge of such things might fix my categories although i attempted research for a long time)

[by the Rainbow!]
Strawberry
Orange (or peach or cantaloupe)
Pineapple
Avocado
Blueberry
Grape (or plum or something)
...we could also add white and black using fruits like Banana and
Blackberry

[by Growth]
Seed
Sprout
Shoot
Blossom
Flower
Fruit (or tree?...I think fruit)


I'll try and come up with some more later. I had a ton of ideas but can't seem to put them all together accurately

[Alissa]

YA YA!! i like this one:
- seed
- leaf
- branch
- tree
- forest

i originally wanted to end up with forest!!!
whatch think???

[hawaiigal]

Apple
Banana
cantaloupe
Durian
Eggplant

[Doe]

If you want forest how about:

seed
sprout
tree
grove
forest

Better progression maybe?
Teri

[Lunar*Fey]

Alphabetical is a cool idea! and the seed, sprout, bud, flower, fruit sort of idea is nice too!
I was really happy when i thought of the rainbow idea lol, although it probably wouldn't fly against all of your wonderful, creative, intelligent ideas! woo go us.

hmm or, just to throw it out there...

Berry
Drupe
Pome
Hip

[michigan roman]

YA YA!! i like this one:
- seed
- leaf
- branch
- tree
- forest

i originally wanted to end up with forest!!!
whatch think???

we are family , all the seeds , leafs , branches and trees .
we are family , all the seeds , leafs , branches in the forest of trees .

yes i love this one :D (the jingle RAWks too)

[Doe]

Or:

seed
sprout
sapling
tree
forest

Teri

[Alissa]

Alright. Im spending way too much time on this. My brain is starting to hurt!
and... the song got me ;)

I dont think people will want to be a bud for a long time. And maybe the flower is to gender based. ok, ya, way too much thought went into this!

I like all of these. I think they can all stand on thier own:

- seed
- leaf
- branch
- tree
- forest

[Pierre]

How about
Melon
Carrot
Grape
Olive
Pine?
That's an attempt to arrange plants in order of longevity (I'm not sure how long grapevines live).

[Alissa]

seed
sprout
leaf
tree
forest
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
????

[rawfigure]

- seed
- leaf
- branch
- tree
- forest


I LIKE THIS ONE !

[Zella Juice]

I like the thought of people being Branches and Roots. It just helps me think of reaching out and yet also being grounded. I feel our mentors in the raw community are grounded people and "Root" is SO fitting.

[Morningstar]

seed
sprout
leaf
tree
forest
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
????

Wow just glitched said Internal Error.......but Anywho

I think Alissa wants this one!!!! They're all good

This one still in the same genre as the original

[Doe]

Alright. Im spending way too much time on this. My brain is starting to hurt!
and... the song got me ;)

I dont think people will want to be a bud for a long time. And maybe the flower is to gender based. ok, ya, way too much thought went into this!

I like all of these. I think they can all stand on thier own:

- seed
- leaf
- branch
- tree
- forest

You're right, even with a hurting brain. Of the ones in your posts this sounds best not only standing on their own but also progression wise.

Teri

[Doe]

Or this one:


seed
sprout
leaf
tree
forest
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
????
They are both good.
Teri

[Beckla]

You've got it, Alissa!

I agree... forest is the perfect ending. All standing together, side by side.

[Sharon in Colorado]

I like being a senior member more than a forest. I live in a forest already. :D

[Conscious Midwife]

use sanskrit words for seedling sprout root flower and tree

biija (seed)
muula (root)
bisala (sprout)
kusuma (flower)
druma (tree)

(ah, procrastination)

WOW

I should have went the other language route

If Alissa doesn't use these I think I might use them for nick names for my kiddos.

Kewl:cool:

[Rawkinlocs]

I like being a senior member more than a forest. I live in a forest already. :D

I guess they must be working on it 'cause don't look now Sharon, but you're a TREEEEEEE!! :D :D

**Tra-la-la-la-laaaa - Sharon is a TREE-ee - Sharon is a TREE-ee

[Conscious Midwife]

I don't want to be a LEAF:mad:

I feel downgraded now from my previous ROOT status;) :)

[Conscious Midwife]

So is it gonna take like 5000 post to become a forest?!?!?!!?:D

[Rawkinlocs]

Heeeyy, no FAIR, it's NOT FAIR! *Stomps foot on ground and pouts lip out*

I don't get ANY of the new cutsie names - I'm stuck being just plain ole MOD-erator :(

Yall gotta come up with some cute, catchy name for me-eee as a mod!

And it had BETTER not rhyme with itch! :mad:

:D :p

[Conscious Midwife]

Hmmm, Moderator names

Pruner

Tiller

Sower

Harvester

Composter

Big MAMA:D

Big Mod Mostest

[Alissa]

you guys!!!!
Leaves and Trees are good!
Keep posting, I just upped the anti ;)
Rawkie, how about "keeper of the forest"????
hu, hu, come on, please, I love that? whatcha think?

[Conscious Midwife]

you guys:rolleyes
Leaves and Trees are good!
Keep posting, I just upped the anti ;)
Rawkie, how about "keeper of the forest"????
hu, hu, come on, please, I love that? whatcha think?

VINE DRESSER

Farmer

Lumber Jack... 'cause they'll cut you down and out you go if you get outta hand

"I can't see the trees for the forest" :D

[Rawkinlocs]

Hmmm...Keeper of the Forest ehhh?

I LIKE it! :D

The Lumberjack one - OH that's a gooood one! And you know I shole' will - chop-chop-chop! ;)

Well, I'll let the REAL Big Mama (Alissa) decide for me...just didn't wanna be left out! ;)

[RawFoodieMom]

Seedling
Sprout
Bud
Blossom
Fruit

I had to get "blossom" in there. :-)

[Sharon in Colorado]

I guess they must be working on it 'cause don't look now Sharon, but you're a TREEEEEEE!! :D :D

**Tra-la-la-la-laaaa - Sharon is a TREE-ee - Sharon is a TREE-ee

Hey, I've been called worse. I can't imagine how many more times I need to post to be a forest. Heaven forbid I should even be posting this much!

[Alissa]

yeah!!!!
"Keeper of the Forest" it is for the Mods!!!

Here's the rest:
you start off as a "seed"

When you reach 200 post, you burst into a "sprout".

You then turn into a "leaf" at 500 post.

You reach "tree" status at 2000 post

You ground yourself in the "forest" when you reach 8000 post

[RawFoodieMom]

Alissa, I think you need to post more, you're only a sprout! :D

[DharmaGirl]

8,000????????????????? man, Ill be old and gray before I reach the forest :(

[Alissa]

OH YEAH!!! LOL!!!!
Im too busy thinking up stuff like this :p

[Sharon in Colorado]

Alissa, I think you need to post more, you're only a sprout! :D


I think this is the most Alissa has posted in a day! It's a world record! :D

[RawFoodieMom]

OH YEAH!!! LOL!!!!
Im too busy thinking up stuff like this :p

It's okay, you're a cool sprout... :cool: And your time spent doing "stuff like this" means we get an even cooler board to hang out in. :D

[Rawkinlocs]

I must agree, it's fun when Alissa's here amongst us! It reminds ME of the olden days of RFT! ;)

[Conscious Midwife]

If I post 8000 times before 2008 please block my usage.

[aenea]

dormant
bud
bloom
thrive
shine

I know its not as good as some but I thought of it as stages of growth in a plant and a person going raw, at first we are dormant we just really don't know whats out there then we start to get our courage and come out a bit, then we are like WOAH this rocks our lives are healthy and the only way people can explain you is that you shine:)

[DharmaGirl]

dormant
bud
bloom
thrive
shine

I know its not as good as some but I thought of it as stages of growth in a plant and a person going raw, at first we are dormant we just really don't know whats out there then we start to get our courage and come out a bit, then we are like WOAH this rocks our lives are healthy and the only way people can explain you is that you shine:)

Wow, That's beautiful, aenea!! Thanks for the insight ;)

[Alissa]

omg, that was pretty funny, LifeAgift!

LOL! Something to strive for Dharmagirl!!!

Ya, it probably is the most ive posted for a while! Im always lurking and watching you guys though ;) I even have rawfoodtalk downloaded into my blackberry when im traveling. I keep tabs on all you gals :cool:

Ill be in Israel next week so dont give rawkie a hard time while im gone :p
she's got a lot to do here to make sure this site is all set up correctly. Let her know if something is "off"

I know, it is fun here, you guys are so great! I have to say, I click on and off here all the time when Im home on my computer and some of you really crack me up!

[aenea]

thank you DharmaGirl :)


Israel I'm jealous, the one place I would love to visit.. Even have Yahweh tattooed on me.

[Raw Jewelrylady]

If I post 8000 times before 2008 please block my usage.


LMBO !!!!!!!!!!!!!;) :D ;)

Ditto here as well...I need to work sometime!

Lana

[Raw Jewelrylady]

omg, that was pretty funny, LifeAgift!

LOL! Something to strive for Dharmagirl!!!

Ya, it probably is the most ive posted for a while! Im always lurking and watching you guys though ;) I even have rawfoodtalk downloaded into my blackberry when im traveling. I keep tabs on all you gals :cool:

Ill be in Israel next week so dont give rawkie a hard time while im gone :p
she's got a lot to do here to make sure this site is all set up correctly. Let her know if something is "off"

I know, it is fun here, you guys are so great! I have to say, I click on and off here all the time when Im home on my computer and some of you really crack me up!

Have a GREAT trip Alissa... Glad we can crack you up from time to time..

I know my DH wonders what the heck I'm laughing at when I'm here..;)

too fun..thanks for such a great site..

Lana

[RawFoodieMom]

If I post 8000 times before 2008 please block my usage.

ROFL!!

Yes, a 3rd ditto here too. Like right now, I really should be doing... errrr... I dunno, I've blocked it out... :D

[Doe]

Yes Alissa we love your pressence!!! OK, you do have a life. So we will bask in the moment.

[Alissa]

Thanks, ya, im excited. Never been either. I went oversees about 10 times last year but never made it there so we decided to go. Maybe ill come home ‘more’ Jewish and actually be able to remember when a Jewish holiday is, my parents would be thrilled :o what does Yahweh mean????

[Alissa]

Oh thanks! Its fun being here. Ill be up all night now getting done what I needed to do. Wow, I can see how hours – or maybe even days can go by here without knowing it.
I promise to come on more often! You guys are addicting!

[Morningstar]

See what happens when you're not up on the thread.


I know it's late but my $.02

For the Mods or the Admin


MOTHER NATURE cause ya'll know she's the keeper of the forest;)

[DharmaGirl]

Hey Alissa - now that we've got your attention, how's the restaurant coming along? I see all the windows are taped up so i can't see in :(

anxiously awaiting ;)

[cassidy]

Knife
Blender
Food Processor
Dehydrator
Vita-Mix
(:p )

[cassidy]

uh-oh... I suppose I should READ the threads before posting LOL!

[Raw Jewelrylady]

Knife
Blender
Food Processor
Dehydrator
Vita-Mix
(:p )

Now those are funny..LOL:p

[aenea]

Yahweh is the name of God in Hebrew, actually I would probably have to cover it if I was in Israel I think most people would think it to be very disgraceful, but really I had it placed near my left clavicle because the Lord is near and dear to my heart:)

http://groups.msn.com/Aenea/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=58 theres a picture of it


(if you like nature pics theres some icestorm pics i took a couple years ago)

[RowanC]

I like

seed
sprout
leaf
bud
fruit

or

Seed
Sprout
Leaf
Blossom
Fruit


because a "bud" and a "blossom" are the same thing!:D

[Alissa]

here's a link about the restaurant. thanks for asking. it made me finally write this all out for those asking about it!
http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/showthread.php?p=230175#post230175

oh jeeze, ya, god, that would be a good one to know :p
looks nice. thanks!

[Beckla]

Alissa - Dood. Yew tohtahly know I'm in Bah-stahn.

Eye cahn't weit to check out yeh fooood stuff, dood.

Consider it a RFT trip in da werks. ;)

Becca
(I'm from NJ. Entirely different accent parody available upon request.)

[Nenyath]

I love being a leaf! Can't wait to be a tree either! Forest.. I'll become a forest! (but ditto here, NOT before 2008) I thought it was such a shame to have lost the good old system to "senior" this is awesome though! It's like the board is sparkling with newness, just love it! Good to see you on here Alissa, I can only agree- this board and the people in here ARE addictive!

Fly forever free!
-The leaf in the breeze..

[jaurequi]

Was it between these two? I forgot reading through this thread :)

Seedling
branch
leaf
tree
root

and

seed
sprout
leaf
tree
forest

Either one is fine.

Alissa, the status is changing from time to number of posts? I also liked being a root (or forest); I assumed it was from being here two years and not number of posts, is that right? I don't think I have that many posts.
I think I prefer the amount of time determination.

Very creative and fun lists. Cassidy, the vitamix one was fun.

[DharmaGirl]

yeah!!!!
"Keeper of the Forest" it is for the Mods!!!

Here's the rest:
you start off as a "seed"

When you reach 200 post, you burst into a "sprout".

You then turn into a "leaf" at 500 post.

You reach "tree" status at 2000 post

You ground yourself in the "forest" when you reach 8000 post

Jaurequi,
Here's Alissa's post explaining how you become a "forest"... Happy Posting!!

[jaurequi]

Okay, not "forest"; but the one before it. I was referring to the old "root" which was based on how long a person was here.
I understood it as a moderator IS a forest. The rest is a progression for members.
I'm just saying I prefer it goes by time instead of by posts. Maybe I'm not being clear, lol.

[Rawkinlocs]

It was actually always based on number of posts - on the old forum, one got to "root" status after 100 posts. We really didn't have as much of a progression. Here is a quote from an old post from Alissa about the OLD system:

Hi VeganWannaBe,
first you start off being a seedling
then you turn into a sprout at 30 post
and then into a root at 100 post
You'l be rooted before you know it!

But now it's a different system from that...but it was always based on number of posts and not the time you've been here.

[Morn]

How 'bout:

Seed
Seedling (or Sprout)
Root
Sapling (a young tree)
Fruit-bearer (or Fruit-bearing Tree or just "Tree")

I like this one!

[Frog]

I love the Sanskrit words- no bias to them - they simply - are.:)

[jaurequi]

pip
sprout
shoot
vine
canopy


Yours were also nice, Frog. I especially would like to be a vine -- perhaps in another life :D

[jnoelj]

Since this lifestyle takes us through somewhat of a metamorphosis:

visual
reflective or heightened
enlightened
conscious
aware

or...

cell
egg (or pupa, the correct name)
caterpillar
chrystalis
butterfly

I'm trying a different approach, as I too want free goodies!

[Stina]

Alissa,

how is status determined? Length of time on the board or something else? just curious-
Stina

[Conscious Midwife]

READ BELOW FOLKS

The nomencalture and the ranks were set up a few pages ago


yeah!!!!
"Keeper of the Forest" it is for the Mods!!!

Here's the rest:
you start off as a "seed"

When you reach 200 post, you burst into a "sprout".

You then turn into a "leaf" at 500 post.

You reach "tree" status at 2000 post

You ground yourself in the "forest" when you reach 8000 post