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Changing our name to more accurately describe what we are and what we do #2300
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🔒 Naming decisions doc is complete. |
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I think this would be an opportunity to put out a few cards* for Twitter and Facebook that talk about
* cards == jpgs with text on them |
2018 and there still is no good substitute! Just don’t forget the alt tag! |
We can also reach out to a number of our friends in the Civic Tech space to help spread the word:
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URL-wise, I think I'm leaning toward |
I'm inclined to hold on too much in the way of cards and direct promo until we move to our new URL. I think our first announcement is that we will be changing our name, and a link to the relevant GH issues. Then we do all the stuff in the list above, then we direct folks to the new URL and possibly the new GH org. I want these to be connected to tangible next steps, and to the more pedestrian task of re-bookmarking, etc |
+1 to that URL, @thisisdano. It's a good balance. |
@jeremyzilar what do we need to do to start getting moving on |
We should issue-ize those URL-related steps. |
@maya The DNS is hosted through Route53. I can help make the change. Prep
Switch-over
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@jeremyzilar Currently, |
@maya There is a 302 redirect there. We'll need to figure out where that is set, and hopefully we can add the new redirect in at that location. |
Would we also move over |
Yes, that would make sense. |
We can run URL changes for cloudfront in two different ways:
Note that these are separate from changing the Github repo name or your org, which is currently only possible via deleting and re-adding the site to Federalist. |
This is done. Thanks to everybody who helped get this across the line. |
This epic addresses the need to be a good player in government by being extra clear about what and who we are. We know that the word Standards is a sticking point as well as a useful lever, so our challenge is to maintain our authority and identity as we change to something more accurate and less controversial.
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