[alanctgardner2]

You're right, the ents will be pissed ;)

It's a really good name for forum software - better than Discourse for a few reasons:

- one syllable, one easy phonetic spelling - archaic, so it won't be confused in everyday speech - it doesn't sound like it might do something else. Discourse could be online learning, golf venue rankings, etc.

[aba_sababa]

The "Moot" brand is decidedly won by Chris Poole.

[mhurron]

Ignoring the 4chan aspect, Moot is archaic and won't be confused in everyday speech? Is English not your first language?

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/moot

One definition is of archaic usage, but the others, not so much.

[alanctgardner2]

It's used in one idiomatic expression, "the point is moot", which is almost always misused to mean 'irrelevant' rather than 'debatable'. The funny thing about idioms is that many are atomic: native speakers don't bother to dissect the individual words, they use the whole phrase because it signals something specific to other fluent speakers. When you learn a second language (French, in my case), these expressions are interesting because they usually do have an outmoded meaning, but if you ask someone they have a very hard time translating or explaining. They're also a giant pain unless you learn through immersion, because they're habitual and not usually systematic in any way.

The "archaic" usage at that link is actually very much alive, it's a technical term used in law school for mock trials [1]. I would argue law students actually understand the meaning of the term better than average, native English speakers, making the technical term less archaic.

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moot_court

[courtneycouch0]

This.

Also the word overwhelmingly is used to describe a meeting to discuss a topic throughout Europe.

It's not an unusual statement in Europe to have a moot or attend a moot. We're primarily a Finnish company so the name for us is meaningful.

[courtneycouch0]

Totally agreed here. We love the name.