# Proposed Process to Rename ODK 2

**URL:** <https://forum.getodk.org/t/proposed-process-to-rename-odk-2/13572>\
**Category:** Community\
**Created:** [June 14, 2018, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/proposed-process-to-rename-odk-2/13572 "2018-06-14T16:43:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![W\_Brunette](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/w_brunette/32/4116_2.png) [@W\_Brunette](https://forum.getodk.org/u/W_Brunette)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/proposed-process-to-rename-odk-2/13572/1 "2018-06-14T16:43:04Z")

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The PMC is seeking community suggestions on creating a process to rename ODK 2. Based on the [website sequencing discussion](https://forum.getodk.org/t/should-renaming-come-before-the-website-launch/13192) there appears to be some amount of community consensus on trying to quickly rename ODK 2.

A possible process might look like:

1. Start a brainstorming forum topic for ODK 2 name suggestions and an online survey for suggestions for those who don’t feel as comfortable suggesting names on a public thread.
2. The PMC then takes the list of suggested names and consults with a subset of ODK 2 developers and the ODK 1 TSC about the names to narrow the list to a few choices.
3. Post the narrowed list of names on the forum for the community to vote on.

@tomsmyth thank you for volunteering to help with renaming facilitation, the PMC is looking forward to hearing your suggestions as well as everyone else’s suggestions about this proposed process.

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**Author:** ![yanokwa](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/yanokwa/32/1695_2.png) [@yanokwa](https://forum.getodk.org/u/yanokwa)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 1:26am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/proposed-process-to-rename-odk-2/13572/2 "2018-06-15T01:26:08Z")

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Step 1 seems great. Step 2 could be a little more democratic and Step 3 is prone to drive-by voting.

I'd propose we do Step 1, but instead of Step 2 and Step 3, I propose that the PMC, ODK 1 @TSC, core committers on ODK 2 try to reach consensus on a name through a time-bounded public discussion. If there is strong opposition in those discussions, then the community votes, but voting is limited by to forum members with trust level two or higher (~100 people currently) and GH committers.