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Meta Which one is better as the site name, "Tabletop Role-Playing Games" or "Tabletop RPG"?

Which one is better as the site name, "Tabletop Role-Playing Games" or "Tabletop RPG"? Bystander here, but "Tabletop Rocket Propelled Grenade" or "Tabletop Report Program Generator" don't make any...

posted 3y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

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#1: Initial revision by user avatar Olin Lathrop‭ · 2021-08-17T13:23:21Z (over 3 years ago)
<blockquote>Which one is better as the site name, "Tabletop Role-Playing Games" or "Tabletop RPG"?</blockquote>

Bystander here, but <i>"Tabletop Rocket Propelled Grenade"</i> or <i>"Tabletop Report Program Generator"</i> don't make any sense.

The site name is one of the few things that are outward facing.  It needs to be understandable to the general public out there, even if only for them to realize the site isn't for them.  That means domain-specific jargon must be avoided.  "RPG" meaning "Role-Playing Games" is something I, and probably many others, wouldn't even think of without knowing the context already.