I see that there was once a tide of site name change proposal around April - May '12 (5 years ago). It seems that nothing has changed since then. What is the current status of this proposal? Is it officially declined, or just falls into abysmal? What is the opinion from the veterans, the Stack Exchange staffs and other stakeholders? What are some notable conclusions after this?
One link to start off: Whither a more inclusive site name?
You can find an exhaustive answer to this in the community review done in June 2016, which is summarized as:
We have noticed our site name might lead to confusion on what this site is, what new name should we use?
- The name "Cognitive Sciences" can be interpreted to only welcome cognitive science and cognitive psychology, thus excluding, e.g., non-cognitive sub-disciplines of psychology. We have collected evidence showcasing that psychology and neuroscience is often perceived to be excluded.
- There is a strong majority favoring a name change.
- When choosing a new name, the url prefix needs to be considered as well.
- Many popular suggestions follow the format "A and B": Cognitive Science and Psychology, Psychology and Neuroscience, Mind and Brain.
- An attempt at getting an overview of consensus resulted in two favorites (Psychology and Neuroscience, and Mind and Brain), with Psychology and Neuroscience as a clear winner.
- Unfortunately these suggestions go against the naming standards of SE, which 'suggest' avoiding "X and B" like names.
- Regardless, this is a topic which keeps resurfacing. The name keeps causing confusion even for active researchers in the fields.
