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netmau5
Maybe I don't get it, but this seems like a truly horrible name. I didn't have an idea of what the site was for from the name and even reading Joel's post left it a little vague. Once I was there, I got a feel for what was going on, but I still don't think I will remember the place.

For a site aimed at users, why use a name referring to webapp distribution?

spicyj
The site is a Q/A forum for web apps.
citricsquid
I thought it made sense... well as much as "stackoverflow" does.
plorkyeran
Stack Overflow is at least obviously programming-related.
devhn
Agreed. Especially when something like WebAppAnswers.com remains unregistered. Selecting good domains is a dying art.
baddox
The name is bad. When I first saw the headline here on hn, my first thought was "portable apps" followed by "live linux cd's."
brown9-2
webapps.stackexchange.com seems like it would be a better name to me. Not so sure why they'd want to not continue to use subdomains of stackexchange.com.
dugmartin
I sense a disturbance in the web - millions of sockpuppets being created to ask and then answer the same question of what is the best web app for X.
jp
So this is like Digg ?
ThomPete
It's interesting.

The look and feel of this site is almost too sleek and clean (I say this as a designer)

I like it and all, but it also feels a little hmm soulless?

balakk
Grey-washed.

Looks like a Windows 95 application.