Why no one cares?

[iwannahelp]

I know many people around me that i care have HIV but I always thought HIV as "someone else's disease".
Recently i got tested negative after a high risk exposure and the period between exposure and test taught me some valuable lessons.

I'm an activist and I'm kind of a person who "lit a candle rather than cursing the darkness"

I see that being HIV+ is not a very big concern for you (don't get offended). I mean you can afford medicines and we all know that
most of you will live more than me.

But there are millions of people who do not have access to HIV medication since it is impossible for them to afford.

As you know , best protection vs HIV is usage of condoms; unfortunately founding a condom company is far too expensive for me.
That's why I'm thinking of manufacture & sales of "personal lubricant" which is still very important in minimizing condom failures.

I'll form a nonprofit foundation that will share its earnings by providing medicine to people without access to hiv medication.
Even free lubricants to countries where people have no knowledge about this product.

The product will mostly sell in Europe & USA ;

I've made every contact and even designs are ready. Only problem is that , i couldn't come up with a good brand name.

I got some names in my mind : / 4 Wet / Venus Glide / G-spot / 
(Please help me choose between those brand names .. or advice one)


I've created many topics in various sites related with HIV .. no single person replied yet.

I apologize for my English ;

Thank you for your support.

[Basquo]

I see that being HIV+ is not a very big concern for you (don't get offended). I mean you can afford medicines and we all know that
most of you will live more than me.


I've created many topics in various sites related with HIV .. no single person replied yet.

Here's a reply for you: who in the hell are you talking to? Could you please introduce yourself?

Thanks,
Creighton

[iwannahelp]

It's a forum for HIV+ people? Ok you made me confused ..

I'm just someone who wants to form a small foundation to help people with HIV+
Just wanted to ask people to help me about chosing a brand name..

And some couraging words would be most appreciated.

[woodshere]

I see that being HIV+ is not a very big concern for you (don't get offended).

I doubt you are going to get much help or encouragement with statements such as this.

[iwannahelp]

I doubt you are going to get much help or encouragement with statements such as this.

Ehm i'm very sorry if that offended you ; i used to say that to a close friend of mine who is HIV+ to cheer him up.
I mean i just keep telling him HIV is just a pill/day and its like having diabetes. I apologize again.

[woodshere]

Ehm i'm very sorry if that offended you ; i used to say that to a close friend of mine who is HIV+ to cheer him up.
I mean i just keep telling him HIV is just a pill/day and its like having diabetes. I apologize again.

You are right for some, myself included, it is just a pill a day (actually a few more than that).  However for many it is a living hell.  Just recently a forum member passed who meant a great deal to many here I doubt if her husband,family or friends would think "HIV was no big concern."  Not being positive yourself I think I would tread lightly in the "no big concern" and "just a pill a day" area.

[iwannahelp]

You are right for some, myself included, it is just a pill a day (actually a few more than that).  However for many it is a living hell.  Just recently a forum member passed who meant a great deal to many here I doubt if her husband,family or friends would think "HIV was no big concern."  Not being positive yourself I think I would tread lightly in the "no big concern" and "just a pill a day" area.

That ruined my day , i feel awful now ..  damn im so sorry 

[Dachshund]

I got some names in my mind : / 4 Wet / Venus Glide / G-spot /  
(Please help me choose between those brand names .. or advice one)


I've got some names in mind but you don't want to  hear them. Please take your silly "snake oil" somewhere else. Reported to mods.

[Joe K]

I'll ignore your lack of common courtesy for not introducing yourself and I can even overlook some of your comments, but you really need to get some marketing help for choosing your name, not trolling HIV websites.  And what is with your title: "Why no one cares?"  Cares about what?  Helping you pick a name for a product?  Get real.  Most of the people here are too busy trying to stay alive than worrying about some new product name.

[Peter Staley]

Hey gang -- a bit harsh on rolling out our welcome mat, don't you think?

From what I can tell, this HIV negative poster doesn't mean any harm, and as often happens when a neggie asks pozzies for help, they put foot in mouth pretty quickly.  Making things worse, it seams English isn't his first language.  But cut the guy a break, okay?  This is the Off Topic forum, so he's allowed to be here.

It seems he wants to be the Paul Newman of the personal lubricant market.  When you think of it, it's not a crazy idea (although it would take an extraordinary person to pull it off).  If there was a personal lubricant on the market that was sold by a not-for-profit, and donated all it's profits to AIDS charities, I think a lot of folks would buy this particular lube.

So he seems well-meaning to me -- just wants to raise money to fight AIDS in a creative way.

So if you still find this thread offensive, please ignore it.  But don't slam the door on good intentions simply because his English is bad, and he doesn't know how to speak the HIV+ PC dialect.

Peter

[Joe K]

Hey Iwannahelp,

I apologize if I came across as being rude, but I have lost at least one person to HIV for each of the past five years, so to hear that HIV is of no concern, really made me angry.  But while reading Peter's post I remembered why we are here and I do not believe that you really meant any harm in your comments and as I re-read them, I can understand them within your context.

I wasn't kidding when I said you need some marketing help, because the names you propose are already problematic, at least in the US.  We have a lube here called Wet that is trademarked and you may find they will not like you using their name as part of yours.  You also need to get the opinions of the people you are hoping to sell to.  I am not so sure that everyone would buy a lube called "G-Spot" and you would want to know if that name was equally appealing to both males and females.  You may even want to consider making two lubes, one for men and the other for women.  These are just some of the things you need to know and someone with a marketing background could help to direct you.  I have a marketing background myself and I can tell you your product name will be the "MOST IMPORTANT" part of your product.

Otherwise you names sound decent, but you need to do some background work to make sure you can use the name that you finally chose.

[iwannahelp]

Hey gang -- a bit harsh on rolling out our welcome mat, don't you think?

From what I can tell, this HIV negative poster doesn't mean any harm, and as often happens when a neggie asks pozzies for help, they put foot in mouth pretty quickly.  Making things worse, it seams English isn't his first language.  But cut the guy a break, okay?  This is the Off Topic forum, so he's allowed to be here.

It seems he wants to be the Paul Newman of the personal lubricant market.  When you think of it, it's not a crazy idea (although it would take an extraordinary person to pull it off).  If there was a personal lubricant on the market that was sold by a not-for-profit, and donated all it's profits to AIDS charities, I think a lot of folks would buy this particular lube.

So he seems well-meaning to me -- just wants to raise money to fight AIDS in a creative way.

So if you still find this thread offensive, please ignore it.  But don't slam the door on good intentions simply because his English is bad, and he doesn't know how to speak the HIV+ PC dialect.

Peter

Thank you very much for saying what i wanted to say You gotto know that it is very hard for me to say what i really want to say.

I really do not know anything about being HIV+ . I just got several very good friends with HIV where i love to spend time with; Their friends outcasted them and i'm the only one who is really standing with them all along.  One of my friend barely affords HIV medicines and i saw how hard is it for someone HIV+ to seek for medicine. He told me if he cannot afford the medicines for a while , everything will be ruined for him.

Ok i can help him financely for a while but it can't go like that forever ;   I just thought of forming a company which can roll itself without my help after a while.. Which can help people that cant afford medicines, like my friend. It won't be huge ; even if everything goes well, maybe i can continiously sustain medicines to several hundreds of people.. 

I didn't asked for money  neither anything that will take your time ; Just asked for a name. I want to belive that many of you are very angry to me cus i kinda misused the english language.

I apologize again.

[bear60]

I, too, hope that this person is able to follow through on his promises.  It would make the life of so many people easier if they have access to the proper medications.

[woodshere]

I don't think it has anything to do with your use of the English language, as Peter said you said a couple of things that put your foot in your mouth.  You aren't the first person to do that nor will you be the last.  What I was doing was just trying to caution you on your choice of words.

I really do not know anything about being HIV+ .

I don't think this is true, if nothing else you now know how sensitive some of us are to the way things are said.

I just got several very good friends with HIV where i love to spend time with; Their friends outcasted them and i'm the only one who is really standing with them all along.  One of my friend barely affords HIV medicines and i saw how hard is it for someone HIV+ to seek for medicine. He told me if he cannot afford the medicines for a while , everything will be ruined for him.
Ok i can help him financely for a while but it can't go like that forever ;   

Your friends are very lucky to have someone that cares for them the way in which you do.  I wish you the best as you try to figure out ways to help them.

Woods

[thunter34]

wannahelp,

it's all good, baby.  please just understand this here is a group that's very protective of one another, and there have been a number of people who have come on here before and been unscrupulous and sometimes downright cruel.  take my word for it:  this is a great bunch of folks here, and none of them would be any more intentionally mean towards you than you would be toward us.

i'm totally lost about a lube name at the moment, but if i think of one i will pass it along. 

tim

[Queen Tokelove]

Wannahelp---

I think your heart is in the right place. And even though your English may not be the best, you should still introduce yourself. Tell us a bit more about yourself. Maybe then some people will warm up to you a little more. Even read some of the threads here. That may show you why some people got offended by the statements you made.

As for the name of your product, well, I can't be of any help there. But even if someone did give you a name and your business became a big success, don't you think you should compensate the person who gave you the name? I mean, you would be making money off of their idea even if the money went to help others get medicine. Just throwing that out there.

I hope you continue to help your friend as much as possible. Maybe you can help him get help somewhere. Not sure how things are wherever you are. Best of luck.

[Basquo]

iwannahelp,

The title of your thread, the angry face and the fact that it was your first post made me angry--and if you really posted just for the reason you said then I apologize and look forward to more posts from you.

Since I was the first one to be so rude to you, I'll be the first to suggest a name:  Groovy Lube.

Peace,
Creighton

[Lisa]

 ....since the name"astro glide" is alredy trademarked...I thought something along the lines of "Uni-Lube", or "Master Glide" might prove useful to a universal audience.
   ...sorry things started off rough for you here. I applaud your effort.

[emeraldize]

How about naming the lubricant “ SlipSlide” ?

Here’s a thought, see if you can enlist singers/songwriters Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel (not because they’re together, but because they wrote/recorded the song originally) to re-record the chorus with new lyrics.

How about something like this…

Slip sliding today, slip sliding today
With safer sex a destination, the more you want SlipSlide when you play

Good luck in your international efforts. If you use the name, please donate my paycheck back to the cause.

[thunter34]

How about Piece Grease?

[Winiroo]

I'm going to guess "Better Than Spit" wouldn't work to well as a name but it was the first smarty pants thing that popped in my head.

 

[J.R.E.]

Oh,...I don't know..

   How about "veiner schlider"     

Ray

[Dachshund]

pro-tect-o goo

sperminator

jesus jelly

[Dachshund]

pro-tect-o goo

sperminator

jesus jelly

p.s. sorry if I was a bit terse, but everyone around here will tell you it's because I'm old and cranky.

[AIDS2HIV]

yet another , out to make a profit off the illness I have....sigh*

having said that why not name it "Fast Buck"

[thunter34]

You say you've made contacts and gotten design ready...but is the actual lube formulated yet? 

[mjmel]

Ma Goo......(Mister MaGoo is trademarked already, sorry.)

a Toon: you could have a spin-off from the original character and the guy would be walking around with a boner showing in his pants...you know, with emphasis on foresightedness instead of nearsightedness.

Mike M

[bear60]

How about:
Joy Juice

[Winiroo]

Nutter Butter is already taken isnt it?

[emeraldize]

How about marketing a secondary line (same product, different container) of an Impersonal Lubricant for those moments when it's nothin' personal and strictly business?


Up, Up and Away

Locomotion Lotion

Locolotion

On the Goo

Lewbe

Chute

Gotta Go Goo

OMG Goo

Loose Caboose

[Winiroo]

Crotch Slime hummmm. naaaaaa I doubt that would work.
Its a shame Nutter Butter is already taken by Nabisco.
I think I like it even more than Better Than Spit.

Crank Lube?

Gimme a while I'll think of something else that amuses me....

[Matty the Damned]

I Can't Believe It's Not Jizz.

MtD

[woodshere]

I Can't Believe It's Not Jizz.
MtD

Love it, of course with barebackers it would not apply.

What about:  SLICK SPIT might appeal to a certain demographic

[Winiroo]

Back Door Buddy?

[emeraldize]

Jammin'

[emeraldize]

Sumadat

As in, lemme put some 'o dat stuff on first, 'kay?

[Winiroo]

LOL  Sumadat

Good one

[emeraldize]

Hey thanks Win.

Have you noticed Iwannahelp has been Iwannagetouttahere?

I love reading everyone's suggestions. This is fun!

Back to the mystery...Where is he? He stirred up an international think tank thang and then vanished.

Come back please, we need to know if our non-profit client is pleased with our results to date.

You are not permitted to be a "lube naming lurker", okay?

Thank you.

From the Gang of Goo Heads having a Hoot with this.

[Winiroo]

Naaaa. I dont pay much attention to anyones name unless they grab my attention.

I remember faces, sounds and situations better.

[Matty the Damned]

Iwannacrackfullofgrease

MtD

[fearless]

I Can't Believe It's Not Jizz.

MtD

But, does it taste like Jizz?

[Ann]

WHET

(as in whet your appetite)

[Queen Tokelove]

I Can't Believe It's Not Jizz.

MtD

LMFAO....Only you, babe!!!!

[Winiroo]

Slip-N-Dip?

[Winiroo]

Hole Butter ?

[wishihadacat]

I vote for Em's "Impersonal lubricant": "Up, Up & Away".

[ademas]

I Can't Believe It's Not Jizz.

MtD

omfg...I'm crying here.
you're priceless, Matty.

[Winiroo]

Slab-n-jab ?

[iwannahelp]

Hey guyz , i'm still here .. just wanted to give you enough space for brainstorming and i don't want to talk often since every time i do someone puts a foot in my mouth (oh just learned that idiom from you , hope i used it correct) 

Btw i will not manufacture the lube ; i'll outsource it but may start manufacturing in the future to minimize the costs.

And i would like to thank for the suggestions ; to be honest "better than spit" made my day 

I have a close friend which is very very talented in graphic & 3d design and with our current design  the product name should be serious and a bit away from "sex shop" line.

emeraldize your name offers seems most promising atm.
Thunter34 , that name sucked hard but you look very handsome so you're forgiven 

[tendai]

every time i do someone puts a foot in my mouth (oh just learned that idiom from you , hope i used it correct) 

didnt !!