We have a chatroom, which a number of users have already found. Along with that there came the suggestion that we could change the name - perhaps to Lorem Ispum.
However, I'm sure we can do better than that. Propose names here as answers - one name per answer - and the voting can show which we should use. I'll return to this thread next week sometime, pick the highest voted, and rename the chatroom.
It's Latin and English, it has 'to talk together' right in the etymology, and it means exactly what we need it to mean. Plus it's not fake Latin.
Lewis and Short define it as "a conversation, conference, discourse" and note that it is used in both classical poetry and prose. Cicero also uses it to mean "epistolary correspondence", which is appropriate to our chat since it's all written.
Alternative spelling added as suggested by Ben Kovitz.
It's both Latin and English. It's a short, single word that is easily referred to: "please take it to the forum" is a lot nicer to say than "please discuss that in chat" or "please move the discussion to [Insert Latin Phrase Here]"
It's also intuitive and perfectly encompasses what chatrooms are on StackExchange: an extension of the site for users to come together for the purpose of discussion.
As a bonus I like the historical tie to Ancient Rome which had the most famous forum of all.
From Wiktionary:
forum (plural forums or fora)
A place for discussion.
A gathering for the purpose of discussion.
A form of discussion involving a panel of presenters and often participation by members of the audience.
(Internet) An Internet message board where users can post messages regarding one or more topics of discussion.
How about the Conclave? It's a good word in both Latin and English: not just the separate room, but in Lewis and Short (and perhaps more in the spirit of the chatroom) a dining hall or even animal coop...!
Locutorium.
There are several other Latin sites that use that name to refer to their chatrooms.
That said, I don't have strong feelings on the matter!
Fabulatorium
a similar idea as locutorium, but with a different verbal root (IMO better fitting to the meaning of "to chat")
Mihi vero placet nomen "confabulatorium". Confabulari fortasse aptissime convenit anglico to chat. Locutorium apud Ducangium testatur (Locus in Monasteriis in quibus Monachis invicem colloqui licebat, uti et Sanctimonialibus cum in aliis silentium indictum esset.), sed non est huic vocabulo vis "familiariter colloquendi", quae apertius occurit in confabulari.
A bit trite, but: Veni, Vidi, Dixi
Not a name exactly, but a phrase used to mark places of learning and education. That describes the site and chat well.
As a tribute to Wheelock.
We should call it Ubi Ubi
And a few more characters to reach the minimum
