Pulchra Animo
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That is an "illogical" argument if you believe that I don't know examples that I gave you, and especially since now you seem to be running away from real the statement that you called illogical. I did not create those names but they do exist in a catalog of world universities, and I even gave you a website of one of them.
While I agree with you that a name has to have a sensible meaning, I wonder why you don't want to have a name that reflects both the name of founder (Kikwete) and the place (Dodoma) where the institution is located. And do not run to the peripherals but stick with the original proposal of Kikwete University of Dodoma which you called "illogical!"
In your examples, for instance, you use Moshi in Kilimanjaro. That is a terrible example because Moshi is a place in a wide area of Kilimanjaro, and you don't seem to understand that Kikwete is not a place in Dodoma, instead Kikwete is a former president and we want to put the two together in one name; I hope you can see why your example are irrelevant.
My Idea was to not erase the name of Dodoma from UDOM but also link it with Kikwete. As I was trying to throw out different ideas on hope that it is a healthy discussion, I see you not discussing anything but just arguing, so go back to the one you called "illogical" and stick there and help us how to keep the name of Dodoma but also include Kikwete in the honor; tell us why Kikwete University of Dodoma (KUDOM) is "illogical."
Always logic has to do a with a complete sentence; you can't say a name like "Julius Nyerere of Tanzania" is illogical! Be sensible no to overgeneralize things.
Gosh!!! Did I say your proposed name is no longer illogical?
Kilimanjaro Region is just as unique as “Kikwete University”. Just as there would be no “Kikwete University” anywhere else, there’s no Kilimanjaro Region anywhere else. So, if you called it “Kilimanjaro Region at Moshi” that would be absurd. I brought this up in an attempt to help you see the absurdity of the name you proposed!
If you’re inventing your own naming convention, that’s another issue altogether!
Do you know that we have learning institutions in Tanzania, which could have been named in a similar fashion, if that were appropriate?
Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) used to be Morogoro University of Agriculture. Do you think those who decided to drop “Morogoro” in renaming the university were crazy or didn’t care about Morogoro? I know the answer to this question is “no”. It’s just because there’s no Sokoine University of Agriculture anywhere else. So, calling it Sokoine University of Agriculture at Morogoro would be illogical!
Teofilo Kisanji University is another example of a local university. This one is in Mbeya. Do you think those who named it that way, omitting “Mbeya” from the name didn’t care about Mbeya? The answer to this question is “no”, too. Calling it “Teofilo Kisanji University” at Mbeya would be illogical, because there’s no Teofilo Kisanji University anywhere else!
“Julius Nyerere of Tanzania” is a name for what institution now? Don’t just drop names as though they don’t matter!