>So, a Discord conversation I had a few weeks ago got me thinking about what is clearly the most important matter in VTubing right now. Has there been a shift in the preferred short form of Mori Calliope's name?
>This was prompted by someone noting that it seemed like 'Mori' had become an acceptable alternative to 'Calli' when it wasn't before. As a Dead Beat since 2020, this did not seem correct. After all, it's always been 'I'm your Mori, hope you'll remember me!' And so I went and ran some searches on the relevant fancord. I searched for all uses of 'Calli', 'Mori', 'Mori Calliope', and just for funsies, 'dad', for each year since 2020, subtracting all results for 'Mori Calliope' from 'Mori'. While crude, the numbers are clear: 'Mori' was most popular in 2020 and least popular in 2021, but has always averaged around 25% (admitting for the slight skewing by having 'dad' in the numbers). But then I got thinking: fans have always used both interchangeably, but what about talents?
>And so that is my question. Off the top of my head, Kiara, Ina, and Bae have always preferred 'Calli', while Nerissa and Raora prefer 'Mori'. (Gigi, who exclusively uses 'Mori Calliope', is an outlier and will not be counted.) Trouble is I don't recall what anyone else prefers using for her. Does it seem to be the case that Myth/Promise prefer 'Calli' while Advent/Justice prefer 'Mori' on the whole, or is it me just remembering selectively?
