# "Goal statement" input type \[question/suggestion\]

**URL:** <https://forum.beeminder.com/t/goal-statement-input-type-question-suggestion/262>\
**Category:** Bugabee\
**Created:** [November 24, 2014, 10:23pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/goal-statement-input-type-question-suggestion/262 "2014-11-24T22:23:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 28, 2014, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/goal-statement-input-type-question-suggestion/262/20 "2014-11-28T19:21:50Z")

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> [@amesha](#):
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> That link doesn’t work.

You have to be logged in to GitHub I guess. It just shows their interface for picking what we call the slug for the new repository along with an optional description. Looking at that I’m vacillating again. Maybe GitHub has the right idea: a goal name, which we make obvious must be URL-able, a one-line description, and then something like a goal readme or goal wiki for what we now call the fine print.

> [@amesha](#):
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> plus a page for each user to administer their aliases

I guess that’s the biggest reason we’re gun shy about this. But sounds like we agree that we want a robust solution to goal name changes eventually but not the highest priority yet.

> [@amesha](#):
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> say you change the slug for your goal to weight-nevermind. So what? You’re still on the hook for it

In combination with the new [death-to-freebees plan](http://forum.beeminder.com/t/heretical-freebees-epiphany/147 "Short version: We drop the whole concept of freebees, anyone can start every goal at $0 if they choose, and we just separately enforce adding a credit card at some point.") (hover for summary) we don’t want you to be able to easily restart a goal at $0 each time you derail (unless you pay for that with [Plan Bee](http://blog.beeminder.com/premium#planbee "Section of the blog post on premium plans that describes Plan Bee -- if you're logged in you can also go to beeminder.com/premium")).

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