Pet Talk name change?

[Karen]

It won't be any harder to find than it already is, you'd just have to change your bookmark - no big deal. It would still be linked to each of the Dog of the Day, Cat of the Day and Pet of the Day homepages.

[Jessika]

Karen that's not what I'm talking about, but.. eh, ok.

[Kfamr]

I just don't understand. We have been Pet Talk, Pet Talkers, referred to as PT for so many years now. Everyone in my immediate family, good friends, etc. know what I'm talking about when I say Pet Talk or PT.
It isn't hard to tell someone petoftheday.com/talk, or to go to petoftheday.com and click on the Pet Talk icon on the left.

We're Pet Talkers, We've been Pet Talk for years.... I don't see a reasonable need for change.

-sigh- I guess there's really nothing we can do however as it seems you are pretty set on changing the name. I've grown up with "Pet Talk." I guess the PET TALK calendars will be incorrect now.

[chocolatepuppy]

I guess the PET TALK calendars will be incorrect now.

Kay, if Pet Talk changes it's name, just think how much more special those calenders will be!

[finn's mom]

I don't guess I see why it's a big deal either way. We all know who we are, regardless of the name of the domain that gets you here. I'm not either for or against the change, basically I'm indifferent. I don't see how it will hurt, that's for sure. It'll be interesting to vote if a poll is posted, though!

[Cinder & Smoke]

It won't be any harder to find than it already is ...

Won't be any easier, either!
Especially if you're one of the 8 Thousand that have managed to find "PET TALK".

"no big deal"

Ever heard of "Brand LOYALTY"?

There's a lot of examples in the Retail & Business Trades, not to mention Magazines,
where a "name change" had very negative results.

"Wanting" a unique dot.com name might be OK IF you were just starting out ...
This is (or was) a very well established site with a huge following ...
One or two "lost souls" a week who can't find their way back isn't all that bad -
out of 8 Thousand visitors / Members!
I've NEVER had a problem getting New Folks directed to the site.

Is there a valid reason why "PetTalkers.com" isn't a viable choice?

PetTalkers.com seems like one of the most logical,
and potentially LEAST-upsetting to the Loyal Members, name change choices ...

And it seems to be falling on deaf ears.

/s/ Phred

[Karen]

Gee, folks, nothing has been ruled in or out yet, okay? We just did the upgrade, give us a few days to recover from that before any more big changes happen. We're not gonna just arbitrarily change it to Styfwsutfashdf.com or anything, I promise.

[jesse_3]

I agree, let's not ambush anyone. Just because the site name changes, doesn't mean we aren't Pettalkers, or PT'ers. We love to talk about pets right? What does a name change really matter, we could be the bickering Pet Lovers for all I care, just as long as we all stay the same

Steph, Jesse, and Splinter

[CagneyDog]

Could we have a poll seeing how many people want a name change?

[Karen]

We intend to have a poll with several choices for which people can vote.

[anna_66]

Well maybe it's just me, but I don't see the big deal. No matter what, we will and always will be Pet Talkers

[finn's mom]

We're not gonna just arbitrarily change it to Styfwsutfashdf.com or anything, I promise.

That had me cracking up! Very funny! I actually found myself trying to say it out loud. Thanks for the laugh...

[Kfamr]

The name has more of a sentimental meaning to some of us.

Of course we'll always be Pet Talkers... but to newcomers, we won't be. Like I said, there's really nothing we can do about it I guess.

[Karen]

Yes, Kay, there is. When we get the poll of choices up, you can vote there! As I stated, we are not going to arbitrarily change it to something unrecognizable, and we're not going to change it without warning!

[tatsxxx11]

I'm a little behind on this topic so forgive me if I'm asking a stupid question...a bit confused!

Our domain name is PetoftheDay.com right? Not PetTalk? Pet Talk is just the name of the message board, not the name of the site itself, is that right? So I guess my question is, are you thinking of changing the domain name, Pet of the Day, or just the name of the messge board? I know in the beginning I and a lot of others mistook this site for "PetTalk," not "Pet of the Day." I'm thinking the concern is more people searching for our site and mistakingly get connected with PetTalk.com?