Pet Talk name change?

[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

[Logan]

Karen and Paul, my vote is for you guys to do whatever works the best for you. That's it. You do such a terrific job and as long I know how to find you, then I'm fine with whatever you decide.

I always come in through www. petoftheday.com , anyway. I'm assuming that would not change.

Logan

[finn's mom]

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

My sentiments exactly!

[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?

[Karen]

Just the name of the message board will change. We own the domain name and always have been and will be PetoftheDay.com. We are considering the name change for the message board BECAUSE people have mistaken us for PetTalk.com which has been owned by someone else for years, but only recently became an actual website and message board. We had inquired over the years if they would even sell us the domain name when they weren't using it, but they repeatedly declined.

The family of websites will always be the PetoftheDay.com family, or CatoftheDay.com or DogoftheDay.com, those will never change, at least while Paul and I are living, breathing and in control of our mental faculties, and the Internet exists in something close to its present form.

[CagneyDog]

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!

When will this poll be up, karen?

[tikeyas_mom]

Using another domains name never even came into my mind when I started calling myself, and others "pet talkers".. I dont even know why I started calling this pettalk.. I guess it just happend lol. Oh well.. don't change the sites whole address because that would be kinda silly.. I mean the site will always be petoftheday.com.. Not pettalk.com ..