Advisory Vote on Re-Naming the "Nation"

MIDI Life Crisis · Post by **MIDI Life Crisis** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 7:29 am

James Steele wrote:I don't necessarily *WANT* to change it...

You realize you'll loose all the Google connections, links from other sites, etc. unless you have a forwarding method in place. IOW, you probably need to keep the old name as a URL anyway...

stiefelmusik · Post by **stiefelmusik** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 7:40 am

James Steele wrote:I don't necessarily *WANT* to change it ...

I believe you. So I encourage you NOT to change it, even if MOTU is moving away from the Unicorn logo. Again, the corporate name is still Mark of the Unicorn... and even if, with the passage of time, the meaning of MOTU becomes another mysterious recursive acronym like GNU ("GNU's not UNIX") or LAME ("LAME is not Another Mp3 Encoder"), they will have a very difficult time ousting the unicorn. Why help them?

MOTU - "MOTU Ousted The Unicorn"

bOing · Post by **bOing** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 7:42 am

MIDI Life Crisis wrote:
James Steele wrote:I don't necessarily *WANT* to change it...
You realize you'll loose all the Google connections, links from other sites, etc. unless you have a forwarding method in place. IOW, you probably need to keep the old name as a URL anyway...

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IMHO that is a valid and exceptional point. However, we know where we are. And "metatags" and reputation will do the rest in bringing attention to us...us....[sniff]...[flubber]...us...[lip quiver] Unicorns.

wahhhhhhhhhhh.

monkey man · Post by **monkey man** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:09 am

LOL!

Never underestimate our repootation, methinks.

filtertone · Post by **filtertone** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:11 am

James Steele wrote:I don't necessarily *WANT* to change it other than the fact that it is very dated and with MOTU purging the unicorn from most things something else might be better. Perhaps a DP-themed name could be good. When DP6 comes out, I'd like to hopefully get MOTU's permission to make a skin somewhat based on the new look.

BTW, I've only listed choices where I have already secured the domain. And I think they all point here and have done so for a while. THIRDPARTYFORUM.COM is available as well. (inside joke!)

I agree. That's what I was going to say too. A DP themed name cuts to the chase. This is all about DP. The Logic Pro forum doesn't use Apple, etc. MOTU as a company name is pretty dull. I just can't seem to come up with a good DP-based name though!

monkey man · Post by **monkey man** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:22 am

Features change. History doesn't, unless, of course, we relegate it to a heap of confusion.

billf · Post by **billf** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:02 am

MIDI Life Crisis wrote:
James Steele wrote:I don't necessarily *WANT* to change it...
You realize you'll loose all the Google connections, links from other sites, etc. unless you have a forwarding method in place. IOW, you probably need to keep the old name as a URL anyway...

Exactly. If this were my site, I probably would not change the name. The primary reason is that it takes a long time to build a brand name organically, and changing that name can have unintended consequences. And for better or worse, Unicornation is the brand of this site (BTW, don't confuse "branding" with "making money." Branding has more to do with awareness and reach). Bottom line, I don't care what it is called, I come here for reasons other than the name; but James I would advise you only change the name carefully.

YouTube · Post by **James Steele** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:10 am

billf wrote:(BTW, don't confuse "branding" with "making money."

Believe me... I don't.

If I did change it I would keep the old domain alive for a good long time. In fact all the could change would be the logo (which would incorporate "formerly Unicornation" in the design), the skin, and the title bar text... I could make the actual new domain name the re-direct to this site.

Any way, I'm just kicking this around. And yeah, I don't make money from this so I can't give you a time frame as to when it will happen. Of course, given that this is a MOTU user site, if I tell you by Q2 2008, you can't really hold me to it, can you?

bOing · Post by **bOing** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:50 am

Maybe the new DP6 design will offer up an attractive new color scheme for the site.

Black/white with other cool elements sprinkled in.

Shooshie · Post by **Shooshie** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:12 am

Forgive me if someone already saw this, but I was just looking at MOTUNation, and saw:
Mo Tuna (it's a southern thing)
Mo' tuna, please!

I'm not sure whether this means anything or matters, but it's fun to note these things.

Shooshie

wylie1 · Post by **wylie1** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:17 am

One thing nice about unicornation is its easy to say.
You don't have to spell it out as you would with some other domains

bOing · Post by **bOing** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:25 am

Shooshie wrote:Forgive me if someone already saw this, but I was just looking at MOTUNation, and saw:
Mo Tuna (it's a southern thing)
Mo' tuna, please!

I'm not sure whether this means anything or matters, but it's fun to note these things.

Shooshie

I did, but I thought it sounded too fishy.

Anders Peev · Post by **Anders Peev** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 3:49 pm

Shooshie wrote::
Mo Tuna (it's a southern thing)

We're not all americans using this site.

bOing · Post by **bOing** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 4:42 pm

Anders Peev wrote:
Shooshie wrote::
Mo Tuna (it's a southern thing)
We're not all americans using this site.

But many of us wish we were, just long enough to vote in November. Maybe even freshen up the name a little: The United States of Motuna.

Shooshie · Post by **Shooshie** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 4:49 pm

Anders Peev wrote:
Shooshie wrote::
Mo Tuna (it's a southern thing)

We're not all americans using this site.

Don't worry, it means nothing in English or Swedish. Mo tuna, as in "give me so' mo' tuna, purty please." Never mind that... how about MoTunes?

MOTUnation.com

Advisory Vote on Re-Naming the "Nation"

What should be the new name/domain of UnicorNation.com?