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Post by digiboy on Jan 24, 2020 19:56:08 GMT -5
Leo's Lounge and Whammy Bar Leo has to be left out. But Moe’s Guitar Lounge and Whammy Bar is intriguing... I wonder if it would be OK to use "FDP" in the name. Doesn't really imply any connection with Fender.
Like "FDP guitar Lounge and Whammy Bar". But I do like "Moe's guitar Lounge and Whammy Bar" has a nice whimsical ring to it.
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Post by Chris Greene on Jan 24, 2020 20:03:54 GMT -5
It's a copyrighted term so cannot be used. This is not the FDP in any event; it is its successor.
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Post by LesTele on Jan 24, 2020 20:08:15 GMT -5
Mix it up.
What about PDF?
I’m sure Adobe won’t mind.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Jan 24, 2020 20:14:04 GMT -5
I don't agree with the premise that the name compromises new membership.
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Post by Mfitz804 on Jan 24, 2020 20:28:08 GMT -5
It's a copyrighted term so cannot be used. This is not the FDP in any event; it is its successor. Pretty sure I started the thread mentioning there would be no brand affiliation. In case these guys missed it, the FDP is its own brand in addition to incorporating the Fender name. If we were going to call it the FDP, money would’ve changed hands and it would have been that way from the beginning.
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Post by Mfitz804 on Jan 24, 2020 20:28:28 GMT -5
I don't agree with the premise that the name compromises new membership. Interesting. Could you elaborate?
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Post by modbus on Jan 24, 2020 20:34:57 GMT -5
Guitars and Geezers?
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Jan 24, 2020 20:47:35 GMT -5
I don't agree with the premise that the name compromises new membership. Interesting. Could you elaborate? It seems to me you've done quite well in the first month of Moe's 2.0 existence, based on post/thread count and registered members. My gut feeling is there needs to be some way to lead people here through keywords within Google searches. The name seems incidental to me.
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Post by Mfitz804 on Jan 24, 2020 20:58:04 GMT -5
It’s probably true, if people google the topics we post about, we should pop up. That’s how I found the FDP.
If anyone is curious, googling “guitars and giraffes” does not bring up our site, but does reveal all kinds of other awesomeness.
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Post by jhawkr on Jan 24, 2020 21:15:46 GMT -5
This kind of stuff is not my forte but would reciprocal links with other sites be a possibility?
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Post by tiller2 on Jan 24, 2020 21:18:16 GMT -5
It's About the Music Forum
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Post by jonnyblooz on Jan 24, 2020 21:37:01 GMT -5
Guitar Players Anonymous
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Post by oldfartbassplayrwalt on Jan 24, 2020 21:53:24 GMT -5
how about M.T. Promises
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Post by jonnyblooz on Jan 24, 2020 21:54:59 GMT -5
To keep the vibe, and draw the musicians:
Moe's Guitar Page Six Stringers Fretwire
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Post by digiboy on Jan 24, 2020 22:00:29 GMT -5
The first few weeks are bound to have a lot of new members as many former "FDP" folks such as myself come back on board. That rate will decrease eventually as the only new additions will be those that discover this place by one way or another. At that point I think a more descriptive name will make it more attractive to those looking. OTOH if you leave the name as is, new members will only be those curious enough to check into this place further. So leaving the name as is may result in less new additions but being more selective. Personally I'd like to see a steady flow of new members but I could see going either way on this.
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Post by LTB on Jan 24, 2020 22:11:50 GMT -5
Leo's Lounge and Whammy Bar Leo has to be left out. But Moe’s Guitar Lounge and Whammy Bar is intriguing... I think "Moe's Guitar and Whammy Bar" is catchy
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Post by Taildragger on Jan 24, 2020 22:22:02 GMT -5
•Mondo Glissando
•The Sound Bar
•The Groove Yard
•Volume on Eleven Heaven
•Fretbook
•Lotsa Watts
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Post by digiboy on Jan 24, 2020 22:40:26 GMT -5
Leo has to be left out. But Moe’s Guitar Lounge and Whammy Bar is intriguing... I think "Moe's Guitar and Whammy Bar" is catchy "Moe's Guitar and Whammy Bar" I like that!
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Post by Mfitz804 on Jan 24, 2020 22:41:13 GMT -5
I think "Moe's Guitar and Whammy Bar" is catchy "Moe's Guitar and Whammy Bar" I like that! We may be getting somewhere.
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Post by rok-a-bill-e on Jan 24, 2020 23:14:15 GMT -5
-------------But Moe’s Guitar Lounge and Whammy Bar is intriguing...
Gets my vote.
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Post by De ville on Jan 24, 2020 23:30:07 GMT -5
Guitar Sharks
Sharky's Guitars & Guns
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Post by Tall-Fir on Jan 24, 2020 23:49:17 GMT -5
I don’t mean to rattle anybody, seriously, but I don’t get the giraffe thing that’s going on. Did I miss something on the FDP that led to the giraffe thing? So, although it’s cool, I don’t understand why a giraffe with a guitar neck insignia would help with growth of the forum. No big deal, just don’t get it.
How about something really simple like The Music Zone.
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Post by Taildragger on Jan 25, 2020 0:04:25 GMT -5
I don’t mean to rattle anybody, seriously, but I don’t get the giraffe thing that’s going on. Did I miss something on the FDP that led to the giraffe thing? So, although it’s cool, I don’t understand why a giraffe with a guitar neck insignia would help with growth of the forum. No big deal, just don’t get it. It was like this:
A guy walks into a bar and orders a cheesecoke. Before he can even take a single swig, the guy next to him reaches over and covers his cheesecoke with a stump cozy. The second guy pivots to walk away, but slips on a piece of bacon and falls into a Black Hole.
One of the Muscato Brothers punches up a Creed tune on the jukebox and *WHAMMO!* a giraffe appears!
And that's how it happened...
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Post by Mfitz804 on Jan 25, 2020 0:16:55 GMT -5
I don’t mean to rattle anybody, seriously, but I don’t get the giraffe thing that’s going on. Did I miss something on the FDP that led to the giraffe thing? So, although it’s cool, I don’t understand why a giraffe with a guitar neck insignia would help with growth of the forum. No big deal, just don’t get it. It was like this:
A guy walks into a bar and orders a cheesecoke. Before he can even take a single swig, the guy next to him reaches over and covers his cheesecoke with a stump cozy. The second guy pivots to walk away, but slips on a piece of bacon and falls into a Black Hole.
One of the Muscato Brothers punches up a Creed tune on the jukebox and *WHAMMO!* a giraffe appears!
And that's how it happened...
It was this. Exactly this.
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Tall-Fir
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Post by Tall-Fir on Jan 25, 2020 0:24:33 GMT -5
LOL! Really? How could I have not known that?
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Post by rickyguitar on Jan 25, 2020 1:02:34 GMT -5
"Moe's Guitar and Whammy Bar" I like that! We may be getting somewhere. P +1
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Post by Davywhizz on Jan 25, 2020 3:53:53 GMT -5
This thread started with a valid concern about attracting new members, rather than old FDP lags. Is there any feedback so far on how new members got here, or an easy way to get some?
I'd be inclined to keep giraffes out of the branding as being likely to confuse the uninitiated.
Similarly, the "2.0" also refers back to the past. Too much of that could make newcomers feel excluded?
As for coming up well on Google, it's not so much about the name, more the keywords and site description. Think about how hard it is to get a band website coming up high on searches and how little it's about the name.
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Post by Ayns on Jan 25, 2020 4:38:56 GMT -5
I don’t want to sound negative, but just to let you know; there is another guitar forum that uses “the Whammy Bar” as the name of one of its sub forums. I don’t know whether that matters to you.
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Post by BigBadJohn on Jan 25, 2020 6:16:59 GMT -5
Leo's Lounge and Whammy Bar Leo has to be left out. But Moe’s Guitar Lounge and Whammy Bar is intriguing... +1
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Post by HeavyDuty on Jan 25, 2020 6:24:19 GMT -5
Call it “The Base”, and I’m sure we will got *lots* of attention...
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