I have recently been asked by a few members whether or not the site should be http://forums.servethehome.com or if I should change the site name to something else. The reason behind this is that a lot of the users on the site are creating servers that are of sizes and specifications no longer aligned to "home" use.
On one hand, I have been working on ServeTheHome.com for well over a year now, so there is some emotional attachment I have to the name, and the main blog's URL.
On the other hand, I can see that in terms of this forum "Home and Small Business Servers" is really going to turn into "Small and Medium Business Servers, some of which may be used in home environments." OK, that tag line is a bit too long, but I think it gets the point across.
What the change would mean to you:
1. A new logo would be placed at the top of the forum.
2. A new domain name would be used.
3. Odds are there would be a few hours of downtime late one weekend night or early one weekend morning.
4. http://forums.servethehome.com would remain a valid URL for accessing all of the content here as I would either mirror the domain or just redirect it to the new domain.
5. Any e-mails that you request to be sent from the forums will be sent from the new address.
Since the forums are still relatively new, and I know people have been putting time into posting here, I did want to get everyone's feedback.
Thank you for your time,
Patrick
On one hand, I have been working on ServeTheHome.com for well over a year now, so there is some emotional attachment I have to the name, and the main blog's URL.
On the other hand, I can see that in terms of this forum "Home and Small Business Servers" is really going to turn into "Small and Medium Business Servers, some of which may be used in home environments." OK, that tag line is a bit too long, but I think it gets the point across.
What the change would mean to you:
1. A new logo would be placed at the top of the forum.
2. A new domain name would be used.
3. Odds are there would be a few hours of downtime late one weekend night or early one weekend morning.
4. http://forums.servethehome.com would remain a valid URL for accessing all of the content here as I would either mirror the domain or just redirect it to the new domain.
5. Any e-mails that you request to be sent from the forums will be sent from the new address.
Since the forums are still relatively new, and I know people have been putting time into posting here, I did want to get everyone's feedback.
Thank you for your time,
Patrick