Going the "Joe Boater" route?

[greg]

ReelBoating.com Where the JoeBoaters meet.

Or BoaterJoes.com... Different sound to it anyway. Woops, then you would need a little sign that said "BJ Rules".

Edited January 19, 2010 by greg

[prowlersfish]

I would think reel boating would be the better of the 2 But they are only a name and Joe boater would be fine . If you want people to think its not just about fishing , then get rid of the marlin .

[auguste]

Sorry but I disagree with your marketing friends

My reasoning is . . .

JoeThis and JoeThat are trendy because of JoePlumber

ReelBoating rings of boating and is a name that will remain in vogue

But then, what the heck do I know

Good luck with your decision

[Boatsrule]

I don't believe I have posted yet but here is my 1/2 cent anyway.

I think like others have said and alluded too; Joe Boater is a "Trendy" name and I don't really care for it. Reminds me of this past embarrassing election year.....

If you want to get away from the fishy side of things how about a simple change like RealBoating.com!? Takes the fishy side out of it yet keeps it dignified

Out

[DJWILLIAMS]

I think as a forum we should try to eliminate THaT competition, buy bringing more discussions here without all the bitch$ng and wining that goes on over there. I know THaT other site is more established (by our current owner) but RB can be the same way soon. It's a new site Wiley, and eventually RB will be the top dog! Lets keep this forum civilized, and focused.

Maybe we could emphasize on projects, boating discussion, and maybe FAQ's pinned in certain area.

I use to be real active in dslreports.com in the Satellite Internet forum. They had FAQ's specifically placed in a designated area that answered most frequent questions... Such as how to winterize my boat for the winter.... Instead of having a user search these options, have one layed out answer per inboard/outboard.

What do you think?

David

[reelfishin]

This is a interesting Idea. I feel Reel Boating stands for real boating experience. I do see the fishing side of it. Joe Boater , I am not sure what it stands for. It does sound a lot more down to earth boating.

I think I would use the name Reel Boating and have under it. A place where Joe boater can stay informed or something like that.

Anyway I will be around either way. I can see both sides. How about a sub topic call Joe Boater? A place to ask your boating questions?

Now I hate to say this but how about making the Joe boater sub being funny thing people see boaters doing. One just has to expand on that.

[waterman]

Reelboating is a better name that can span the test of time. The name appeals to boaters and fisherman of all ages. The name Joeboater could be used as a forum name for people to ask questions that maybe they might not feel as comfortable on the other forums asking. People new to boating or trailering or new to rebuilding would be able to ask any questions however small or huge the project they might be working on is.They can ask questions in laymans terms and get expert answers what more could any joeboater want?

[cowdogs]

It's tough ... THT was a great name.

Well, you have both names, so so set up a second front end on the same database/forums. Skin this second front end in a JoeBoater motif. Put a word filter on the JoeBoater skin to replace the word reelboating with joeboater and vice-versa.

Track the traffic, and let your traffic logs settle the argument.

[Barryd]

Joeboater as in " just average". Reelboating sounds like something better.

Barry

Edited January 19, 2010 by Barryd

[welder]

There are about 1,000,000 plus Iron Workers that will open a LARGE can of whoopazz if you call one us a JOE . A JOE is a dumbazz to us , a Safety problem or a LOOSER.

Just telling ya what JOE means to a Iron Worker.