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Permalink Reply by Charity *Hoop Bug* Edwards on June 7, 2012 at 2:29pm

I like this idea too. Thanks for sharing all the info. :)

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Permalink Reply by Charity *Hoop Bug* Edwards on June 7, 2012 at 2:27pm

Thanks for the info Bearclaw. I will keep it all in mind. I think what it comes down to for me...is just the old fashion idea of "do unto others". I asked her nicely to not use it so I hope she'll be nice back. In my experience I've come across some really nice and courteous hoopers in the last 7 years so I'm hoping this will turn out to be no big deal. If someone asked me (and they did) then I'd stop using it. Just because they asked nicely, but if they were nasty....heck, I'd probably still give up the name. It just makes for good karma. Thanks for everyone's input. Have a great week and ENJOY hooping. :)

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Permalink Reply by Bearclaw Manufacturing - Tedward on June 7, 2012 at 3:40pm

Well, if you're planning on building any kind of business, yes, it's a great idea to be as different as possible from your competitors, at least in terms of recognition.  That whole pixie hoops thing came up when people looking for one of the entities found yt/pixie-hoops with a couple videos up and yt/pixiehoops with nothing up.  so they figured that pixie-hoops was what they were looking for.

Also in that case where was a question of activity.  It's one thing to stake out a name, and then USE it regularly, it's a whole different thing to register on hooping.org open a website and post NOTHING for 3 years.  

In my world, bearclaw.com is owned by John McTeirnan (the director of Die Hard).  He's had it for a decade.  He won't sell it, and there's NOTHING there.  Just a 'free parking' page.  grrrrrr.

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