MSProtege.com to Mazdas247.com = growing pains

[Antoine]

Finally...I've decided to choose a primary domain for the Mazda Forums
community and without further adieu...I am proud to present:

mazdas247.com (http://www.mazdas247.com)

Some of you might be asking yourself...

What the hell is going on Antoine?

I would like Mazdas247.com to replace MSProtege.com as our main domain.
The Mazda Forums community is experiencing increased exposure and the
site needs to adapt to make the most of that exposure.

but Why?

Mazdas247.com represents the Mazda Forums community as a whole
much better than MSProtege.com

Is this going to get my panties in a bunch?

Hopefully not...One of the main issues is having to re-login to use the forums.
There might be a few other problems but we will work them out ASAP!

When will MSProtege.com become Mazdas247.com?

The change has not officially happened yet but hopefully it will soon...
I will keep everyone informed!

Can I still use my favorite Mazda Forums domain?

Sure...Mazdas247.com will be the default domain shown when you are
visiting the site but to access the site you can utilize any of our active domains!

I heard that you've slept with thousands of extremely hot women...Is this true?

What does that have to do with Mazdas247.com?

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I have also registered the following related domains:

mazdaforums247.com

mazdaforum247.com

Mazda Forums actively represents most Mazda models with over
28,000 members, nearly 100 forums and 2,500,000+ Posts!

You can also access the Mazda Forums community via the following
model based domains:

MZSPD6.COM
MSProtege.com
ProtegePower.com
MazdaMP3.com
Protege5.com
MazdaV.com
MazdaIII.com
CX9crossover.com
HybridMazdas.com
MyCX7.com
MZSPD3.COM
ClassicMazdas.com
MSMX5.com
ZoominMiata.com

[Shane5425]

to... many... domains... which one to use.... ahhhhhhh......

so reason i find myself using mazdaiii.com, i gues its easier to type...

[Kansei]

I always used protege5.com :D It's the only one that is just straight up the model name for the car

[mickeyreategui]

i use msprotege.com cuz that how i found this place and im going to stick with that

[JOMO]

i use msprotege.com cuz that how i found this place and im going to stick with that

Same here.

[lasermp5]

I always used protege5.com :D It's the only one that is just straight up the model name for the car

werd (mswerd)

[Moeed]

I always used protege5.com :D It's the only one that is just straight up the model name for the car

+1

[Yaggie1]

Me three

I always used protege5.com :D It's the only one that is just straight up the model name for the car

[mp3moose]

mazdamp3 for me. It's the original.

[vxfilmer1000]

I use MSProtege.com cause its my home page :)

[Antoine]

I hear ya guys....Our domain system has always been about choice and will always be about choice (hence the site uses 17 domains).

mazdas247.com is to reflect the Mazda Forums community as a whole. As the site experiences increased exposure, it is clear that we need a "Main" domain that truly represents the WHOLE community.

Unfortunately...This change is going to cause a few "growing pains" such as...having to re log-in to post.

The change has not officially happened yet but hopefully it will soon...I will keep everyone informed!

Thanks for your understanding...

[low_psi]

Glad to see the site continually growing!

[LinuxRacr]

mazdamp3 for me. It's the original.

(mswerd) 1,000 points.

[Antoine]

mazdamp3 for me. It's the original.

That is the very first domain I registered for this community more than 5 years ago!...That will always be my site related e-mail addy...:D

[Antoine]

Glad to see the site continually growing!

(werd)

[iLisa]

protege5.com :D

[evilmonkeyMSP]

msprotege for me...its how i found the joint :p

[jersey_emt]

If mazdas247.com is to be the main domain, then why does it redirect to msprotege.com?

[evilmonkeyMSP]

yeah i noticed that too....maybe because like he said "the change hasn't taken place yet..."

[Rotary_Powered]

i use msprotege.com cuz that how i found this place and im going to stick with that
(werd)

[Boston5761]

Protege5.com...It's my happy place.

[CTt3P5]

msprotege.com for me....it is how I found the site and it is in my favorites for one click access. :)

[Boston5761]

Touche..

[Rally Ninja]

I'll be waiting for the mazda247.com sticker to replace the msprotege.com one in the mail....... =)

[Falango]

msprotege.com for me....it is how I found the site and it is in my favorites for one click access. :)

Ditto.

[Murray]

I'll still use msprotege.com just because it's easier to type but it's good to know there's a more generic domain I can use to tell people about the forum.

[Breeegz]

I would like to see statistics of wich domain is more popular

protege5.com FTW

[Kansei]

^^^

I second some charts/graphs :)

and not page hits or anything like that, just initial site views (I guess determine that based on the referrer or something).

[Breeegz]

it could be a useful tool to decide to drop any domains sometime in the future...

plus it could be for bragging rights! maybe I should build a poll

[Kansei]

^^ lol @ spam. so do you drive a Mazda??

[Breeegz]

Poll created...
(mostly because I'm bored)

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/poll.php?do=showresults&pollid=1744

[Rickman]

New Shirt/Decals Coming Soon!

[Kansei]

^^ I sense a conspiracy :P wait no I had a protege5.com shirt anyway so I'm all good :P

I'll finally get official forum decals though :D. Right now I just have a protege5.com decal (not official) above my exhaust tip.

[Rickman]

conspiracy my ass, Antoine adds forums faster than I can design the logos and get them added to the store. I just the got Mazdaspeed3 domain added last week.

-rick

[Antoine]

Gotta keep up with Mazda...Over this past year Mazda has grown quite a bit! (2thumbs)

[jersey_emt]

Was redirected to mazdas247.com for the first time early this morning (4:30am EST)!!

[joka1]

ya i was wondering why i had to login again!! then i remembered this thread!! any chance rep points can be had again?

rob

[Antoine]

(woowoo) It's Official...Welcome to Mazdas247.com!

[joka1]

thanks, i commend on the job of the switch since i have not encountered any problems!!

[enry]

pm me directly if you notice any problems

[joka1]

i notice no rep points :( besides that i will let u know since i explore every inch of this forum!
rob

[LinuxRacr]

Finally, it works.

[GoProtege]

Glad to see that you are keeping the model based domain names. I can keep advertising and showing my appreciation for the community with my protegepower t-shirt!

[Antoine]

Glad to see that you are keeping the model based domain names. I can keep advertising and showing my appreciation for the community with my protegepower t-shirt!

You Rock! (rockon) Thank you for showing your support!

[altspace]

Support initiated!

[Antoine]

(woowoo) That's cool Alt...I like it...Thanks!

[bbrich57]

Poll created...
(mostly because I'm bored)


While I am not offended, I submit to you that this poll could potentially cause a split in forum members and that is not what it's supposed to be about.
I ask you, what purpose would the outcome serve? Would it help, or would it hurt this forum?
WhaddoUthink?

[Antoine]

Relax Richard...That poll thread was created just out of curiosity and hasn't caused any "split"...:)

Now let's keep this thread positive and on topic...Thanks.