He says he's been using it longer, but darned if I could find hide nor hair of him when I did a detailed web search before settling on the name myself. All I found was some old KS posts I stumbled across accidentally, and he hadn't been active for a long time before that.
When I approached him not long ago about changing it, I was basically told to go fornicate myself. Another person using the name had no problems changing theirs, and I was happy to send them some stuff to make them feel good about it as well.
But, the name leads back here and to me, even under his spelling.
And, I own the .com's for that spelling of the name.
So how far could he possibly go with it?
I don't want to go back and forth with you. I am mainly trying to make sure we are on the same page? This is what I am seeing...
She's already busted you in at least one lie right here. (that she was supposedly nasty to you.)
Yes, you had the name before her. But her point is that you were not using it as a business name, just a forum username (she can correct me if I am wrong). Does this mean that everyone now automatically has claim to every forum username they've ever had, as a legit business name? No.
In the time while you were gone, Shadera busted her behind to make MagickalMorphs HER brand (including tying up the name). I'm sure she must have a hard time wrapping her head around people associating the name with you, when your participation has been limited to the corner of one forum, and her life has been built about building her "Goodwill" to go with her name, and we have already seen how important a Name/Reputation is in this community.
Frankly, I'm not really sure where you got those extra posts that you've copied and pasted, but the link she gave does seem to show the history. It's very difficult for me to believe that you've got more invested or should be considered to have as much invested in the name, simply because you have a few grand in it (which is not the point anyway)? I KNOW that Shadera has more than a few grand invested in the name as her business entity.
Frankly, I think it's in extremely poor taste to use the name under fire on this forum after she obviously told you where she hangs out (if she didn't, I apologize for assuming that she told you about Fauna being her home since you have never visited before now.)[/QUote
Like you said I had the name first.... I have sold snakes under this name for the last 4+ years. What I want to know is when was I gone??? The screen shot she posted only has 1 of my post. I didn't even know about this feature until I saw her post that. If you go to the KS ball python archives for each year and type in +magicalmorphs all as 1 word you'll see where all the posts came from that I copied in this thread. I wasn't aware of this being her home. I'm sorry she was offended, but offended for what? I'm the one that has been insulted here. She said she had the name first (lie), she said I told her to go $%@# herself when she e-mailed me (lie), she said I was absent for a couple years (lie), she said I'm trying to ride her reputation (lie never heard of her.) Everything she's accused me of has been a lie. The truth is I do want to change my name not because of her but because I want something different. When I come up with something I will until then I'll just be magicalmorphs. Chris
Give me a break...
Hence, continued use of the name CAN be construed as "riding her coattails."
Kelli, you are correct, he had been using it first. However, Shadera posted proof that the name was inactive when she searched and she's put more time and money into making it her brand. By this I mean, ALL the names (Shadera correct me if I misunderstood) lead back to her now. Even his name under his spelling is how I am understanding it. Therefore, the name is practically useless to him because it's now hers.
You are also correct that Chris doesn't have an "obligation" to change it, but a more ethical person, imo, would do so just to cut out any confusion like the first user that was contacted did, since it's obvious that Shadera put more into making the name hers, and he admitted that he wasn't attached to the name and may change it later. I certainly would give my name up, if I wasn't "attached" to it, AND the other person had put so much effort into making it a business name AFTER she had searched and thought I was inactive. Shadera showed that she did research, maybe this one (OP) slipped though the cracks, but the effort was there.
I am not going to get into the "feeling" of a worded post...I HATE doing that.
I get it now...
So when I steal my neighbors car that he hasn't driven in a few years and put MY license plate on it, drive it for a couple years and keep it in MY garage...Then it becomes mine.
The whole thing seems kinda screwed to me.
I will say that if Chris didn't come here, I would only know MagikalMorphs to be Shadera. That doesn't justify it to be hers though.
If I stopped dealing with my animals right now and came back in a year, I would still want to use EAExotics.
Nothing against Lucille's suggestion...but why should anybody feel compelled to mention another person/business in their signature? (that really isn't the purpose of the signature area, anyway)
While I can understand protecting one's name, having a protracted side discussion of this nature in the Welcome Room seems a little.....off.
Nothing against Lucille's suggestion...but why should anybody feel compelled to mention another person/business in their signature? (that really isn't the purpose of the signature area, anyway)
