totally butter

I think the only reason verse.com is taken is precisely because of your time travel shenanigans that have yet to happen/have already happened.

First off, I agree, "WhoaVerse" and the mascot need to go. I always end up thinking it is called "Who-a-verse" for some reason.

Secondly, Voat sounds too close to boat to not have some pun based on it; the similarity of Subverses to "subversive" is fantastic, but they might end up being subdecks if Boat is the new name.

Some name suggestions:

Polyverse

Demot (As in democrates, or democracy)

Pluribas

Verse

Lorem (As in Lorem Ipsum)

Woahverse.com has to be registered by someone from reddit/whoaverse.

Ideas with whois lookups:

Speakverse.com/co/etc.

Speakyverse.com/co/etc

Woahverse.co

Freeverse.co

Alphaverse.co/net/org/etc

Wunderverse.co/org

Primaverse.co

Zettaverse.co/net/org/etc

Freeniverse.co/net/org/net/etc

Superverse.co

Love the mascot. Would hate to see him go.

It's not 100% but if a TM/copyright was filed and the person who owns the domain has no parallel copyright it could be considered squatting. There's also always the option of seeing if the squatter will just part with it for a reasonable sum. I just don't know if the lesson is being learned by changing the site from one misspelled name to another. Who knows though, voat my have better mass appeal.

Verse.co is taken? Maybe Versus? If it's just the word Verse, then copyright/TM it the whole domain, a person can't control the word Verse.

How about just, 'Verse' no need to change any URL's, etymologically, it's basically saying that your website is poetry in motion - and for marketing purposes you can just call the subs Universes or Uni's for short, also implying a higher level of information or education. It's short, it retains your site names intonation and part of the original name recognition you already have going for you. Thanks for building this site.

I think just changing the way 'whoa' is spelt would fix a lot. Changing it to WoahVerse would be a lot better IMHO.

One word for you: Schwarzenegger

Just imagine if he changed it to Smith or something similar because it was easier to pronounce.

Do NOT change the name. Repeat: DO NOT CHANGE THE NAME.

Whomever is advising you is wrong. The nature of the mind is to learn. When working with the complex like the name WhoaVerse the mind will retain all aspects of the word; both the pronunciation and the proper way to write it when writing the name. Once we have learned the brand we will long for it - desire it. If you change the name to a dumbed-down version of something you think is easier you will lose retention value as well as the personal desire that comes with achievement of learning something complex. It will become just another web address quickly forgotten.

Again, changing the name now will be the deathblow to the entire operation. You may exist in some form or fashion for a short period of time - but it will be a prolonged period of exit strategy- not growth management.

Finally, if you do proceed with the name change be prepared to return immediately to WhoaVerse and then fire whomever advised you away from your vision and into theirs. Atko, the person urging you to change the name/brand is absolutely and completely WRONG.

Just ask Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Whoaverse is definitely a name I enjoy and voat isn't one I'm crazy about but I don't really care cuz I'll be here anyway. However, I'm sure reddit had similar issues with people continually typing "readit" so why change it, people can use their bookmarks, your logo can assist with pronunciation by differentiating the whoa from the verse. However, if you are going to change it and are looking for suggestions may I recommend "Communiverse"? Too long? "ComVerse"? Clearly, I like the universe theme and think subverses should exist...."WeVerse"? "ThreadVerse"? "Threadex"? "ThreadX"? getting into a vortex theme now..."Communex?" Im sure I'll be back...

Edit: Clarity

This is a smart decision. Short, simple. I think the current name and mascot is hokey, as well as any variation of 'verse'.

Ah that explains the 2014ish spike.

Unfortunately not. But if anyone else does, take me with you!

no good.

you say to someone "hey you should check out voat.co. it's cool!"

they go home and type in "vote.co"

I personally wouldn't mind Voat much, but I can't help thinking "boat" whenever I read it. And some suggestions, like "V.", "verse", and "universe", seem like better options in my opinion.

V would be neat!

I like the "verse" suggestion. (was going to suggest it myself but then I noticed your comment)

It's a good idea to change it. I couldn't remember for some time whether it's whoa, woah,...

However, Voat sounds kind of strange, too. Aren't there any better ideas...

When will the name change?

vo-at.co = vo atco = vo atko = atko

It was under our noses the whole time!

The confusion about the name can very easily be fixed by changing Whoaverse to Woahverse. Much easier. Please don't change to Voat.co, that just sounds very... Eh.

That name sounds horrible. Rhymes with throat, gloat, and goat. It just looks wrong. Yeah, you can have the Voat Goat as your mascot, but it just sounds and looks bad.

It is a shorter name though, so it has that going for it. Have a few beers with some friends and you'll think of something better.

I think that Voat would do just fine. Its uncomplicated; simplicity is always a plus when it comes to URL domains.

Do you plan on updating to a .com domain on in the future?

because I was bored at work again, I made another logo (using the original mascot I came up with)

I think that's a terrible name. I think WhoaVerse is much, much better. Though, /u/flyawayhigh has a point. It would be easier to pronounce/read/remember if it was spelled Woah. Voat is awkward, and it looks bad. I just don't like it at all.

I agree with your criticisms of "WhoaVerse". "Voat" is better, but..

It shouldn't be a homophone. People need to be able to say it out loud and know they're talking about the site.

Made my day! Thanks :D

I take it you're not going to buy subverse.com and donate it to us? :)

Because the domain is not available and owners of all the domains you guys suggested so far usually want 5.000 USD and up to sell the domain. Voat.co was available. It implies voting and voting is key component of this community. If you can buy subverse.com - I'll be happy to take it as a donation :)

I suggest the new mascot to be a goat :p Mainly because "Voat the goat" sounds fun.

Voat seems fine, short and simple. If you're going with misspellings though I might try something like "tawkverse" or "tawknet".

Great ideas, but most of those are taken since 1997. Try using the website who.is to see if a name is taken and you'll soon figure out that all good sounding names are taken.

How about reedr.com?

And subs could be called reeds?

Edit: Or is that too close to reddit?

For what it's worth, I just found this site again after looking through my browser history because my girlfriend and I couldn't remember the name. Also as a keyword, "voat" has relatively little search competition (just like "reddit," another misspelling... or something). That being said, you do have a brand built up here. If/when you switch, don't forget your 301 redirects.

You said you like 'subverse' as the name for the sites 'sub-communities'. And you're not alone on this one. Many like it, it's catchy and easy to remember. So, give me any good reason why to change it! I agree 'whoaverse' it not easy to pronounce and not as 'cool' as 'subverse', but why do you intent to drop both just to make them fit each other? If you really want a good name for the site, then I suggest not thinking too far: Just take 'subverse' as a start and build up from that one. What about 'Anyverse'? Just please, not 'Voat'. As others in here mentioned, it translates to 'detained' as well as implies it's all about upvotes. Do you really think this fits with the idea of your project?

Well the US word sounds the same but is spelled "Vote". So its still confusing. It needs to be more unique!

FWIW, I'm not a fan. As KyloRen noted, it does seem to indicate a general emphasis on the upvotes. Also, I feel that not having a .com domain is a detriment.

That said, at the end of the day it doesn't make much of a difference. You can call it pooverse.tv and I'll still be here.

[SMH]

Maybe some better thought should go into coming up with a new name. (Hopefully all URLs will be redirected.)

What inspires people?

A bat inspires Bruce Wayne to be Batman.

What inspires Atko to make Whoaverse become something else and what would that something else be?

By the way, consider "communities" instead of "subs", that's how they are called in livejournal.

Cleaner, simpler, better - great move! I like it.

What about Reddit? You took the structure why not the name too?

It always takes me a couple of attempts to figure out the right spelling for whoaverse.com. Voat sounds much better, but I think it should be something with a .com domain available.

Tbh I think the word "voat" is actually weird :/

Honestly, whoaverse is better and more unique.

You already have some decent word of mouth PR going on with the whoaverse name. I wouldn't waste that by changing names.

I have no complaints.

I'm wondering IF there was a 'cool' translation for discuss or discussion in another language, German, Russian, Japanese or whatever.

It's a meh to me, whatever shorter domain is better

I think it's okay, any unusual website name looks weird for some time :) This one reminds me of goats lol

Sounds good, and will probably help it get more of an audience.

Glad you like it. I was afraid people would go mad (nobody likes changes) but so far the feedback seem to be positive :)

I actually hate it. It makes it sound like it's all about getting upvotes. Doesn't sound "cool" either. Why not "UnitaVerse" . "Unita" is Latin for Unite, I think. As in uniting different topics and people together. I kinda like the sound of "Subverses"

Edit: Sorry if I sounded harsh. That was not my intention.

Much, much better than WhoaVerse. Hopefully theres a way to change the names of subverses like "ideasforwhoaverse".

I guess that means I'll be detained. ;-)