Check out this message that I just received. It seems that Tribe now likes to come in and take people's url's.

Just because I had a good idea first shouldn't mean they can take it from me without any sort of fight. What sort of 'community building' is that by making the members feel they can be stepped on at any time?

If the community feels that Tribe should own this URL, feel free to let me know and I will just give it up. However, if you don't think they should take it (or the larger issue of any other URL for that matter) please discuss here and let them know how you feel.

jon


jonscott --

Hi there.

I'm Walter, and I work with Tribe.net's community to make members aware of new features and to help manage activity on our service.

In a few weeks, Tribe.net will unveil a new main page that links directly to listings, Tribes and members in different cities. To make this work smoothly, we're re-acquiring some of the URLs that members selected for their Tribes.

You're receiving this note because we'll need to use one of the URLs you selected for a Tribe you moderate.

I realize that your URL might be important to you, but in return for the link, we'll spotlight your Tribe prominently for new and existing members.

This change is slated to occur on or about September 17, so you have plenty of time to select a new public URL for your Tribe.

Thanks for working with us to make Tribe.net easier and more fun to use. If you have any questions, please reply to this message, and I'll get back to you.

Regards,

-- Walter.