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**mvl** · 04-27-2008, 02:58 PM

The font Pool.com is using for marketplace listings can be very misleading. There is no space between consecutive v's which make them look almost the same as a single w.

Check out the following two current marketplace listings for v v a t.net and v v q k.com:

**BobDiGiTaL** · 04-27-2008, 07:31 PM

the winner of vvqk.net is gonna be pissed.

**mvl** · 04-28-2008, 02:12 AM

Actually it's vvqk.com, but I'm pretty sure the high bidder (now @$725) is not aware of the double v.

**Pool.com** · 04-30-2008, 09:50 AM

Hi all,

This is a really good observation gang, thanks for hightlighting it. We are looking into a number of ways to solve the problem... a different font may work. We are also considering putting the number of characters in the first level domain name as a suffix... something like: vvat.com (4) where the "4" shows that "vvat" is really 4 letters and not 3 compared to wat.com (3).

Thoughts all?

Richard

**Rockefeller** · 04-30-2008, 10:00 AM

Why not capitalize the first letter?

**south** · 04-30-2008, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockefeller

Why not capitalize the first letter?

That could confuse people between zero and o. And what if it was somethingvvsomething.something? Same problem. Changing the tracking/kerning would probably be best.

**Pool.com** · 10-24-2008, 02:30 PM

The fonts were changed a little qwhile ago, any comments?

04-27-2008, 02:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
mvl Last Online: Today 03:39 AM iTrader: (18) Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 910 DNF$: 520 Location: Netherlands Country:	Pool.com please change your fonts The font Pool.com is using for marketplace listings can be very misleading. There is no space between consecutive v's which make them look almost the same as a single w. Check out the following two current marketplace listings for v v a t.net and v v q k.com: __________________ http://sxt.nl/ - CLICK HERE TO DISCOVER WHERE I PARK MY REVENUE DOMAINS

04-27-2008, 07:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
BobDiGiTaL DNF Addict Last Online: 11-20-2009 01:17 PM iTrader: (74) Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,473 DNF$: 5,652	the winner of vvqk.net is gonna be pissed. __________________ BobGuzzo.com domains. My Countdown Counting down to: Domainer Mardi Gras 2010 88 days 18 hours 37 minutes

04-28-2008, 02:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
mvl Last Online: Today 03:39 AM iTrader: (18) Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 910 DNF$: 520 Location: Netherlands Country:	Actually it's vvqk.com, but I'm pretty sure the high bidder (now @$725) is not aware of the double v. __________________ http://sxt.nl/ - CLICK HERE TO DISCOVER WHERE I PARK MY REVENUE DOMAINS

04-30-2008, 09:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
Pool.com Gold Lifetime Member Last Online: 11-20-2009 05:11 PM iTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 76 DNF$: 200 Location: Ottawa	Good suggestion! Hi all, This is a really good observation gang, thanks for hightlighting it. We are looking into a number of ways to solve the problem... a different font may work. We are also considering putting the number of characters in the first level domain name as a suffix... something like: vvat.com (4) where the "4" shows that "vvat" is really 4 letters and not 3 compared to wat.com (3). Thoughts all? Richard

04-30-2008, 10:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
Rockefeller Name: Justin Godfrey Last Online: Yesterday 02:15 PM iTrader: (361) Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,446 DNF$: 2,925 Location: Sheboygan, WI Country:	Why not capitalize the first letter? __________________ Domain name newsletter

10-24-2008, 02:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
Pool.com Gold Lifetime Member Last Online: 11-20-2009 05:11 PM iTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 76 DNF$: 200 Location: Ottawa	The fonts were changed a little qwhile ago, any comments?

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