I think you might be in your own head about this a bit, I can understand it being a little annoying but you can never really know how many or how few people you lose from that misconception, I feel it might be more of a risk to change it and risk losing people that recognize your current name. With all the AI channels out now that are like the real thing but with a slightly alternated name, I'd be worried about people thinking your real channel is one of those as well.
1 week ago | 37
The poll's leaning towards "leave it", but I honestly recommend changing the name if you actually want to change it. I had a handle that bothered me once and I pretty much obsessed over it until I found something I liked more. Edit: Oh yeah, I also don't think about internet stuff as going "viral" at all these days. The word just sounds a bit like an antiquated internet word since so much of the internet is just hyper specific stuff in hyper specific spaces now. "Breaching containment" pops into my head before "going viral".
1 week ago (edited) | 31
Just start every video with "Hey whutz up everybody it's Professor VEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-ral here and welcome backk for another VEE-ral VEE-deo" actually don't that's a horrible idea
1 week ago
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If you are motivated by wanting people to pronounce it “correctly”, I’d recommend changing to ProfessorVeeral, if you change it to ProfessorVeral, people will just start saying “VEH-ral” instead.
1 week ago | 9
I can only speak for myself, but any connotations your names may convey are swifty forgotten by your thoughtful presentation. I didn't know that you took the name of an anime character but my misunderstanding never preventing me from listening and chewing on the message.
1 week ago | 3
Let's play devils advocate. So it is viral, so what? Oh no, someone believes in themselves, whatever shall we do? Realtalk, I have NEVER, and I truly mean NEVER decided to watch or not watch a video based on a channels name. You produce good content, and it speaks for itself.
1 week ago | 1
there’s a selection bias in play— anyone who ends up clicking on your videos, especially voting in this poll, is not the audience this decision will affect. I’m not a tggl fan sadly so I didn’t get the reference, but I stuck around despite the name. you would not alienate my audience by changing the name, nor the audience that gets the reference. I believe you’d only be expanding to people who would be swayed by small changes like that. personally, I read the surprising amount of people who say to change it despite the strong selection bias as a sign you should do it 🫡
1 week ago | 7
Not being a native english speaker, I already read Viral as Vee-ral, but that didn't stop me from understanding it as Va-ee-ral.
1 week ago | 5
Ngl, I've always read it as "Viral" and I've always thought it made sense because it was about deconstructing media. Personally, I like it as is, it doesn't put me off at all, but maybe I'm just chill like that
1 week ago | 1
Maybe an updated image with some nod to the characters?
1 week ago | 3
I remember the first time I saw your video recommended to me - Yeah, I misunderstood your name. I feel sorta bad about ti, but also it's a really understandable mistake to make, that I'm as sure as you are a ton of people also make. I voted change it, but I'm not really strongly attached to my vote. I think your logic is sound, and there's reason to believe it will benefit your channel to do so.
1 week ago | 1
I get thinking it was cringe, but I always felt like it was optimistic in the modern virality sense. Like it was a goal to make a long-form video go viral, really make people think.
1 week ago | 1
Your name is part of what drew me to you in the first place, as a huge TTGL fan. However, given your explorations of your own identity especially lately I wouldn't begrudge you changing it.
1 week ago | 4
I dont think you even need to change the name. Just say it differently in videos until it sticks. The English languages is flexible after all. Plus the character being referenced is pronounced as Veeral in some dubs if thats any justification
1 week ago | 2
I also thought that your channel name didn’t match your style ngl! I didn’t realise it was a name. I think people focus more on thumbnails or video instead anyway. if you are considering a change, maybe a letter change or a - hyphen might work
1 week ago (edited) | 6
I mean, i know you hate the connotation but like, you know that feeling when you hear a song you really like but cant remember the name? Yeah thats your channel for me. I remember watching one of your videos ages ago and really enjoying it but i didnt subscribe so i couldnt find your channel again when i felt like watching another video. I was desperately trying to remember the title of the video i watched from you but i couldnt find it or similar videos. To put into perspective how trash my memory is i dont even remember what video this even was 💀. But something about the viral kinda just clicked in my head like internet viral lol which made me remember your channel name since it kinda stuck out. Like i found the contrast funny bc usually ppl who try to make viral content i associate with content farmers. Ok well maybe not viral but like clickbaity kinda stuff to get attention more specifically and that which is low effort: pretty much the opposite to your channel so yh. But if you dislike that i rediscovered your channel bc of the stupid connotation/mispronounciation lol i dont mind if you change it paha Edit: it was either wonder egg or madoka either one i think was the vid. Probabky wonder egg actually no nvm i dont remembe
1 week ago (edited) | 7
I think you should change it if you want to change it. That's the name people know you as on the internet, I believe it should reflect you, so if it bothers you, by all means change it
1 week ago (edited) | 2
It's your name. Even the upset people will get over it. Be who YOU want to be.
1 week ago | 0
Viral just sounds better. Like, Veral just doesn't have the same ring to it. The Viral is actually what piqued my interest enough to check the channel, to see if you were bragging. Then I saw the video titles and got hooked. Tldr keep it.
1 week ago | 1
I always pronounced ur name as vi- ral coz it was easy to pronounce and it's a common Indian name! Also if anyone sees ur videos I'm sure they'll be able to tell ur vids ain't meant to viral at all they're just the best life lessons ever ❤
1 week ago | 2
ProfessorViral
So, very few of you probably know that the channel name is actually pronounced Professor VEE-RAL (one of my favorite characters ever, Viral from TTGL). It usually comes off like "viral video," which is a connotation I really hate, and probably drives some people away. So... do I change the name? Just one letter different probably, to something like "ProfessorVeral" to make it better? Or, will I just look like a rip off of myself? (If I do, I will make mention of the coming change for probably a month so that everyone is aware and I don't just disappear when searched)
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