I actually squealed with delight this morning when I read the transferring bit in the FAQ. I am not ashamed to say that.
This is just... too wonderful for words. I wanted the pound back because I want to transfer some pets between accounts. I was actually a bit worried about how it would all work. They could have actually made it harder to transfer pets. But they actually gave us a safe way to transfer. I could hug them!!
That's all I care about, transferring my own pets. I couldn't care less about anything else. I don't care if people try to sell their pets. Most of them will probably get caught, and even if they don't, so what? There are worse crimes. Selling pets never seemed like such a horrible thing to me, although I would never do it. It doesn't hurt me any if other people do it.
I don't care so much that pets will go into the pound naked. I actually think that is the best solution, although I can understand why some people don't like it. I don't think there could have been a perfect solution to this that would make everyone happy, so I think they did the best they could. I have no desire to either snatch up a good painted pet from the pound, or zap good pets and abandon them for others. I like to paint my own pets and zap only for myself. So it doesn't really effect me either way.
I don't care that the boards with be a sea of asking to borrow av pets. I stay well clear of the boards except for my beloved chat group. So the New Member can flail about all they want. Now with the safe transfer option I plan to get all av pets and petpets with my own hard work and/or lucky zaps.
I think the one transfer a month is a very good rule. It may discourage people trying to sell pets, and may keep the rampant borrowing of av pets somewhat at bay. It'll be a little bit annoying for me because I have a lot of juggling around of pets between my accounts I want to do, but I don't really mind. I've waited nearly a year for the pound to come back, I can wait a few more months to have all my transfers completed. I'm just so pleased with having worry free transfers that I can't really find fault with anything else.
(Oy vey that was a long ramble, sorry. Cookies for you if you managed to read it all.)