Thank you for the input siringoringo!
Unfortunately, we only got your design yesterday when we extended our contest. Apparently logo tournament was filtering/moderating your entries as a new designer.
You're one a few designers who we're finally seeing that used the name all on one line. We like that and would love to see more variations with the fonts.
We're recommend removing the mark. As we went through the contest, we felt that the marks were taking away from the name because they ended up being so dominant.
We look forward to seeing more.