What would be a good name for a federated Wikipedia? (lemmy.ml)

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Let's say someone created a Wikipedia clone with Activitypub support, so you can freely read and edit articles on other servers. Basically the same way that Lemmy works. What would be a good name for such a project? Bonus points if the name goes with a cute animal mascot.

Edit: Here you can see the names of existing Fediverse projects.

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[-] saigot@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago

Those seem to be the same criticism almost everyone levels at the org, and that are more or less intrinsic to an open platform. mainly that anyone can edit it. How does federation solve these issues, seems to me it would make them much much worse.

[-] fishos@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Dude admitted higher up that it's not the code, it's the people in charge who are the problem. So all they're really advocating for is starting their own Wikipedia. But of course, theirs will be "the real truth" when in actuality we will just end up with another version.

Relevant XKCD

[-] dessalines@lemmy.ml 5 points 10 months ago

Dude admitted higher up that it’s not the code, it’s the people in charge who are the problem. So all they’re really advocating for is starting their own Wikipedia.

Replace wikipedia with reddit, and you just discovered the reason lemmy exists. The problem is not just the people, but the code too.

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