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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Cat@kbin.social to c/RedditMigration@kbin.social

I don't think many people understand that if they use Lemmy or kbin, they are posting to the fediverse. There are other platforms and will be more to come. Referring to a post on "Lemmy" or "kbin" is like saying you saw a post on your Windows or Mac computer.

We should be referring to it as...

  • I saw it on the fediverse.
  • Hey fediverse users ...
  • A thread on the fediverse...

New terms may emerge but referring to the platform seems weird, almost ignorant.

edit: A better example is email. You wouldn't assume everyone is on Hotmail because that is the email provider you use. You say I'm sendingan eamail, not I'm sending a Hotmail.

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[-] 5BC2E7@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Are you implying that defederation is a myth? Since the flow of data between instances is conditional on the instances. they are relevant.

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[-] Tygr@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Allow people to enjoy their experience here. When you start going down this path, you are confusing the user base that’s still learning a whole new platform. When I first got here, I said a lot of the same stuff, that I was a Lemmy world member, etc.

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[-] comcreator@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Why not "lemmyverse" for lemmy federation?

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[-] Mane25@feddit.uk 0 points 2 years ago

I like the name fediverse, but I think it's too broad. I think we need a collective name for platforms like Lemmy and KBin (which are more like each other than they are like Mastodon).

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