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It would tie in better with the email analogy, and it could show that they all just provide access to the same network.

What do you think?

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[-] xnx@slrpnk.net 18 points 2 years ago

Servers are a better word for it imo. It is what it actually is and average people already understand servers from discord

[-] unhrpetby@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago

Discord servers are just groups. Lemmy "instances" are actual separate instances of Lemmy communicating.

[-] xnx@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 years ago

I know. What im saying is the word server isnt too technical and is both easier to understand and technically correct

[-] running_system@feddit.org 2 points 2 years ago

"Average people" don't even know what Discord is

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