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What do we call the Lemmy/Kbin Universe? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 year ago by ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/fediverse@lemmy.ml
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The lemmyverse sounds perfect, but it ignores alternatives like kbin etc. It would be better if we didn't end up with the situation we have with Mastodon where people assume Mastodon is the fediverse.

So, what do we call this little niche in the fediverse?

Communiverse? FediGroups?

#lemmy #kbin #fediverse #communiverse #FediGroups

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[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why should we just accept that some naïve twitter refugees have misassociated the Fediverse as being just Mastodon?

Because no amount of ideological objection will change the fact that this is exactly what has happened. People are using it this way, and what I was trying to raise here is a way to talk about this particular niche of the web without running in exactly the same problem with lemmy

[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, I honestly haven't come across anyone who uses it that way so I can't really advise.

I just feel like it's not so widespread to just assume we should accept that the "cat is out of the bag". We can just focus on correcting people, like we do when they conflate Lemmy with lemmy.ml.

[–] smallcircles@social.coop 2 points 1 year ago

@comfy @ada

I tend to agree. Now its forum-like apps where fedi integrations are made. Next it is more video apps, podcasting apps (via podcasting hub), coding apps (via the forge federation movement), and you-name-it different app domains.

Are we going to invent new names for each new app type that becomes federated? Might as well give the term Splinterverse right now then. Nothing feels connected anymore, and a "unique selling point" (to stick with marketing-like brand terminology) is lost.