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.

  • Teon@kbin.social
    4·
    1 year ago

    I personally like to call it “Fedi”. I was reading a post / thread on Fedi and it said…
    If someone asked where exactly it was I would mention the platform.
    And in my opinion, everyone should be mentioning the name of the platform they are on. Because when you mention what software or server you used, it promotes it to non Fediverse people. And it also tells current Fediverse users about other Fedi platforms that they may like, and didn’t know about.
    That’s how I found Misskey, and it’s quite cool.
    So many options to explore, and try out interfaces that may work better for you.

    We are all on the Fediverse, we all should be promoting that in any way we can.
    Share, educate and take pride in our diverse community.

    • Nepenthe@kbin.social
      1·
      1 year ago

      I just consistently mention it because it’s a huge topic atm and it’s to everyone’s benefit to clarify. If I’m over here talking about how I’m SO glad I can mute instances willy-nilly as I please but don’t mention I’m doing that from kbin, that’s going to send a lot of frustrated lemmings scrambling through their settings.

      Generic is “(the) fedi/fediverse.” But where I’m specifically from may carry connotations in UI or culture for those here, and those not here would maybe prefer a platform name they can actually look up, as has already happened to me once.

      I do think the “Blaaah, we got X amount of users and we’re the biggest in the fedi!” posts are borderline odd, because yeah, we’re not going head to head anymore. The tribalism we’ve had drilled into us for decades, we have no need of now and I don’t wanna see any of the platform politics that’s always been in the past. Thankfully, it seems to be stemming from genuine enjoyment instead of elitist gloating, and it keeps itself to a minimum.

      • Teon@kbin.social
        1·
        1 year ago

        Yeah, the tribalism needs to go away and we need to think more along the lines of the “neighborhood” we are in. All the Fedis are our neighbors.

        • bvanevery@kbin.social
          1·
          1 year ago

          I dunno, the Ferengis are neighbors and they’re damn greedy.

          The Centauris I hear are pretty nice.