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this post was submitted on 06 Mar 2025
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A community to organize and discuss the growth of the fediverse as a whole
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The good internet
The good internet = TGI
TGIF = Thank ~~god~~ it's federated
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How about 'FediverseLMP', pronounced fediverse+"ehlmp"?
Fuhgeddit
Threadiverse is a terrible name, the most immediate word association is Threads, ostensibly a large corporate competitor, and the most immediate search result is a geeky/nerdy tshirt/merch company.
Better names?
Fuck uh... I dunno.
Lemmyverse
Lemmy and Friends
Reddit Asylum Seekers Club (RASCL?)
The front page of Web 4.0
Fediverse's Fractious Forums
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I generally don't. I don't find it to be a useful grouping to reference or discuss.
Try piefed.social
Try Discuss.online
Try beehaw.org
Try programming.dev
I'm always referring to one, never the group.
I wouldn't point them to Beehaw though, their segregated nature and difficult onboarding process make it less welcoming for newcomers to the Fediverse.
lemmy.blahaj.zone is a better choice for people who want LGBTQ friendly spaces.
I think this is a great illustration of my point. I like the culture beehaw.org has established more than what lemmy.blahaj.zone has encouraged. And I don't particularly care about "the fediverse". I care about the online communities I engage with.
Everyone is different and I make my recommendation based on what I think the person I'm making recommendations to would like most.
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Yeah, pointing people to individual instances seems to be the most effective way of getting them to try out whatever we call this place. They can learn how it works later.
Example of confusion some users experience: https://old.reddit.com/r/RejoinEU/comments/1ipff9z/ok_so_what_next_what_can_you_do_to_help_the_cause/me0jdxp/?context=3
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"The United Link Aggregation Alliance of the Threaded Fediverse, which includes Lemmy, PieFed, kbin, and its fork mbin"
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What to call this stuff...
Jokingly:
webweb, 'cause it's a web of websites.
cross-fora, 'cause they're like cross-posts but entire forums.
newsvents, 'cause a lot of the activity is venting in news post comments. 😉
memecycling centers, 'cause it's a lot of reposts of old memes/shitposts.
Realistically:
Whatever instance/site I'm directing someone to.
stick-in-the-mud-tangent
I'd never tell someone to go to WordPress if I was telling them to go to a site built with Wordpress, that'd be silly and out of touch. It'd also be out of touch to use some jargon that means nothing to them like "threadiverse".
All the pointing to these backends as though they're platforms like the corporate platforms shows how much they've conditioned people into thinking in their terms. The major benefit to these backends is they're more open, enabling greater mobility between the instances of them/sites built with them.
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I’ve taken a liking to threadiverse, though I think it might confuse some people given Meta’s Threads and Metaverse, people might assume it’s a mix of that.
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I would say Men of Low Moral Fibre but that's not inclusive...