It is not Lemmy or kbin, it is the fediverse. ( 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.

Nicenightforawalk ,

So can I log into a lemmy app with my kbin details ? Or do I have to sign up on lemmy ?

5BC2E7 ,

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

bvanevery ,

Well Kermit the Frog said it's a myth. But every time he said it, a miss showed up.

comcreator ,

Why not “lemmyverse” for lemmy federation?

Nepenthe ,
@Nepenthe@kbin.social avatar

I think just Lemmy, kbin, mastodon, etc. naturally implies the platform-specific -verse, doesn't it? I think "Hey, Lemmy--" posts addressing the entire fediverse are being accidentally myopic, but "Hey, Lemmy [users]" would be understandable, given a need to discuss our UI differences. The former is fairly common atm, though, which I admit is faintly annoying to see on my kbin feed. I feel so left out.

bvanevery ,

"Hey, Soviet SSR! In Russia you don't federate. Federation does you!"

Didn't mean to be so accurate...

Tygr ,

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.

bvanevery ,

That sounds a lot like Pier 1 Imports!

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