Is there really a reason, for example, for there to be the distinction of “magazine” and “community”? When you’re federating, the same features should be called the same, if close enough. That way everyone can talk with everyone about stuff and we all immediately understand each other.

Would also alleviate confusion for any new adopters.

^I’m pretty sure this is going to be impossible though, since each sides egos will likely get in the way :D^

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    That’s like saying Facebook and Twitter should come to a concensus on how to name stuff

    Lemmy and Kbin are different platforms that are compatible with activitypub (just like other platforms in the fediverse, like peertube, friendica, pleroma or mastodon, among others)

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      facebook and twitter are not federated

      i don’t see why creating standards for less confusion would hurt anyone. i think ultimately the standards should be optional - but standards exist for a reason

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        But Kbin is a platform and Lemmy is a different platform, just like Twitter and Facebook are different platforms. It’s just that Lemmy and Kbin use a common protocol, ActivityPub that allows interaction between different platforms. But that does not means both platforms are (or should be) the same

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          I feel like it’s going to take awhile for people used to Facebook / Twitter / Reddit / Etc to get used to having multiple platforms that cater to the exact same audience. Lemmy / Kbin basically do the same thing, with slightly different minor features. Most people aren’t used to having options.

          That said I feel like having some standardized naming across the fediverse wouldn’t hurt with things that are synonymous, if that’s not already happening. There’s a valid argument for magazines and communities not being the same thing

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          I think there’s a case to be made that some common nomenclature should be applied to activitypub implementations. For the same reason everyone can agree that an email has a “CC” line. Even though nobody knows what “carbon copying” is anymore. It’s just a standard term so everyone is speaking the same language.

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      That’s like saying Facebook and Twitter should come to a concensus on how to name stuff

      Twitter changed Favs to Likes to copy Facebook

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      I don’t think it’s even close to the same. It’s more like forum software everywhere calls a post a “post” and a reply a “reply” and not something else.

      Both sites are link aggregators, both sites have sub groups that are meant for a specific topic that links can be posted to, this concept should have a name.

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          When terminology has become a standard, who cares what specific source you’re “copying” from? Use the standard words that everyone already knows the meaning of.