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Kbin and Lemmy should come to a consensus on how to name stuff (feddit.de)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Azzu@feddit.de to c/RedditMigration@kbin.social

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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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[–] chamim@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

While I see what you mean about the names causing confusion, as I was confused myself at first, it took me very little time to adapt. Don't underestimate the users, most won't care too much about what 'subreddits' are called on each platform.

[–] Azzu@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It's not really about the confusion, it's just unnecessary complexity. Magazines and communities for example are completely equal concepts, the only difference is the name for some reason, probably marketing or some such.

[–] Mr_Jabroni@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

But they are not completely equal. Yes, kbin Magazines display threads just as Lemmy communities do, however Magazines have the Microblog tab where they display posts across the Fediverse that include the tags associated with them. That is extra functionality which Lemmy does not have.