Edit: Want to make this a sugestion thread, so please let us know your ideas on themes or names below.
Howdy all!
We have been internally discussing a rebranding of Memmy to another name. This has been a discussion for some time, and although we have certainly tried to see the upsides of not rebranding, we don’t think this is a viable long-term option, for - among others - the following reasons:
- Eventual support for non-Lemmy services such as Kbin or Mastodon
- User awareness of Lemmy. Right now, the vast majority of people who are finding the app most likely are specifically searching for “Lemmy”. While that’s great and (based on trends on downloads/day) shows that there’s obviously a big demand for Lemmy, we think this might not be the best way to grow - not just for ourselves but for Lemmy as a whole. We want the fediverse to grow and the best way to do that is to make it acceptable and easy to access without specifically targeting people who already know about Lemmy
- Community feedback in general about the name. None of this is taken personal or anything, but there’s definitely negative feedback for multiple reasons about it, and honestly I think we agree with most - if not all - of that feedback.
Like I said, this is not something that we are doing lightly and we want to make sure we make the right choice before moving forward.
Mind you, we are not talking about a short-term goal here of supporting multiple Fediverse platforms. That probably isn’t even in the one-year plan if I’m being honest. But I personally believe the way that we make the Fediverse work is by making the whole experience awesome, and that means offering users with options and ease-of-use.
So, with that said, we want to see what you guys think. We have had internal discussion about the possibility of using the name Badger, and while we all think that’s a pretty good option, we are not 100% sold and want to gauge feedback before we do anything. Edit: It seems like that might not be something the community is interested in, so we likely won’t be going that route.
Please drop your suggestions for themes or names below! We will go through them all sometime later in the day.
Let us know your thoughts!
Totally agree with the name change!
Unfortunately I’m not too fond of Badger…
I really like the space theme, so maybe something like:
Orbit would be cool, but I’m a little biased.
+1 for Orbit as well.
Space themed. Sounds like you can move around the fediverse (is a verb), maybe relevant if you’re not just connected to Lemmy in the future and can move around between services. Apollo inspired. Sounds fun.
A lot of space names sound nerdy but Orbit sounds appealing to non nerds.
I completely agree. Being able to travel through the fediverse sounds fun.
I like Orbit. Makes sense in context of the fediverse, too
Ooo I like Orbit!
Orbit is what I like most in this post.
I also vote for orbit. I think the Greek god naming is very overdone at this point.
+1 for orbit
Orbit rocks
I really like Orbit and Solar. (Anything but Badger.)
I love the name Orbit
Another vote for Orbit. It even works with the current icon.
love orbit!
Another +1 for “Orbit”
Orbit. Book it.
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+1 for Orbit. Orbital also sounds like a nicely rounded out name.