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!
As I like the name Memmy I understand your thoughts.
Memmy is a inviting, friendly, cute name. For a concept like the fediverse which can be intimidating for casual users I find that a good thing. I still dislike the name 'Mastodon’ because it seems heavy and complicated to me.
In terms of discoverability you can always consider naming it
APPNAME - Fediverse client for Lemmy, Kbin, Mastodon
Yea Badger seems good but not great. My two cents.
Tbh i would stop using the app if it was called badger, badgers are massive cunts here in the UK XD
That’s racist.
Mushroom Mushroom!
Luna?
Just looking at other moon missions besides Apollo.
Edit: I think Orbit is actually my fave now.
From names being thrown around my favourite is definitely Traverse.
Name change makes sense but if it can add any value to the discussion the reason I’m on Memmy is like you said I searched for “Lemmy” to see if any apps were made. You may want to add something in the description of the app or whatever that still makes it clear to those searching the App Store that this is ultimately what they’re looking for
And definitely agreeing with the space themed names over Badger
I thought Memmy was fine, don’t like Badger at all
of the suggestions already posted I think these are my favorite: Mercury, Orbit, Helios
Fedihive Or just simple: Nexus
No for badger
Thanks!
+1 for something space themed simply as an homage to Apollo. However both Orbit and Orion seem to be heavily used on the App Store from a quick peak. Although maybe that isn’t a big deal?
I didn’t actually use Apollo for Reddit but I’m aware of the similarities between it and Memmy (I missed out lol). I think in a perfect world it would be pretty dope if we could get consent from the Apollo dev to use their name and bring their legacy forward through the fediverse. But I know that may just be a pipe-dream.
Badgers are jerks. Hard pass.
I don’t like Badger - seems too random.
I offer Edera - federal but take the F and L off. It’s not a real word, it’s unique (apart from a random restaurant on googling), it’s represents the idea of being a part of the federiverse/literally it’s part of federal but without being platform specific. it sounds nice, it sounds a bit like idea and dear, and era which can all be positive words, It’s reasonably easy to spell.
I’d pronounce it E-dearer from the way it’s written.
Not sure if you’re keeping the icon the same over time but.
Neptune Jupiter Saturn
And uh
Uranus.
“I use Uranus”
no to Badger, maybe Capybara or Powwow or Freedome or Shindig
Big fan of the new logo! I would support a name change. Space theme would be nice. Suggestions: Nexus, Stellar, Artemis, Helios, Odyssey, Rover, Webb, Asteroid, Frontier.
I like stellar.
I like Helios
Helios is a local coffee shop near me so that name is already taken.
Are we doing the same /s thing here to denote sarcasm?
Ahhh, man. I guess we were too late /s
Not sure if you’re keeping the icon the same but
Neptune Jupiter Saturn
Or
Uranus.
“I use Uranus” sounds pretty nice.
“I spend a lot of time checking out Uranus.” Hmm, yeah, has a nice ring.
I vote to rebrand Memmy and change the name to WefWef. The name recently became available.