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!

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[–] wakest@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I totally agree with all the points you made here. I think coming up with a name that could encompass a-lot of potential fediverse things that dont even exist yet and this is the time to do it before you get much bigger. Badger doesn't feel right to me. One thing I do like with the memmy name is the association with 'meme' so even shortening the name to Mem might work

[–] patchworkskye@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

agree with changing the name, not too fond of Badger (too similar to Beaver in my mind). Too early for my brain to function , but will try to come up with some suggestions and post later - thanks for involving the community in this though process

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[–] green@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Fedihive Or just simple: Nexus

[–] ProceduralDeathLab@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Memmy is fine and all and serves a short term goal of getting interest, but I can see why a name change is better for long term viability. I do not like Badger, though.

Someone else suggested Dragonfly, which I really like. Other possibilities along that line could be:

Firefly, as in the show. Also good as a metaphor for lighting our way in the darkness.

Mantis, since we're consuming the remains of Reddit. Although maybe that's also a bit short-term.

[–] emmeram@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Yes to name change.

[–] shenandoah@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Quest
Capitol
Cosmo

[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I vote to rebrand Memmy and change the name to WefWef. The name recently became available.

[–] Ildar@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I heard "wefwef" is free now 🙈

[–] Sam1232188@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I Like Orbit

[–] ExclamatoryProdundity@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Something similar to lemonade. Lemmy-nade? Because when life gives a you Lemmys…

[–] visualfeast@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Something unique so that a single search would easily reveal.

[–] TerribleJokes@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

For continuing the Greek theme Im a fan of either Orion or Helios but I think because it’s a new platform going for a name of a manned space shuttle could be a cool new theme like Mercury, Atlantis or Challenger could work

[–] merak7@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I read your reason for renaming appname, and I think its make sense. So I want to propose this:

If you will planed support Kbin, Mastodon and now you working with Lemmy - actually you in Fediverse.
Fediverse - is a universe of many services.
Your app - is a tool what help to explore fediverse (universe). And this can be - Shuttle (heritage with Apollo) or something like this.

PS: thank you for your app

[–] stink_pickle@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

I also agree with the space / exploration idea as far as names go. Badger is another word for annoying or ‘to pester’ and I think as a name it would put people off and we’d just end up back here again.

[–] PineapplePartisan@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If the intent is to make it more fediverse aligned, maybe incorporate that into it.

Feddi
Feddr (for that naughts dating app vibe)
Freddi
Foyager

I would recommend steering away from all the space/mythology/nerd nomenclature. It will just needlessly alienate a bunch of people who are already skeptical about how tech/nerd focused Lemmy/Fediverse is.

[–] nanu2@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I suggest DARTIS. Let me explain.

If it wasn’t trademarked by the BBC I would definitely opt for TARDIS, the hybrid of time machine and spacecraft. I am no lawyer, so I cannot tell if this is a possibility after all.

However, it ticks so many boxes:

Reference to space → Fediverse
Reference to timeline(s) → Mastodont
Bigger on the inside → Lemmy
Tribute to a crazy fun SF series
Cool icon

I personally have a weakness for a reference to pop culture (e.g., like the programming language Python is a tribute to the British comedy group Monty Python).

To be safe, we might use an anagram instead: DARTIS. As a bonus we will have a nice story behind the name.

[–] nanu2@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Also, while TARDIS is an acronym for “Time And Relative Dimension In Space”, DARTIS stands for “Dimension And Relative Time In Space”, which obviously makes perfect sense.

[–] plz1@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Mastodont I read that as Masto-don't, and agreed, lol (I hate Twitter-style social media).

[–] Beardwin@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

A few idears:

Artemis: He was Apollo’s twin brother, and Memmy feels to be the spiritual equivalent.
Pluto: you still have the space theme, but nobody can agree on what the fuck it is, so it just keeps going on about its thing
Threaddit: i just think it’s kinda funny.
Voyager: space themed, and kinda fits what the is whole thing is about and how it came to be

[–] ebits21@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I like Artemis! Maybe too many syllables

Edit: apparently taken

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[–] Nomad@infosec.pub -2 points 1 year ago

Polyglot -> Polyglutton

speaks and understands many languages
we all overdo it a little with social media

[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago

no to Badger, maybe Capybara or Powwow or Freedome or Shindig

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