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submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) by Irelephant@lemm.ee to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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It would tie in better with the email analogy, and it could show that they all just provide access to the same network.

What do you think?

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[–] xnx@slrpnk.net 19 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Servers are a better word for it imo. It is what it actually is and average people already understand servers from discord

[–] unhrpetby@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Discord servers are just groups. Lemmy "instances" are actual separate instances of Lemmy communicating.

[–] xnx@slrpnk.net 8 points 4 weeks ago

I know. What im saying is the word server isnt too technical and is both easier to understand and technically correct

[–] running_system@feddit.org 2 points 3 weeks ago

"Average people" don't even know what Discord is

[–] donaldjmusk@hilariouschaos.com -2 points 4 weeks ago

Servers are a better word for it imo.

Agreed. When I explain Lemmy to my friends I describe instances as "servers."