Let's say someone created a Wikipedia clone with Activitypub support, so you can freely read and edit articles on other servers. Basically the same way that Lemmy works. What would be a good name for such a project? Bonus points if the name goes with a cute animal mascot.
Edit: Here you can see the names of existing Fediverse projects.
Ibis ? Each article would be a parchment of knowledge. Check the myth and legends section : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_sacred_ibis
I tried combining it with other words but none felt correct. Maybe " Ibis's library" as a nod to "Anna's archive"
The more I think about it, the more I like the name. Here is the freshly renamed repo, but its not released yet so 🤫
Some ideas: Fediwiki, Wikiverse, PlanetWiki...
But its also a good idea to use codenames and go with an animal mascot like we did with lemmy, because you never know if the scope of your project will change (either limiting it, or expanding it).
Also fediverse.observer has a bigger list of software.
Thothpedia, with a little chibi thoth as the mascot. Thoth is the god of writing.
A few animal-inspired names that I think have a nice ring to them
- Dodopedia (extinct like Mastadons, similar vowel rhythm to "wiki")
- Hippopedia
- Komodopedia
I like "Escargot", because snails are cute and it rhymes with "Margot".
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I've expressed this before, but there needs to be a federated alternative to challenge Fandom, especially after they bought out every single independent wiki like Memory-Alpha and WowWiki, and then filled them with ads.
@nutomic I think keeping it simple and intuitive is the best option.
FediWiki. Fedipedia.
