cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/3658116

or maybe some other terminology would be better? lots of people get confused when you ask them to choose an instance, sometimes I think even the word “proxy”, “host”, or “hub” is simpler

the specific terms aren’t my point, just a discussion to see if we can come up with a better name

  • Nix@merv.newsEnglish
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    9 months ago

    i know discord servers are run on your own servers but us using the term would both be accurate and be understandable by the average person.

    • smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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      9 months ago

      No, calling Discord groups/communities/guilds “servers” is not accurate and is totally wrong. You cannot create your own Discord server and Discord would never let you.

      It’s like calling Facebook a website hosting, because you can create a “site” on it.

      • quicklime@lemm.eeEnglish
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        9 months ago

        I haven’t been on FB for several years, but ugh there was a while in the late 2010s when so many people over there were referring to FB groups as sites and just arghh arrghh aaarrgghhh.