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What would be a good name for a federated Wikipedia? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by nutomic@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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.

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[–] Tak@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I think decentralization mostly shines in sharing. Comunopedia would obviously do what I'm thinking but I bet there's some who would feel scared of it.

[–] Khanzarate@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Sadly, too many would be afraid to be a good name. Sets itself up as a target.

[–] Tak@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago

"word scary" is probably the most annoying crowd.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee -2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Naming an ideally unbiased reference source after an economic model that has a storied political past doesn't make sense.

[–] Gabu@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

You do understand that "communism" comes from the root "communal", meaning belonging to a commune, i.e. a group of people sharing a social scope, right?

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

Absolutely. It's also a known economic model with a storied history.

Sorry, but it's name clash.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 0 points 6 months ago

Absolutely. It's also a known economic model with a storied history.

Sorry, but it's name clash.