Re:Improving support for adult content on Mastodon
by jamesrcole on Sunday May 05, 2019 @09:21PM
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> But people thought "tweeting" was ridiculous, and they made fun of it relentlessly.
I don't think the terms "tweeting" and "tooting" are in the same ballpark in terms of how ridiculous they sound to people.
> In the end it doesn't matter all that much.
But naming does matter, which is why companies spend huge sums on it each year.
(Btw I removed those examples from my earlier comment as I felt they weren't relevant to the topic we were originally discussing, which was the name Madstodon)
Re:Improving support for adult content on Mastodon
by prophesi on Sunday May 05, 2019 @09:51PM
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Honestly, the name doesn't matter once the network effect kicks in.
Re:Improving support for adult content on Mastodon
by jamesrcole on Monday May 06, 2019 @06:56AM
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But the naming (especially "toot", less so "Mastodon") will likely stop the network effect kicking in IMO. I think it's that bad.
> Breaking news. In a series of explosive toots...
> The foreign minister was forced to resign after a number of offensive toots...
> Everyone's talking about what J K Rowling tooted today...
If the age of tweet-reporting ends because of "toots" then I am all for it. As for your other examples, you have a decent point.
> OMG, your toots are so funny!...
> I can't believe you tooted that!...
I can see how this might feel weird for some people, at least in the English-speaking world. But people thought "tweeting" was ridiculous, and they made fun of it relentlessly. In the end it doesn't matter all that much.