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feddit.uk, feddit.de, feddit.nl, a different one? Who came up with the name "Feddit" for federated Reddit?

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[โ€“] Vampire@hexbear.net 19 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (4 children)

Who came up with the name "Feddit" for federated Reddit?

Everybody. Everybody who thinks of the concept of federated reddit instantly comes up with the name feddit

[โ€“] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Ah, but only I came up with "Rederated"

[โ€“] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 6 months ago

Ruh-roh raggy!

[โ€“] sbv@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 months ago

I immediately came up with the name "poop wagon shit horse" but nobody wanted to join.

[โ€“] manucode@infosec.pub 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Well, Mastodon instances usually aren't called Fitter or Fex.

[โ€“] booty@hexbear.net 9 points 6 months ago

because "itter" does not share any sounds with "federated" the way "eddit" does