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RE: Name YOUR decentralized social network?
Note there’s actually a majuscule Ə (e.g. rƏalms.com or lƏdgƏr.com) and minuscule ǝ (e.g. rǝalms.com or lǝdgǝr.com). The .com, .net, .foundation and .ws domains support both forms. The .app only supports the majuscule Ə.
Seems everyone (even those who discussed it with me in private chat) likes the Ǝ name. So an additional idea is to just name the blockchain Ǝ, ThƎ or LƎDGƎR.
| Name | Domains |
|---|---|
| Ǝ | (Ə.com/.net ᶠᵒʳ ˢᵃˡᵉ, .ws/ ƏƏ.com/.net/ ƏƏƏ.com/.foundation/.net/ thƏ.app/ |
| ThƎ ThƎ.net | (thƏ.app/ |
| LƎDGƎR | (lƏdgƏr |
| Affȋnȋty Affınıty | (affȋnȋty.com/.foundation/.net/ affınıty.app/.com/.foundation/.net ₙₒₜ ₜₐₖₑₙ) |
| Ǝthǝr | (ƏthƏr.app/.com/.foundation/.net ₙₒₜ ₜₐₖₑₙ) |
| Ǝthǝrails | (ƏthƏrails.app/.com/.foundation/.net ₙₒₜ ₜₐₖₑₙ) |
| Flȏw | (flȏw.com/.foundation/.net ₙₒₜ ₜₐₖₑₙ) |
| Gossȋp Gossıp | (gossȋp.com/.foundation/.net/ gossıp.app/.com/.foundation/.net ₙₒₜ ₜₐₖₑₙ) |
| Graffȋtȋ Graffıtı | (graffȋtȋ.com/.foundation/.net/ graffıtı.app/.com/.foundation/.net ₙₒₜ ₜₐₖₑₙ) |
| Lȋghtnȋng Lıghtnıng L⚡ghtn⚡ng Lϟ ̇ghtnϟ ̇ng Lϟ ̊ghtnϟ ̊ng Lϟ ̑ghtnϟ ̑ng Lϟ ͒ghtnϟ ͒ng Lꝇghtnꝇng Lꝇ ̇ghtnꝇ ̇ng Lꝇ ̊ghtnꝇ ̊ng Lꝇ ̑ghtnꝇ ̑ng Lꝇ ͒ghtnꝇ ͒ng | (lȋghtnȋnglıghtnıng.app/.com/.foundation/.net ₙₒₜ ₜₐₖₑₙ) |
| Raȋls Ra⚡ls Raϟ ̇ls Raϟ ̊ls Raϟ ̑ls Raꝇls Raꝇ ̇ls Raꝇ ̊ls | (raȋls |
| Raıls Rߥıls Ra⣼s Ra⣾s Ra⣽s Ꮢߥ⣽s Raꝇls Ra⚡ls Raϟls Raϟs | (raıls.app/.com/.foundation/.net ₙₒₜ ₜₐₖₑₙ) |
| Ra⡾s Raịls Ra⡽s Ra⡺s | (raịls.com/.foundation/.net ₙₒₜ ₜₐₖₑₙ) |
| Squǝǝgǝǝ | (squƏƏgƏƏ.app/.com/.foundation/.net ₙₒₜ ₜₐₖₑₙ) |
| Vȋgȋlant Vıgılant | (vȋgȋlant.com/.foundation/.net/ vıgılant.app/.com/.foundation/.net ₙₒₜ ₜₐₖₑₙ) |
Note it’s not as critically important that users be able to easily type the domain name for the blockchain (as opposed to the domain for the dApps), as they will not be going there directly. Instead they will be accessing dApps or the Google Playstore for the mobile app(s) for the aApps.
I like where it’s going. However, I can’t decide which variation works best. L∃DG∃R probably looks best on its own. But TH∃.net is powerful as “The Net” (i.e. The new internet - I even like N∃W.net in that context)… ∃.net is also clean and descriptive of an alternative internet, and probably works most in complimenting the ‘∃’ token. Again, just not sure which works best for me - but I like them all
EDIT: I agree with you re: Lightning looking better without the backwards 'e'. And your reasoning for it overcoming any initial negativity makes good sense... And I'm also not thrilled with Graffiti in any variation - probably because of it's loose association with vandalism and rule-less activity.
EDIT2: I forgot about Rails - I don't mind it at all. But it doesn't surpass other options for me. I like the combination 'Lightning Rails' better than Rails on its own...While you seem not to be leaning toward Matrix anymore (maybe a dApp name), I reckon MATR∃X looks/sounds better than M∃TRIX (IMHO)
Edit #2, Feb 10th:
After sleeping on it, and bearing in mind the above, I'm now in favour of plain Ǝ over LƎDGƎR. It posesses a simple elegance and suggests a radical methodology at work - agreeing too with what @johnnyflynn wrote:
If you're preferring the Lightning emphasis, a name I'll throw into the pot is now rejected:
LIGHTNƎT. Admittedly only one letter away from a Python interface to Darknet I found(replacing this name after reading your latest post) and thought again, choosing LIGHTLƎDGER ; admittedly a portmanteau, which you were trying to avoid, but I think that "light" when combined in the context of the ledger implies Lightning (if that is still desirable?) while being snappier. And it is made unique and iconoclastic by the inclusion of the Ǝ. I chose to only reverse the first "E" in order to make it more easily recogniseable, while at the same time retaining its distinctiveness.Still not feeling love though for Affinity or GRƎFFITI, even though you gave compelling arguments in their favour.
Out of the two, Rails would be my choice.