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

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    it’s kinda vaguely similar though… a fediverse instance is moderated by the instance admins, just like a discord server (though discord has a level of admin above server mod/admin i’m not sure that distinction matters for the general user)

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      The Discord use of the term is more similar to a community on Lemmy, which also has its own moderators.

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        This is how I see it:

        • Discord server = Lemmy instance
        • Discord channel = Lemmy community
        • Discord thread = Lemmy post
        • Discord replies = Lemmy comment threads

        It’s not a perfect comparison, but that’s at least how I see it.