Am I the only one who doesn't know what wefwef stands for?
this post was submitted on 30 Jun 2023
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Why can’t we have both?
Wefwef Voyager or Voyager by wefwef
Voyager for wefwef
Voyager sounds great to me!
I think something like Voyager would be much better.
Yeah, I think the name Voyager is a lot better than the current name
Seems like Voyager is a hit...
... but, I do offer another series of suggestions:
- Hubertos, the patron saint of hunters. In addition to linkages to a cure for rabies, he is the patron of hunters, which has fit with the lemmings and critters that we share online.
- Muroidea is the name for the superfamily of rodents, which you can read more about here.
- ~~Artemis is another series of manned space flights from NASA~~.
- Ulysses is another example. Add in it being a name of a mythological explorer, and it adds another layer.
- Mushak: Ganesh, from the Hindu pantheon, rides a mouse. This mouse's name is Mushak according to some sects. As a divine mount, there's some fun pieces of lore and how this app is how Lemmy users can ride into knowledge of the world around them.
- Ratatoskr is a Norse rodent, who carries messages on the world tree in that mythology. As this app shares messages and connects people, it's a fun way to share the core mission of Lemmy.
Those are some ideas! Hopefully some of this is helpful!
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I love Voyager!
How do I install the app? Cannot find it on Play
It's a PWA (progressive web app). If you open the site on Chrome, then go to the Settings -> Install page, it should show some instructions on how to add the page to your home screen. Upon doing so, the next time you open it from the newly added icon, it should open in its own window looking like an app as opposed to a tab on Chrome
Adding my vote to keep wefwef. I think it's more fun than Voyager or other options that have been proposed.
I like voyager. I’m for it.
The name wefwef is silly but that’s fine with me too. It’s probably silly because I don’t get it.
You could call it TitFart and I’d be stoked as fuck that it exists.
Voyager is fine, although Wef Wef is such a nice, unique name I actually love it a lot.
I'm loving wefwef on Safari on my MBP and on my iPhone as well. I think the name is quirky. Why would you want to change it?
It's difficult to remember.
In my experience, I had to go to look for the post that recommend it at least two times after I already liked the application just to go back here. I could not remember the name.
I'm not an English native speaker so it might be that.
I personally am down for the name change. Voyager sounds much more iconic and is easier to pass on verbally than wef wef. It’s also better to make such a change as early as possible to avoid confusion for newcomers.
Plus Star Trek
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Oh yes, please. I know it’s shallow, but I don’t love the name 😅
wefwef is unique as an identity and the all lowercase styling makes it even more so.
I vote for wefwef and hopes it remains that way!
LIF (Lemmy is fun)