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+1 for Voyager

I'm fine with whatever name, but wefwef isn't a deal breaker for me. I used an app called baconreader for 10 years. Which is a pretty silly name too.

Adding my vote to keep wefwef. I think it's more fun than Voyager or other options that have been proposed.

Skylab (the NASA program that came after Apollo)

Ez wefwef

For many ppl RIF is Reddit. For me wefwef is Lemmy.

Don't change.

Voyager is the one I like best

I don't see anything wrong with wefwef, it just looks like a modern nonsense brand-word and easy to remember too. My wife commented that it reminded her of WOOF from the office

Voyager sounds great to me!

I love Voyager!

Weffy isn't bad if you want to keep the original name alive!

Voyager is a great name! Go for it.

I like Voyager a lot better than the current name.

Stick with wefwef. It has an originality unlike voyager (plenty of those)

Voyager goes well with the influx of refugees needing a new home

Another vote for Voyager.

Voyager sounds amazing - huge improvement over the current name which sounds like an unfortunate but mildly irritating STD

Wefwef is a silly name - sent by wefwef

I really like the name „voyager“ as an Hommage to Apollo

I’m fine with Wefwef but I wish I knew what it meant.

Gonna comment in case the upvotes don’t count, I’m really a fan of Voyager. Not a big deal if it were to stay Wefwef, but Voyager has more appeal to my ear. Either way, great app regardless of name.

Voyager and Lyre are both nice suggestions, but I don’t like either even close to as much as I like wefwef. As an aside, the vote bottons being the opposite colors is hilarious.

wefwef is cute :C

Apollos chief epithet, Phoebus is my vote. Though it seems to only be common among the ancients.

I like voyager for Star Trek vibes.

Voyager sounds good to me!

Yes, wefwef app is brilliant though! But the name puts people off for sure!

I prefer Wefwef, especially the dog barking sound. As an alternative I propose Lemlem - which sounds like a dog drinking.

+1 for Voyager

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!

I’m not sure if this has been asked but I’m very curious about the origin of the name ‘wefwef’.

I like Wefwef. It is unique while Voyager is quite boring.

Voyager does sound cool, and fits the theme of what you’re going for.

But other people mentioning discoverability has me leaning towards keeping the name wefwef. Or come up with an equally unique name.

My vote for wefwef since it‘s unique and snappy.

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I like Voyager since it's a web app too, like it can "voyage" to any platform. Or even referring to federation, you can "voyage" between instances.

Reddit is a dumb name. Silly/dumb names work IMO.