community name rule

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YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH@infosec.pub · 32 pts · 1y

This reminds me of the Up Against The Wall Mother Fucker activist group in the late 60s. They did cool shit and intentionally named themselves something that couldn’t be co-opted.

originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com · 29 pts · 1y (2 replies)

ha, same for my instance name... i call it 'comically unmarketable'

OpenStars@startrek.website · 11 pts · 1y

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SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 1y

Much like Bill the Cat himself, intended to be comically unmarketable despite in-BloomCounty-universe being famous and widely marketed.

tacosanonymous@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 1y (5 replies)

So does the weird abduction of 196 mean there are two competing communities?

OpenStars@startrek.website · 12 pts · 1y (2 replies)

no

(bc there are actually 3! we are actually in the 3rd right now but Ada changed the name so you can hardly tell:-)

Uli@sopuli.xyz · 7 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Oh, so there's six.

OpenStars@startrek.website · 4 pts · 1y

I mean... give it time, we'll make as many as needed:-)

nimble@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 8 pts · 1y
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TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y

yes

chuckleslord@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

Is it better than ninescoreandtwoeights?