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What would be a good name for a federated Wikipedia? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by nutomic@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Let's say someone created a Wikipedia clone with Activitypub support, so you can freely read and edit articles on other servers. Basically the same way that Lemmy works. What would be a good name for such a project? Bonus points if the name goes with a cute animal mascot.

Edit: Here you can see the names of existing Fediverse projects.

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[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 43 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Fedipedia?

I wouldn't worry about a mascot so much as making the name instantly recognizable as an online encyclopedia. Keep it simple.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

Sounds like furry stuff

[–] Gabu@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago

That's a horrible name for multiple reasons, least among which that it sounds like "stinky-pedia" in portuguese.

[–] nutomic@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

Yes the mascot is not mandatory, thats why I said bonus points. Fedipedia is too boring though, and too similar to Wikipedia.