Hey @freemo, are there any plans to replace the "toot" lingo on this instance with "publish" like they did with the official mobile apps?
@LouisIngenthron @freemo My wife at first laughed that "tooting" is right up my alley, but since then she'd prefer I talk to her about "publish" or "sending." As a proper lady, she doesn't "toot."
@LouisIngenthron @Gargron Would you have a link handy? I suspect the answer is a "skin" that would be like a language file, at least for the website. I believe the app does not use "toot." The very first thing I did was go "dark mode" on the website. I guess it's cute when the project is small and "amateurish," but if you are going for a #TwitterMigration alternative, small and "amateurish" is *not* what you want to project.
@Romaq No, it was officially "toot" for some years it seems:
https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/108352419081380277
@LouisIngenthron That may be the case, but in a federated, open project like this, I believe there is room to a) allow for alternatives in the direction you think things should go, and b) champion the "better alternative" to make it a general consensus change.
And not having read the link yet, but just my personal "days old" experience... I think this change is worth striving for a consensus.
@Romaq True, but shared lingo is key to the cohesiveness of any group. Having standardized terms that the whole fediverse agrees upon helps to avoid confusion and misunderstanding.
@LouisIngenthron And I see it wasn't "toot" originally, until the 2016 incident referred to.
As with so many things in life, it would appear this is like diarrhea: it runs in your jeans (genes), and once there, it's hard to get the stains out.
Thank you for showing me the back-history with the link you provided, that it wasn't this way from the beginning, and that dropping "toot" is more i18n friendly, is perceived more professional, and would have people (including my wife) more comfortable.