or maybe some other terminology would be better? lots of people get confused when you ask them to choose an instance, sometimes I think even the word “proxy”, “host”, or “hub” is simpler
the specific terms aren’t my point, just a discussion to see if we can come up with a better name
Server
Portal
Host
Those would be my suggestions.
“House of”
House of Dbzer0
House of Beehaw
House of Shit Just Works
We do not federate with Meta
I’m not a fan of “portal” since that implies that there isn’t much difference in which one you pick. For example, it doesn’t really matter which Matrix server I create my account on, I’ll have access to the same content.
A Lemmy instance is quite important to the experience since admins can hide certain types of content (word filters, instance blocking, etc), have different rules, etc.
When I think of “portal,” I think of something like an ISP, web browser, messaging client, etc. They all connect to the same place, and outside of a few cosmetic differences, they essentially do the same thing.