I’m sorry, but most people are familiar with discord terminology. 20-30 years of history is of no consequence since the popular meaning and understanding of terminology has changed. It would’ve been at least acceptable if they used Server->Room->Channel structure (same as in teamspeak), but this is pure “We reinvent the wheel” syndrome.
Discord didn’t exist when Matrix was invented, and Teamspeak was never influential enough in the world for its conventions to matter outside of its own user base.
You seem to be overestimating the breadth and importance of your personal experience.
Words are fun. A related word would be lieutenant. There was some scifi detective series about a time traveler who came from the Revolutionary period into modern times and helped a woman cop. Mid 2000s? Anyway, they tried to be somewhat accurate and used the word as it’s pronounced for centuries before being Americanized, “leftenent”. And in looking it up, the history and arguments over when and why are themselves interesting.
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Matrix predates Discord, and room in this context predates both Matrix and Discord by about 20-30 years. They didn’t invent it.
Server as used by Discord has always been a conspicuous misuse of the word. It’s no wonder that Matrix chose not to adopt that nonsense.
I’m sorry, but most people are familiar with discord terminology. 20-30 years of history is of no consequence since the popular meaning and understanding of terminology has changed. It would’ve been at least acceptable if they used Server->Room->Channel structure (same as in teamspeak), but this is pure “We reinvent the wheel” syndrome.
This is like going to Britain and being mad they’re using British words for things.
DON’T U KNOW AMERICA IS MORE INFLUENTIAL CHANGE UR WORDS BRITAIN!!!1!
/s
Discord didn’t exist when Matrix was invented, and Teamspeak was never influential enough in the world for its conventions to matter outside of its own user base.
You seem to be overestimating the breadth and importance of your personal experience.
So this should be posted on a subLemmy? Reddit has a large history of terminology. People have adjusted to saying communities fine.
I was using the “room” concept on Q-Link (Quantum Link) 40 years ago. You know, when we had to connect on slow lines. Uphill, both ways.
Haha…
Imagine Commodore 64 users denouncing a useful computing system for calling its own core a kernel instead of a kernal. (Or vice-versa.)
Realistic C-64 users: “It’s a misspelling in an early Commodore document that just carried over.”
Rabid C-64 users: “It’s not a word, it’s an ACRONYM!”
Me: I didn’t even realize it was wrong or knew it was a thing, then or now. TIL I think I saw “kernel” in my mind.
Actually it’s spelled colonel >.>
Words are fun. A related word would be lieutenant. There was some scifi detective series about a time traveler who came from the Revolutionary period into modern times and helped a woman cop. Mid 2000s? Anyway, they tried to be somewhat accurate and used the word as it’s pronounced for centuries before being Americanized, “leftenent”. And in looking it up, the history and arguments over when and why are themselves interesting.
Thank you for bringing perspective, levity, and humility to an otherwise unfortunate thread. You brought a smile to my face.