wefwef

Wefwef is weirdly arresting. I know not what it means, but it has a ring to it that makes it unique.

Voyager is just meh. More of the same.

Someone already owns voyager.com - naming a product can be difficult these days as most common names are taken.

Seems like Voyager is a hit...

... but, I do offer another series of suggestions:

• Hubertos, the patron saint of hunters. In addition to linkages to a cure for rabies, he is the patron of hunters, which has fit with the lemmings and critters that we share online.
• Muroidea is the name for the superfamily of rodents, which you can read more about here.
• ~~Artemis is another series of manned space flights from NASA~~.
• Ulysses is another example. Add in it being a name of a mythological explorer, and it adds another layer.
• Mushak: Ganesh, from the Hindu pantheon, rides a mouse. This mouse's name is Mushak according to some sects. As a divine mount, there's some fun pieces of lore and how this app is how Lemmy users can ride into knowledge of the world around them.
• Ratatoskr is a Norse rodent, who carries messages on the world tree in that mythology. As this app shares messages and connects people, it's a fun way to share the core mission of Lemmy.

Those are some ideas! Hopefully some of this is helpful!

Another GrecoRoman god (in the style of Apollo, as an homage)?

NCC-1701. No bloody A, B, C, or D.

Ez wefwef

For many ppl RIF is Reddit. For me wefwef is Lemmy.

Don't change.

Voyager is fine, although Wef Wef is such a nice, unique name I actually love it a lot.

Apollos chief epithet, Phoebus is my vote. Though it seems to only be common among the ancients.

+1 for Voyager

My vote for wefwef since it‘s unique and snappy.

~~But wouldn't that damage your.. brand recognition, so to speak? When someone doesn't know you've changed your name and therefore can't find you, they'll assume you don't exist anymore.~~

Nvm all that, they'll learn. ;)

Voyager sounds way, way better than Wefwef, plus it's in the same theme as Apollo, so that's great!

Stick with wefwef. It has an originality unlike voyager (plenty of those)

Adding my vote to keep wefwef. I think it's more fun than Voyager or other options that have been proposed.

Vote for keeping wefwef. It’s kitschy and odd and unique.

"Athena". Same mythology theme as Apollo.

Functionality is what will keep people but having a better name, and establishing this as a spiritual successor to Apollo, will help get people through the door.

Something like Voyager as suggested would be much more friendly to new users

Though personally I like both.

I like Wefwef. It is unique while Voyager is quite boring.

Adonis, son of Apollo

Adama or Starbuck

I like Voyager since it's aweb app too, like it can "voyage" to any platform. Or even referring to federation, you can "voyage" between instances.

I like the name wefwef reminds me of a cute dog barking at me.

Voyager sounds safer overall, but wefwef is cute and should be kept somewhere

Voyager, absolutely.

I don't see anything wrong with wefwef, it just looks like a modern nonsense brand-word and easy to remember too. My wife commented that it reminded her of WOOF from the office

I would love to have it as Voyager, because the app seems to be Apollo's spiritual successor so might as well embrace the identity. Also, seeing that there are concerns that Voyager is taken by X or Y the simple addition of LM to the name should make distinct and free from any attachments. So:

Voyager LM

I cast my vote

Change it if you want but “Voyager” sounds like some corporate nothing app named by bean pushers and commitees.

I like the name, to be honest

I don't think should is the right word. I personally don't like the name much as it somehow sounds just off-putting to me (it doesn't read like a puppy sound, maybe because I am not a native English speaker). And there is clearly something to it as this is the only app where people are discussing changing the name. Even Jerboa seems to be safe from it even though the name sounds a bit weird.

Voyager seems way nicer and professional to me.

Voyager sounds like an excellent name mate, much easier to tell new people. "hey Reddit is shit, download voyager instead"