Can we make it okay for humans to use their brains again?
The term “instance”, in this context, means exactly what it says - it is one existence of many. How is this gatekeeping or jargon?
This implies to me that the “gatekeeping” you are referring to is reading comprehension and basic vocabulary; and frankly, if we’ve stooped that low, keep them out. There is nothing to be gained from a group that refuses to learn the basic definition of the word “instance”.
P.S. “provider” is a good (and correct) term as well.
Why don’t you call it an email instance too? It’s one of many. News instance? Instant messenger instance? They are all the same as Lemmy but with different data formats that are exchanged.
No one outside of Lemmy uses that term for a public server providing a service. That’s what makes it gatekeeping jargon.
Can we make it okay for humans to use their brains again?
The term “instance”, in this context, means exactly what it says - it is one existence of many. How is this gatekeeping or jargon?
This implies to me that the “gatekeeping” you are referring to is reading comprehension and basic vocabulary; and frankly, if we’ve stooped that low, keep them out. There is nothing to be gained from a group that refuses to learn the basic definition of the word “instance”.
P.S. “provider” is a good (and correct) term as well.
Why don’t you call it an email instance too? It’s one of many. News instance? Instant messenger instance? They are all the same as Lemmy but with different data formats that are exchanged.
No one outside of Lemmy uses that term for a public server providing a service. That’s what makes it gatekeeping jargon.