I run a server https://calckey.world , which used to be CalcKey, but the software was re-branded to Firefish. Unfortunately, firefish.world is taken. What domain should I use for my new Firefish instance? Preferably a .world domain.

I have remembered these options suggested to me so far:

  • dartfish.world (a sort of fish similar to the firefish)
  • fedifish.world
  • fire-fish.world
  • f-fish.world

Any other suggestions? Or do you like one of the above?

    • CoelacanthEnglish
      4•2 years ago

      Fedifish sounds the best out of the given options I think.

    • @[email protected]English
      7•2 years ago

      fedifish sounds so serious though, and having"fediverse" in every fediverse instance’s name is kinda boring

  • RxBradEnglish
    4•2 years ago

    There are a lot of Firefish companies out there.

    I worry a little that they’ll need to rebrand again in the not-too-distant future.

    ruudfish.world

  • @[email protected]English
    7•2 years ago

    Fedifish sounds good. Definitely don’t use fire-fish, that would just confuse everyone into thinking they’re the same instance.

    Side note: I’m really glad they rebranded. Calckey was such a weird name.

  • NixEnglish
    5•2 years ago

    Fedifish sounds the best from those

  • @[email protected]English
    4•2 years ago

    Do you have a reason to stick with the .world TLD?

    Something like ruuds.world (“Ruud’s world”), or is that to corny? Or perhaps ruudscoffee.house, ruuds.pub or something like that?

    Anyway, I suggest staying away from mentioning the software by name in the url given the cons (a hypothetical second rebrand, for example).

  • @[email protected]English
    4•2 years ago

    Personally would avoid calling yourself what everything else is called. Yet another fire/fedi/fetid/fish. Show your imagination and call it mullet or something, at the very least.

    • @[email protected]
      5•2 years ago

      I’m with this. Keep the .world TLD for continuity across your sites, but please, stop with the clichéd “fedi” stuff (that goes for anybody running an ActivityPub-based server!) and get imaginative on the rest. Fire fish? Flaming Mullet. Grilled Salmon. Go wild along that theme! Or give it a name that reflects the desired content. Or …

  • macallik
    3•2 years ago

    TBH, the fish tld is kinda lame, and I say this as a firefish user. But yeah, here are my $0.02:

    gefilte.fish
    wearethe.world
    fishkey.world