/kbin meta

I like the name KBinauts. It syncs with the name I chose.

I'm just gonna come out and say it because I think people don't realize and it may be specific to US - if kbeans sticks we will be called "kbeaners" by trolls until the end of time, as it includes a racial slur aimed at hispanic/latino people

Honestly I bet a fair amount of people will even unintentionally use it without realizing. And if we have the ability to choose, I'd rather our nickname not be something that invites people to easily combine it with a slur

I rally behind the K-Beans.

K-beans is cute

Fedditor sounds like a nice, platform-neutral term, but it might be a little too close to Reddit. I can't think of an alternative, though. But your idea of a general Fediverse term rather than a platform specific one is good.

To combine your and @gus suggestions, maybe Fedinauts?

There are several Lemmy instances called Feddit though, so that fedditor would almost certainly be seen as referring to them.

https://feddit.de
https://feddit.it
https://feddit.dk

I'm also not a fan of using terms referring to reddit. Can't we leave reddit in the past instead?

I like this idea. A term that is site-agnostic is a good idea since there are so many potential names for any given instance.

There's also just no elegant way to turn "kbins.social" into a term that rolls off the tongue. "k-beans" and similar terms are just awkward and I can't see them being adopted en masse.

I agree with just simple kbinner. Kbinauts and kbean are just too cutesy/gimmicky and imo are kinda cringey, especially if you start using it in regular speech ever.

Been here since just before the blackout and I'm not big on kbeans. First of all it sets us up to have a derogatory nickname, likely even unintentionally so. Secondly it has nothing to do with kbin other than vaguely resembling the word 'bin'

I've been partial to kbinaut. No one will question where we're from. Keeps kbin in the name. And a bit more on theme as the 'fediverse' kinda has a loose space vibe to it and with kbinaut resembling astronaut

I kinda like "k-beans/kbeans".

Reminds me of one of my fav sayings: "Cool beans."

binners/kbinners are my favourites by far

I did too until I learned (two minutes ago) that Beaner is a derogatory slur originally from the United States to refer to individuals of Hispanic or Latino descent, particularly those that are Mexicans from Mexico or of Mexican American descent. source: Wikipedia

Lemmings.