What if we called instances providers?
What if we called instances providers?
It would tie in better with the email analogy, and it could show that they all just provide access to the same network.
What do you think?
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As a term, 'instance' is already baked into code, databases, and APIs.
If I wanted to use an API to block 'lemmy.world', for example, I'd call 'site/block' with the relevant 'instance_id'. That's already 2 different terms for the same thing ('site' and 'instance'), which isn't great, but adding 'provider' into the mix means you're now saying "if you want to block a 'provider', use the 'site' endpoint with the ID for the 'instance'", which is arguably worse.
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