Yo! I’m from the other island (the better one if I’m honest).
I was wondering if changing the display name of each local Lemmy is palatable to the people from there.
This would not change the URL, and would still be searchable with it’s anglophone alias.
So… what are your thoughts on a new display name to Te Wai Pounamu or Te Waipounamu before you get too used to the current one?
Or as I said, I’m an imposter so perhaps mu suggestion is not the best or even the second best one.
Edit: I have no skin in the game so if y’all reach a consensus, or want to progress this further reach out to a friendly admin
z2k_ ( @z2k_@lemmy.nz ) 6•1 year agoSure, why not. Maybe
Te Wai Pounamu(South Island)
for the international visitors? bradmoor ( @bradmoor@lemmy.nz ) 3•1 year agoBoth seems like the way to go, and let’s be consistent. There is the same discussion for Wellington with a similar idea but slightly different format
cnnrduncan ( @cnnrduncan@beehaw.org ) 3•1 year agoI’d be keen on that, they’re both official names so it’d be fitting to have both on here!
quirq ( @quirq@lemmy.nz ) English3•1 year agoI’d vote for this one too!
witless ( @sortofblue@lemmy.nz ) 3•1 year agoI like this idea. There are several places I haven’t quite learnt in Te Reo and I get the confused but if this format becomes more common it’ll be easier to learn.
jennifilm ( @jennifilm@beehaw.org ) 5•1 year agoSounds like a great idea!
Dave ( @Dave@lemmy.nz ) 5•1 year agoEdit: I have no skin in the game so if y’all reach a consensus, or want to progress this further reach out to a friendly admin
Don’t worry, I’m watching. Thanks for doing this!
Do we have opinions on punctuation?
- Te Wai Pounamu (South Island)
- Te Wai Pounamu | South Island
- Te Wai Pounamu / South Island
(that last one I’m adding myself, inspired by Aoraki / Mt Cook)
rimu ( @rimu@lemmy.nz ) 4•1 year agoIMO the last one is the most grammatically / syntactically correct.
quirq ( @quirq@lemmy.nz ) English3•1 year agoI have no strong opinion, but I like the / since even just searching South Island comes up with that!
witless ( @sortofblue@lemmy.nz ) 3•1 year agoIf the third one is a format already in use them it makes sense to go with it. I think the South Island gets a bit lost/overlooked in brackets.
z2k_ ( @z2k_@lemmy.nz ) 3•1 year ago3rd one for consistency!
Dave ( @Dave@lemmy.nz ) 1•1 year agoDone!
David Palmer ( @cloventt@lemmy.nz ) 5•1 year agoDoesn’t bother me!