Should we give Gemini page subscriptions a proper name?

There is no offical name for the Gemini page subscription specification.

gemini://geminiprotocol.net/docs/companion/subscription.gmi

Some people call it gemsub or gmisub. I think it would be helpful, if the companion specification would mention a canonical name.

If you want more options, put them in the comments, and I will update the poll.

Poll Results

1. Gemsub

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2. Gmisub

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3. Gemfeed

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4. Gemini Feed

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5. I don't care

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6. Please don't bother Solderpunk

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7. Please don't create anymore polls

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26 votes were cast.

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Posted in: s/Gemini

🍵 michaelnordmeyer

2023-05-24 · 1 year ago

3 Comments ↓

🕹️ skyjake [mod...] · 2023-05-24 at 17:44:

I like "Gemfeed" because it's in line with "Gemtext".

For me the problem with nailing down the name is that these Gemini feed pages are not a format of their own. They are just regular .gmi pages with at least one Y-M-D link somewhere on the page. Thus it's "Subscribing to Gemini pages" and not "Subscribing to Gemini feeds".

🍵 michaelnordmeyer [OP] · 2023-05-24 at 17:52:

That is true. But isn't there functionality out there, which can subscribe to pages and monitors just the headings?

A Gemfeed could be the total of all YYYY-MM-DD links, depending on how you look at it.

🐵 cquenelle · 2023-05-25 at 05:22:

Part of what makes a feed page is the author's intention to update it. I can imagine historical timeline pages that might have Y-M-D lines, but which are never intended to be updated. I really like the idea that they are just regular pages, but having a name for them might allow authors to better communicate their intention. ("Here is my gemfeed page" or "Here is a gemfeed page with my recipes") Just a thought.