Comment on [META] Participation by non-Australians? Should we change this comm's display name?
Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 weeks agoEg: the Music community is called “Rage”
tbh I found this a bit off-putting. It’s not clear to me whether or not the sort of music I’m interested in should go in that community or not. It’s not the kind of music Rage itself would ever play. Having a specific name like that doesn’t just limit it to people who know what Rage is, it also implicitly limits the type of content in a way a generic name like “AusMusic” would not.
Nath@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Ha! I’ve just made a comment admitting that I’m a bit out of touch with what’s popular these days. When I was a teen, Rage played literally anything. Has that changed?
The intent was as I said - simply to come up with a name that was about music from an Australian perspective. I remember tossing a few names around, and people agreed that Rage was a good choice. This would have been about July/August last year.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
Anything? That’s one of my favourite recent pieces of Australian music. And not something I could see Rage playing. Though maybe I’m wrong.