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Rename "Scaled" sort to "Balanced" Or "Mixed" or something more descriptive #2280

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ancientmarinerdev opened this issue Dec 11, 2023 · 0 comments
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ancientmarinerdev commented Dec 11, 2023

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  • This is a feature request and not a bug report. Otherwise, please create a new bug report instead.
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Is scaled the best name for it on the UI. I saw it, and had no idea what it means. If this is user facing, could there not be a more explicit name for it?

After looking here: LemmyNet/lemmy#3907 It's for inflating smaller communities. This is a great option and many would go for it. In my view it should be the default, but the name is going to mean it isn't used as why would you use something if you don't know what it is or does.

If hot and active imply big, surely balanced would be a better name for this? Balance as in a balance of big and small. Or mixed. Mixed popularity in the case when contextually stacked against active or popular. Maybe even "Diverse" is better due to it showing a diverse range of content.

A scale is like a musical scale, you can go up it, or down it. Scales as in kitchen scales is for weight, but not any implication about what weighs what. The term in common usage does not imply what it is for most English speakers.

Originally created here, but thought it best as an feature request: #2169 (comment)

@ancientmarinerdev ancientmarinerdev added the enhancement New feature or request label Dec 11, 2023
@ancientmarinerdev ancientmarinerdev changed the title Rename Scaled sort to Balanced Or Mixed or something more descriptive Rename "Scaled" sort to "Balanced" Or "Mixed" or something more descriptive Dec 11, 2023
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