Jon HenshawJul 11, 2023

Normalize this

(Updated: I changed Twitter to X and User to Profile. I intentionally left out Bluesky because their approach to profile naming doesn't fit this paradigm and precedent.)

#X #Threads #Fediverse #News #Media

Show threadFellJul 11, 2023
@jon It still bothers me that @matrix did not adopt this scheme.
Show threadThe Matrix.org Foundation
@fell @jon I /think/ that @user@domain wasn't a thing when we created Matrix in 2014. the double at looks ugly; colon is prettier :P
Jul 12, 2023 at 8:56amWeb
Show threadFellJul 12, 2023
@matrix @jon That's what I call an official answer! Fair enough, a lot of people seem to pefer the colon.
Show threadThe Matrix.org FoundationJul 12, 2023
@fell @jon the best thing is you can pronounce it "at matthew colon matrix.org" and then abbreviate 'colon' to 'on', so it becomes "at matthew on matrix.org". Whereas "at matthew at matrix.org" just sounds confusing ;P
Show threadFellJul 12, 2023
@matrix @jon I mean, in my opinion "matthew at matrix.org" like #XMPP would've been perfectly fine. But whatever works.
Show threadDanJul 13, 2023
@fell @matrix @jon @zash
Show threadCalisti 🏳️‍🌈🦇 — 🪩✨ 39c3Jan 25, 2025
@matrix @fell @jon 'on' is exactly what the @ symbol was invented for.
Show threadRâu Cao ⚡Jul 12, 2023

@matrix @fell @jon The double @ is superfluous. You can use normal user@domain addresses on fedi, too.

The idea that those didn't exist in 2014 is ludicrous. E-Mail being the obvious example. XMPP another one.