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There is no offical name for the Gemini page subscription specification.
gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/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.
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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24 votes were cast.
May 24 · 6 months ago
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 · May 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 · May 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.