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The word "public" is already used for this just about everywhere else.
by jadamson 1y ago
The word "public" is already used for this just about everywhere else.
- saurik 1y agoFWIW, if it is "public", I'd think it would merely be something anyone could access if they already knew where it was, a concept that people experience often with "public" share URLs from numerous services; being "discoverable" is much stronger, as it tells us that random people are going to be able to search and, well, discover it.
- ronsor 1y agoI mean, this isn't consistent with the usual definition of public, especially on sites that let you share content: * YouTube uses "public" for viewable by everyone and discoverable; for something that should only be accessible if the URL is shared, then YouTube uses the term "unlisted" * Facebook uses "public" similarly More generally, "to publish" (related to the adjective "public") means to make something generally known, as opposed to simply sharing with a closed group (even if they can share it too).
- saurik 1y agoOK, touche: I agree I'm wrong.