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FWIW, 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 wi
by saurik 1y ago
FWIW, 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.