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Better appdata summary #249
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With the help of Gemini, here are some better ones:
Option 1 seems best. |
I've updated the repository, README and the metainfo XML file accordingly. Closing this as solved. |
Not really, because in that case you wouldn't repeat the app name in the summary (they're usually shown together).
I guess Gemini doesn't know the guidelines too well :D It's not recommended to use generic adjectives (like "simple" or "fast") or technical details (like "native" or "for Linux"), and focus on what the app actually does for people, e.g. "Manipulate images" rather than "Simple image editor for Linux". "Lightweight and modern Discord client" isn't terrible, but it is longer than the maximum number of characters (35). Simplifying to e.g. "Lightweight Discord client" would work, but something focused on what you do with the app would be even better :) |
"Discord client alternative" and "Tiny Discord client" (or "Small Discord client") are what I have in mind at the moment. I'm mostly leaning towards "Tiny Discord client", but it's no terminal client. Is the word "client" considered technical? |
Generally speaking using terms like "client" is not recommended, because it focuses on the protocol/service rather than what it does for people (e.g. chat), but "Tiny Discord client" is passable. |
I thought about "Tiny Discord app", but the guidelines seem to discourage the word "app" specifically. I guess it also avoids the word "client", so I'm not sure what to use here. |
Well ideally it'd be something focusing on what you do with the app, e.g. "Chat on Discord", but both "Tiny Discord app" and "Tiny Discord client" are fine. |
Based on Vesktop's "Snappier Discord app with Vencord", I think "Tiny Discord app" will be fine. |
The current summary
GTK4 Discord client in Go (formerly gtkcord4)
isn't in line with the metadata guidelines (too long, too technical, doesn't mention what you can do with the app). It's also not the right place to mention gtkcord4, the description would be more appropriate for that.I'd recommend something like
Chat with your friends on Discord
or justChat on Discord
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