# The Farcaster Scenius Lexicon *A collection on the Zora Network to represent the dynamic and growing Farcaster scenius canon* By [A Digital Incubation Space](https://paragraph.com/@danicaswanson) ยท 2023-12-26 scenius, farcaster, web3, onchain media, zora, word nerds, memes --- Long known for its memorable memes (e.g., [kiwi](https://howtoeat.kiwi/) and [wowow](https://warpcast.com/matthew/0x89b3199b)), the [Farcaster](https://www.farcaster.xyz/) (FC) community has also collectively hatched some fascinating terminology. Ever since esteemed [channel lead](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/farcasther) and [GM Farcaster](https://paragraph.xyz/@adrienne/gm-farcaster-faq) co-host Adrienne Shulman released her [award-winning](https://warpcast.com/cameron/0xe1da6ce9) essay "[The Power of Scenius: Farcaster and the Collective Genius of Communities](https://adrienneshulman.medium.com/the-power-of-scenius-farcaster-and-the-collective-genius-of-communities-244f018a8767)" back in June, several word-nerd casters have taken up the task of tracking emergent Farcaster-specific lore and patterns of word use. Recently Adrienne and I teamed up for a project to chronicle the canonical **Farcaster Scenius Lexicon** memes and bring them onchain, and we're excited to share our early results as Zora Mints. Our starter list as of December 2023: **\- Conversational Liquidity Providers (CLPs)** \- **Before Farcaster/After Farcaster (BFC/AFC)** \- **Benevolent Dictator** Conversational Liquidity Providers (CLPs) ----------------------------------------- **You don't need to be building an app to help Farcaster succeed. You just need to engage earnestly and wear your CLP badge proudly.** ![](https://zora.co/api/thumbnail/7777777/0x49c385714b65d6deaac285891867fe500a0f3e65/1) [Collect NFT](https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x49c385714b65d6deaac285891867fe500a0f3e65/1?referrer=0x50BdD745F633506f8761cA913C5238c3aEdC6DfF) ### **Background/origin:** _"I still want Farcaster to succeed but I've decided running a hub isn't the best way._ _I'm running with_ **_conversational liquidity provider_** _instead." ~_ [@adrienne](https://warpcast.com/adrienne/0xe504a4c4) _"Conversational Liquidity Providers."_ ~ [@ccarella](https://warpcast.com/ccarella.eth/0xa4bd4fd1) (commenting on the top 30 active users as shown on [Outcasters](https://outcasters.xyz/)) * [Search on Warpcast](https://warpcast.com/~/search/casts?q=conversational+liquidity+provider) for **conversational liquidity provider** ### **What casters are saying:** _"The conversational liquidity provider badge reminds us it's not just the developers adding value here._ _"Someone has to keep this place engaging... the CLPs are the unsung heroes of Farcaster."_ ~ [@adrienne](https://warpcast.com/adrienne/0x43fdcd27) _"CLPs contribute real value to the FC ecosystem."_ ~ [@danicaswanson](https://warpcast.com/danicaswanson/0xec0f2174) _"Incredible piece of terminology"_ ~ [@maurelian](https://warpcast.com/maurelian/0x8c74fdf2) _"conversational liquidity is a great meme, really makes you understand social networks as markets of creators and consumers"_ ~ [@six](https://warpcast.com/six/0x4a381422) _"When I grow up, my job description will be 'Conversation Liquidity Provider.'"_ ~ [@vrypan](https://warpcast.com/vrypan.eth/0x80cf1c3d) Before Farcaster/After Farcaster (BFC/AFC) ------------------------------------------ **Farcaster changes you. If you plug into the Farcaster scenius and community in earnest, you may find your world shapeshifting into something more vibrant, connected, and creative.** ![](https://zora.co/api/thumbnail/7777777/0x49c385714b65d6deaac285891867fe500a0f3e65/2) [Collect NFT](https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x49c385714b65d6deaac285891867fe500a0f3e65/2?referrer=0x50BdD745F633506f8761cA913C5238c3aEdC6DfF) ### **Background/origin:** _"@monkeydlinks.eth coined the terms BFC/AFC during_ **_gmfarcaster_** _\[...\] Scenius at work."_ ~ [@adrienne](https://warpcast.com/adrienne/0xa088da7a) * [Search on Warpcast](https://warpcast.com/~/search/casts?q=BFC+AFC) for **BFC + AFC** ### **What casters are saying:** _Before Farcaster: launch products = cold start problem After Farcaster: launch products = bootstrap from FC audience_ ~ [@ghostlinkz.eth](https://warpcast.com/ghostlinkz.eth/0xdb5cfe26) _Before Farcaster: no high value interaction on any social platform After Farcaster: quality discourse on a variety of topics in person & shared articles._ ~ [@sal1y.eth](https://warpcast.com/sal1y.eth/0xc5c7542e) _Before Farcaster: Offchain art After Farcaster: Onchain art. Found_ [_Zora_](https://zora.co/) ~ [@j-valeska](https://warpcast.com/j-valeska/0x64347737) _Before Farcaster: was a degenerate After Farcaster: still a degenerate_ ~ [@cassie](https://warpcast.com/cassie/0x17680825) Benevolent Dictator ------------------- **Wielding mighty** [**warps**](https://warpcast.notion.site/Warps-ea98989b8a944a679c5b9e076e07efcd)**, boosts, and algorithms, Farcaster's benevolent dictator faithfully acts in service to the permissionless, interoperable future.** ![](https://zora.co/api/thumbnail/7777777/0x49c385714b65d6deaac285891867fe500a0f3e65/3) [Collect NFT](https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x49c385714b65d6deaac285891867fe500a0f3e65/3?referrer=0x50BdD745F633506f8761cA913C5238c3aEdC6DfF) ### **Background/origin:** _If you were BDFOWF, what would you have us work on? BDFOWF = benevolent dictator for one warpcast feature_ ~ [@dwr](https://warpcast.com/dwr.eth/0xfb5d7106) Note: **benevolent dictator** is, of course, not a Farcaster-specific term; it's widely used elsewhere. In FC contexts **benevolent dictator** typically refers to Dan Romero (@dwr), co-founder of [Merkle Manufactory](https://merklemanufactory.com/), but it's also used in more general ways, often as a web3 [governance archetype](https://yakcollective.substack.com/p/archetypes?sd=pf). * [Search on Warpcast](https://warpcast.com/~/search/casts?q=benevolent+dictator) for **benevolent dictator** ### **What casters are saying:** _"_[_@dwr.eth_](https://warpcast.com/dwr.eth) _is Benevolent Dictator For Now of what shows up in Warpcast."_ ~ [@horsefacts.eth](https://warpcast.com/horsefacts.eth/0xd5f858a7) _"He is a great benevolent dictator. At some point we'll have to help him to decentralize governance and culture :)"_ ~ [@dhadrien.eth](https://warpcast.com/dhadrien.eth/0xd9266807) _"WHAT IS A BOOST"_ ~ [@ted](https://warpcast.com/ted/0xcb27874b) _"it's when dan flexes the benevolent dictator role"_ ~ [@ivy](https://warpcast.com/ivy/0x362a4f0b) _"...smaller accounts have lots of trouble getting engagement. If you were the benevolent dictator, how would you fix this?"_ ~ [@nor](https://warpcast.com/nor/0x11f0ff13) _"Should we do an_ [_@unlonely_](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/unlonely) _stream called benevolent dictators?"_ ~ [@markfishman](https://warpcast.com/markfishman/0xc1dafe14) _"The BDF!L (benevolent dictator but not for life) pattern is the single best idea in sociology of distributed systems but is_ **_really_** _hard to pull off. When people are wary of BDFLing, they end up all waiting around for someone_ **_else_** _to start. You must bind !L to a fixed epoch."_ ~ [@vgr](https://warpcast.com/vgr/0x095a77bc) **Contribute to the Farcaster Scenius Lexicon** ----------------------------------------------- What other FC-specific words or phrases should be considered for the **FC Scenius Lexicon**? (Thank you to [@six](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/six) for [calling attention](https://warpcast.com/six/0xc58ce891) to "[Romerogorithm](https://warpcast.com/nonlinear.eth/0x1bbf70bd)," coined by [@nonlinear](https://warpcast.com/nonlinear.eth)). Comment or tag us on Farcaster ([@adrienne](https://warpcast.com/adrienne) or [@danicaswanson](https://warpcast.com/danicaswanson)) to let us know! * * * _Thanks for reading! New here and want more context? Start with_ [_@cameron_](https://warpcast.com/cameron)_'s canonical and much-appreciated article "_[_Fast Rope Into Farcaster_](https://www.wysr.xyz/p/fast-rope-into-farcaster)_."_ ![](https://paragraph.xyz/editor/callout/information-icon.png) _Correction: Originally we stated that "romerogorithm" was coined while we were working on this article. Thanks to @ghostlinkz.eth for finding_ [_via Searchcaster_](https://warpcast.com/ghostlinkz.eth/0xdae73d29) _that it was actually coined in Sep. 2022._ --- *Originally published on [A Digital Incubation Space](https://paragraph.com/@danicaswanson/the-farcaster-scenius-lexicon)*