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Very difficult to discuss with the fiance without know the terminology yet lol

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[–] mansauce@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (4 children)

and more importantly, what are lemmy users called? for reddit we have redditors, for lemmy.. lemminors?!

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[–] 1mpulse@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

Lemmywinks? South park reference https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Lemmiwinks

Lemmywings? Like different wings of an overall government of lemmys?

[–] Captain_Wtv@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I saw someone below mention that hexbear calls them comms with 2 m's. That sounds like the best nickname.

[–] Arcaneslime@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My brain will never not read that as "communications," I'm gonna think everyone here is real serious about HAM radio lol.

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[–] 10EXP@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Fuck it, call them Lem. Memes is a Sub-Lemmy on Lemmy on the lemmy.nl Lem.

[–] DrYes@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Creating Lem Rezar

edit: what's the etiquette around image posts?

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[–] croobat@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Fabrik872@apollo.town 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I like the idea to put lemmie in every word it is like with batman. Users should be called Lemmiathans.

[–] nephs@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago
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[–] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago
[–] Wilshire@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sublemminals, jk communities

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[–] CheshireSnake@lemmy.one 5 points 2 years ago (6 children)

So subreddit=subs as communities=comms? I'm not typing communities all the time lmao.

[–] Venus@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 years ago

yeah, over on hexbear comms is the usual parlance anyway. the wider lemmy population with the new reddit people might change that though

[–] zombiepiratefromspace@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If the official name is magazines, then why not use "mags"?

[–] el_doso@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I think just kbin refers to them as magazines, and (currently at least) Lemmy seems to be the more popular platform, calling them communities.

Neither is great tbh

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[–] CallMeIshmael@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

This is all very confusing to me

[–] Piatro@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I think part of why it's confusing is that we don't have defined names for these things. This is so early in a social media "product" life that there isn't a common understanding. You're now part of making those names. It's a bit exciting but mostly confusing while everyone uses their own terms to mean the same fundamental things. Embrace the chaos!

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[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago

Lemmunities (I pulled it out of my ass, take it or leave it)

[–] MonitorDeodorant@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

Personally, I think "forum" works.

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