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Or another term which is more descriptive. This is the first thing people see when they type in Lemmy
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this post was submitted on 12 Jul 2025
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Forums update threads by bumping, so threads from ten years ago can still be on the front page as long as they are active.
The term "link aggregator" was made to differentiate websites that are designed for threads to rapidly decay and be replaced by a constant flow of new content. If you tried to federate lemmy with a forum it wouldn't really work.
Maybe there's another term that could be used, but there needs to be a way to differentiate the two styles.
We also do have a forum sort on here, that allows infinite necrobumping (not limited to 2 days like the Hot sorts), called New Comments.
But ya I agree link aggregator is a good enough descriptor for what lemmy is: a place to post links to communities, and comment on them.