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Reddit = Lemmy

Subreddits = Sublemmies

Redditors = Lemmings

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

There are terms for this. The communities are called communities and not Sublemmies. And Lemmings is a very specific term which excludes all the other services in the Fediverse which can interact with Lemmy communities. I prefer an inclusive term like Fedinauts or Fedizens.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I really hope lemmings doesn’t become the norm

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I vote for lemmurs instead

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Like the animal: lemur?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why not? Can you explain why you don't like the name?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

because it sounds redditarded