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Showerthoughts @lemmy.world Esjee @lemmy.world 1 yr. ago

If we call reddit users redditors, what do we call lemmy users

A lot of people say fedditors but that sounds way too derivative of reddit

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Lemmings
- This so far seems to be the generally accepted term that's been making it's way around the platform here recently.
- It’s the only reasonable answer given the name really
- This and it isn't even an option
- Lemmyngs
- I saw that someone has also suggested calling communities c/liffs, to go along with the Lemming theme. I thought it fit.
- And at some point, someone looking for a payday¹ is going to take video of us being herded off a cliff by an asshole² even though we don’t actually do that unless provoked, and it will become a totally wrong impression of us that enters the common knowledge base.
  
  ¹ every online tech journal
  
  ² spez
  
  Ironic, since lemmings don't actually jump off cliffs. The people making the documentary (Disney) that's famous from actually threw them over the cliff to make it interesting.
How is it not Lemmings?
Lemmings. That's why I created Lemmings.world!
- I do like walking off cliffs.
  
  Don't we all?
- Have my virtual internet gold kind stranger 🥇
  
  We don't do gold here. We give 🍋!
Lemmings, clearly
- I don't understand why this isn't the most up voted selection.
  
  Ask and you shall receive
Lemmies :D

Just. Cute.
Lemmings is the obvious choice
- Yes, I'm willing to follow all of you off a cliff.
  
  Did you know, the famous shot of lemmings falling of a cliff in the documentary that started the ideas that lemmings will just die following their peers off a cliff was actually a bunch of documentary makers pushing a bunch of lemming off of it to make a cool shot and not actual lemmings behavior ? You probably did actually...
Lemurs
Lemmings
Lemmings obviously
- From Reddit's point of view, we all just migrated off a cliff.
Lemmies

Lemmings
And not one of you said LAME?? I'm ashamed!
Lemmings of course
lemmings
Fedophiles
- I'm sexually attracted to feds. They glow so beautifully in the dark
- This made me chuckle, here’s a lemon award for you 🍋
  
  Lemming on!
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It's a me, Lemmigo!
Lemmy McLemface
Lemmy users.
GoLems. Clearly.
Users
Lemons? I think it'd be funny, and there's even an emoji for it too. 🍋
- The big concern is that people will sour on it.
Feds 😏
Lemmings
Motorheads, of course.
Lemsbians
Lemmings
How about a new pronoun like Lem?
Lemmings.
Definitely not lemmings.
I prefer to think of myself as having been a Redditeur. Far above the peasantry of the Redditors. /s
- Pray tell, good sir or madam, might I inquire if you, in all your noble magnificence, can lay claim to a distinguished position within the hallowed ranks of the illustrious landed gentry of Reddit?
Fedos lol
- Federasts
  
  Federalist is what that term should be if we're going that route. It's already a word with that exact meaning, though typically related to the government of a state/nation rather than a website/app.
Lemmees?
Motörheads
- Hell no
I had this question about the categories or "sub-reddits." What are we calling those? Sub-lemmys? Sub-lemons? Sub-lemms?
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Reddifugees.
- Fledditors
  
  Rexitors
Lemmies?
Lemmies.
I know "lemmings" is catching on but what if we go for "federalists" because it sounds cool?
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- I get what you are going for, and it sounds kinda cool but nahh. Federalist sounds too political lol. Lemmings sounds soft and cool imho
  
  But it would make the Lemmy Civil War so much cooler! Think about it.
  
  "After BeeHaw defederated, several federalists from the Lemmy World Federation, Lemmy ML Federation, and more, have conducted raids on the BeeHawvists."
Lemmers
- Lemurs maybe?
I was gonna say lemmons but 🤷🏼‍♀️
Lemurs?
- I second this
  
  You've over-seconded it!
Lemmingtons for us Aussie users
Lemmywinks
lemmiwinks

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