I like lemmings but it might be a bit derogatory. Even with that I still think it’s better than ‘redditors’, which always sounded/looked goofy to me.

Any ideas? What do we call Lemmy users?

My current vote is for lemmings. I think it’s cute.

  • lori@kbin.social
    151·
    2 years ago

    I’ve always been opposed to this kind of branding. Users are users, posts are posts, getting heavy into branding is always a bad sign to me.

    • hllywluis@sh.itjust.works
      71·
      2 years ago

      I totally get where you’re coming from but I think humanity’s tribal nature makes us want to identify with something on the platform we’re on… Some type of name that defines all of us.

      • Spzi@lemmy.clickEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        It also makes it more accessible if the language is consistent. I remember when I learned the reddit-specific terms like sub, subreddit, redditor, OP and so on. They seem obvious in hindsight, but some of them were not when I had no idea. Now imagine for each term, there would be multiple synonyms. The feeling of “I have no firm understanding of what they are talking about” would last longer, which isn’t exactly a pleasant experience for newcomers.

    • Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.org
      1·
      2 years ago

      I agree to the extent that, if nicknames develop they should organically do so, and not be forced because “the other guys are doing it.”