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

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[–] myxi@feddit.nl 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] A_Toasty_Strudel@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

This so far seems to be the generally accepted term that's been making it's way around the platform here recently.

[–] CKOW@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It’s the only reasonable answer given the name really

[–] klay@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] nailbar@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

From Reddit's point of view, we all just migrated off a cliff.

[–] zuhayr@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

And not one of you said LAME?? I'm ashamed!

[–] TheFANUM@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Fordry@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't understand why this isn't the most up voted selection.

[–] Dooda@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Ask and you shall receive

[–] zeekzag@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Lemmings of course

[–] BendyLemmy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Lemmies

Lemmings

[–] Rick@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lemmings is the obvious choice

[–] Holodeck_Moriarty@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, I'm willing to follow all of you off a cliff.

[–] 20gramsWrench@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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...

[–] GeoGio7@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is this legit? Do you have a source I could read? If this is real that's so effed

[–] Amol@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You can find it on the wikipedia page of the film, but if you search for it on the internet you find a ton of sources https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Wilderness_(film)

[–] KuchiKopi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I'm sexually attracted to feds. They glow so beautifully in the dark

[–] Jackolantern@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

This made me chuckle, here’s a lemon award for you 🍋

Lemming on!

[–] Hyggyldy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I prefer to think of myself as having been a Redditeur. Far above the peasantry of the Redditors. /s

[–] crunchpaste@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

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?

[–] roht@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
[–] SnowGlobal@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] CreeperODeath@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Knightfall@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] CreeperODeath@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Ok so I jerboa rly sucks when you don't have a good connection lmao

[–] Gaboose@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

How is it not Lemmings?

[–] GhostGray@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

How about a new pronoun like Lem?

[–] guybrush@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

It's a me, Lemmigo!

[–] Hedup@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago
[–] cultsuperstar@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Alex_Sherby@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip -3 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] FooBar101010@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago
[–] WoolyNelson@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] zesty@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago
[–] Sho@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I had this question about the categories or "sub-reddits." What are we calling those? Sub-lemmys? Sub-lemons? Sub-lemms?

[–] TheLurker@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They are generally referred to as communities or magazines.

I'm guessing the community will come up with their own nomenclature in time. But I'm personally fine with just referring to them as Fediverse Communities.

I feel like trying to come up with a "snappy" name is just another holdover from the site that shall not be named.

[–] schwim@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] clockwork_octopus@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] denast@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago
[–] ComradePorkRoll@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I know "lemmings" is catching on but what if we go for "federalists" because it sounds cool?

[–] riceball@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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[–] riceball@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] ComradePorkRoll@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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."

[–] riceball@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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