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Coming from Reddit, the term subreddit was easy. Is there already a short name for Lemmy Communities?

Lemmity?

Lemmunity?

Sublemmit? (My wife's suggestion, now my current favorite.)

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[โ€“] FlavorGrain@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Haha, Lemmunity was my first thought.

(also, my first comment here!)

[โ€“] burgersc12@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (6 children)

Why not just community? It's already called a community everywhere on the instances and its /c/ in the url. Imo it should start with a C no matter what

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[โ€“] Kempeth@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A group of lemmings is called a "slice".

If we're not going for community I'd vote for this.

[โ€“] taj@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I like slice! A slice of life... A slice of the lemmingverse ๐Ÿ˜

[โ€“] tesfabpel@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

A sublemmy?

[โ€“] rss3091@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[โ€“] wdfa@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I got 99 sublems but u/spez ain't one

[โ€“] Puls3@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

I like slice.

[โ€“] JerkyIsSuperior@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Community is fine, please, no cutesy nicknames.

[โ€“] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[โ€“] FuryFaceofDoom@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

I like the idea of a Slice!

[โ€“] Anarch157a@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I upvote "sublems" or "sublemmies".

Lemmings... Yup. I like that.

[โ€“] nieceandtows@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Lemmings should refer to the users

[โ€“] RecaffeinatedDecaf@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Mlems

...No, hear me out. If we're lemmings, therefore lems, a community is many lems. So mlems. Also it's catchy.

[โ€“] akvomelono@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

That's actually what the iOS app is called! Mlem

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[โ€“] Sonemonkey@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago
[โ€“] Ketram@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Personally I prefer Community, it is nicely neutral and conveys the correct message I think. If people think that's too broad, then "sub" is a solid short option.

[โ€“] Lemon_Man@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Lem

plural: Lems

[โ€“] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Blink three times if you're contractually obliged to prefer her suggestion/preferring it under duress.

I'd send help but my wife is home.

[โ€“] gadgetboy@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago
[โ€“] Levii@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago
[โ€“] trot@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Hexbear uses "comm"

[โ€“] grin@grinnit.grin.hu 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)
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[โ€“] toxicbubble@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I liked your wifes suggestion of Sublemmit, but I would compact it more and perhaps call it a Sublem? Much quicker to type out.

[โ€“] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Good question. Similarly I was talking with someone the other day about what a user should be called (Lemming?) and what the act of using Lemmy might be called (also lemming!)

I like Lemmunity :-)

[โ€“] 00Lemming@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I have made my decision on the matter ๐Ÿ˜‰

[โ€“] HerculeanTardigrade@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Lmao, everything sounds like LeBron naming memes or whatever it's called. ๐Ÿ˜‚

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[โ€“] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 1 points 2 years ago

Sublemmy? Sublem?

[โ€“] CorrodedCranium@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I saw Lemmyverse somewhere and I kind of dig it

[โ€“] Shlomito 1 points 2 years ago

Eh that sounds too big, more like an instance

Which, yk, would also work

[โ€“] Acronychal@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Down the lemming hole we go...

Lemuria?!?!

[โ€“] WhoRoger@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I personally use "com" and hope it catches on.

[โ€“] aalvare2@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How about commune? Short and sweet, and goes with the c/ in the url

[โ€“] firead@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

cummy

...or not

I kind of wish the term from Kbin would catch on, Magazines.

[โ€“] N00b22@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago
[โ€“] pinwurm@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

If Subreddit -> Sub...
Then Community -> Commune ?

Seems apt given the developer's political leanings. But it wouldn't be as inviting to neutral users, so 'sub' seems to be fine to me.

[โ€“] elonspez@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago
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