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[–] wingsfortheirsmiles@feddit.uk 90 points 6 days ago (5 children)
[–] philycheeze@sh.itjust.works 31 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Pretty much the same vibe around here too.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 40 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Can't help but see ".ml" plastered over Chevy's face.

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 17 points 6 days ago (7 children)

Lmao, 1000% and now I cant unsee it

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[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago (5 children)

I like to imagine I am a Troy or a Jeff or even a Shirley, but I'm really just a Leonard.

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[–] Sibshops@lemm.ee 81 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Instead of "sub" , I propose "dom".

[–] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 74 points 6 days ago

Please like and domscribe

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 25 points 6 days ago

As the singular authority on nicknames for communities, I'll allow it.

[–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago

As I have been calling them sublemmys because it amuses me, the change to domlemmys should be an easy one.

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 62 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Eh, I don't know that this is something we need to gatekeep about to be honest. "Comms" doesn't really roll off the tongue so if people want to keep saying "subs" I'm not going to correct them, it's not like anyone would misconstrue what they mean. Plus we can't even settle for a name amongst ourselves with Mbin keeping on referring to them as "magazines".

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 31 points 6 days ago

Sub is fine to me in both contexts. sub(scriptions) or sub(forums) but "sublemmy" or variation just feel forced to me

[–] fujiwood@lemmy.world 24 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

What if we refer to them as cums?

I think that's phonetically correct.

[–] You_are_dust@lemm.ee 19 points 6 days ago (7 children)

I think this actually works really well for the concept of "Lemmy tell you" "Lemmy show you". Lemmy cum.

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[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 53 points 6 days ago (17 children)

Listen, "comms" is a terrible name for this concept. I'm calling them subs until something better comes along.

[–] Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.world 17 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

I'm calling them cums

And you're a cummer

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[–] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 22 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I'm not calling them comms. find a better word if you don't want to hear me say subs

[–] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Also we subscribe to them, so they're subs just as easily as comms. I never use subreddit or /r/ because those don't belong here, but you can easily replace /r/ with /c/.

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[–] Etterra@discuss.online 17 points 6 days ago

Subs is fine by me, but /r is not.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 29 points 6 days ago

I’m ok with subs because you subscribe to communities, but yeah I have had to unlearn some habits from reddit

[–] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 24 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Using "lemmings" is arguably more wrong - there are plenty of people on the fediverse who are not using lemmy.

[–] match@pawb.social 9 points 6 days ago (5 children)
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[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 16 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I just hate when anyone uses a name that signifies they use some site - lemmings, imgurians, redditors, whatever. I am no more a lemming than I am a reader for reading books or an eater for having dinner.

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[–] MudMan@fedia.io 20 points 6 days ago (5 children)

Hey, I'm on a *Bin instance. I'll call them "magazines" and you'll like it.

[–] paultimate14@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago

Why not a Binstance?

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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

I know it's a joke but there are probably users who get genuinely angry and unleash all kinds of undeserved abuse when they see this. Old habits are hard to break, so let's be human.

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[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 7 points 5 days ago

I sometimes forget tbh.

Comms is a pretty good word imo.

[–] xorollo@leminal.space 5 points 5 days ago

I vote for sublemmy

[–] FuckFascism@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Genuine question as a former Redditer what are they called here on Lemmy?

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 9 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Communities. Which has no convenient abbreviation.

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[–] TootSweet@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

To be fair, most of us have been "that lemming" at one point or another.

[–] JFLennson@feddit.org 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

But I can SUBScribe to them 😔.

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[–] match@pawb.social 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

i call them subs because they are full of submissives

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[–] nico198x@europe.pub 5 points 5 days ago

Subs, for subcommunity. COME AT ME!

[–] sness@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 days ago

Calling them subs just like I call safe spots in every soulslike a bonfire.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 9 points 6 days ago (8 children)

When someone refers to a community as a 'comm', they're just trying to make 'fetch' happen.

If you hit me up on 'comms', I'm gonna need a radio; that's what the word means, if you've been alive any time in the last 100 years.

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[–] SpiceDealer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 days ago

Not the most creative method but I'll say something like 'over at [community hyperlink].' Others have pointed out that you use "/c/" as a replacement of "r/."

[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)
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