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.
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Given the rodent theming, lemmings is appropriate. It’s also slightly self-deprecating, which is a plus when it comes to community monikers.
Most of the people migrating from Reddit wouldn’t have much of a problem with self-depreciation.
That’s maybe right haha
Lols
More poetic themes via Wikipedia “Lemmings also appear in Arthur C. Clarke’s 1953 short story “The Possessed”, where their suicidal urges are attributed to the lingering consciousness of an alien group mind, which had inhabited the species in the prehistoric past.”
The past mascot was an alien
Huh. and i thought it was named after the guy from motorhead
Lemmy is God!
It’s named after some things: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy#whys-it-called-lemmy
I agree with everyone here on this, Lemmings is appropriate. Especially since most of the community likes it, I think choosing something that the community vibes with is important.
My gosh, I hate “lemmings” because of the connotation that we’re just here because everyone else is.
But you’re right. A term that folks can generally vibe with is really important.
Lemmings
This is the way
Lemmings of course. No need to reinvent the wheel.
Yes, if we’re lemmings surely we should be running on the wheel.
Gotta be Lemmings
Is that what that mouse is supposed to be? I thought it was a tattoo.
I mean it’s obvious Lemmings
I don’t think we even have a choice.
How very (apocryphally) Lemming!
Pretty sure those lemmings not having a choice wasn’t apocryphal…
lemming would be pretty ok for me too. I am to uncreative to come up with another name lol. maybe lemmys?
+1 for lemming. It just feels really appropriate, and who doesn’t like lemmings? They’re adorable!
yeah, they are kinda cute. i think they are a bit overlooked as far as animals go. So why not? Maybe there could be a Lemmy icon :)
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.
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.
I saw someone suggest lemons lol
Hear me out: *points to username*
Thank you, thank you. I’ll be beetlejuicing here all week. *bows to the audience*
I tried transforming the word Lemmy in the same way as demonyms for countries ending in Y just to see how it’d shake out.
Anything calling to anyone? 😅
Germany -> Germans -> Lemmans Para/Uruguay -> Para/Uruguayans -> Lemmyans Muscovy -> Muscovites -> Lemmites Hungary -> Hungarians -> Lemmians Norway -> Norwegians -> Lemmegians? Turkey -> Turks? -> Lemms?
Lemmites is the best one
Lemmites and Lemmegians are best
I like Lemms.
haha that’s a nice idea! Out of those, I’d say “lemmians” and “lemms” are the best.
I’m Lemurican. Lemurica!
Why is lemmings deregatory, it kinda fits imo
Some old (wrong) thing about lemmings running off a cliff.
Turns out the nature photographers drove the lemmings off a cliff.
As Lemmings was one of my favourite games growing up, that’s also gets my vote.
Lemmons
I loke lemmings, I think it’s a good reminder about how the dangers of letting any platform influence you too much.
I saw someone use “Lemmurs” the other day and I’m sticking with that pending a better idea.
Seconding Lemmur rhymes with Lemmer of Christine Lemmer-Webber, one of the authors of the ActivityPub protocol
