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If we call reddit users redditors, what do we call lemmy users (lemmy.world)

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

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[–] [email protected] 589 points 1 year ago (19 children)

Lemmings

[–] [email protected] 67 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.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 year ago

It’s the only reasonable answer given the name really

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago

This and it isn't even an option

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[–] [email protected] 226 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lemmings, clearly

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 205 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Lemmings is the obvious choice

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 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...

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[–] [email protected] 141 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lemmings.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is the clear answer.

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[–] [email protected] 136 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Lemmings

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[–] [email protected] 111 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Lemmings obviously

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

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

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[–] [email protected] 105 points 1 year ago (3 children)

How is it not Lemmings?

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[–] [email protected] 94 points 1 year ago

Lemmings, obviously.

Follow the crowd!

[–] [email protected] 94 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Fedophiles

[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 year ago (4 children)

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

Lemming on!

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[–] [email protected] 83 points 1 year ago

lemmings

[–] [email protected] 82 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Lemmings. That's why I created Lemmings.world!

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[–] [email protected] 72 points 1 year ago

Lemmings

[–] [email protected] 67 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Can I be called a Lemming? I want to be called a Lemming.

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 year ago (11 children)

Lemurs?

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lemmies

Lemmings

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 year ago

Lemmings

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago

Motorheads, of course.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Feds 😏

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Lemsbians

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Lemmies.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I was gonna say lemmons but 🤷🏼‍♀️

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

IRL meetups can be called lemmon parties

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[–] Wisi_eu 27 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Lemmies :D

Just. Cute.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago

Lemmywinks

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Lemmingtons for us Aussie users

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lemurs

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago

I feel like lemmings is already catching on.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

Lemiwinks

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The lemmon party

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Marxist Lemminists

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[–] falkerie71 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Combustible Lemmons

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago

Lemmies?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (10 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I don't think "lemmings" is a very appropriate name, considering the potentially harmful implications of blind misguided movement and lack of individuality.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I think "lemmings" is a very appropriate name because it is funny because of those potentially harmful implications.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fedditors would be denizens of the larger Fediverse. It would not refer to only Lemmy users.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Fedizens? Fedditor seems to retain some of the "Reddit".

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I like Lemmings and Lemmons.

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