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I vote for sublemmy
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/.”
I sometimes forget tbh.
Comms is a pretty good word imo.
Calling them subs just like I call safe spots in every soulslike a bonfire.
Subs, for subcommunity. COME AT ME!
I’m not calling them comms. find a better word if you don’t want to hear me say subs
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/.
You can link to comms like so:
Sadly, Reddit grabbed the cool names and concepts first
Subs is fine by me, but /r is not.
/c/onstabularies
this just makes me want a sandwich
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.
Also when people say “substack” instead of newsletter, even about their own. Like, have some self respect – you’re doing all the work.
Genuine question as a former Redditer what are they called here on Lemmy?
Communities. Which has no convenient abbreviation.
it’s either /c/ or !
What the hell did you just call me?! lol I’m so new to all this I have no idea what I’m doing.
Thank you
Comms
Communities
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.
It sounds bad though and it makes me think of subscriptions which are what a subgroup of communities unique to each user.
I have to remember that each time though it’s happening quite often now.
I try to let people know gently that they are using the wrong term, which I think is reasonable though I suppose my tone might be misinterpreted.
I like ‘subfeddit’, or we could go another way and call the something like ‘district’ or ‘constituency’, coz each one has a rep haha
Listen, “comms” is a terrible name for this concept. I’m calling them subs until something better comes along.
Same here.
I’m calling them cums
And you’re a cummer
If I tell someone to “please check out my cum” I might get into some trouble.
Watch the new meat canyon
And proud of it
Ohh, I like Subs. Yeah, I can get with that.
Lol how so, Lemmy (the software) calls them “communities” and comms is a nice and shortened version of that
I’m not saying subs is perfect. But comms has a much more predominant existing meaning: “communications.” It’s not clear what you’re referring to. While “sub” does have some existing meanings like “subscription” or “submissive,” those aren’t as pervasive meanings, and in my mental map it’s more associated with a subreddit or Lemmy community, so that’s what I’m going with.
Both of those words (community and comms) have common meanings that are adjacent but distinct in important ways from the Lemmy jargon meaning. That makes them confusing and awkward to use; what if you want to talk about the Lemmy community at large or some subset of it? You would have to go way out of your way to make sure all ambiguity is removed that you might be talking about a “community” as in the subreddit equivalent. Comms is not as bad in this way I guess.
That’s exactly why, actually. It’s too easy, like a kid naming their dog Mr. Woofs or naming a car Sally. I feel we can be far more creative.
I can’t, but I’m sure someone can.
What do lemmings live in. …holes? Warrens? Hives?
I could get behind “warrens”
I’ll shorten it to wars.
We’d become twice as interesting to people who’ve never heard of us.
Have you seen the wars on Lemmy?
Ah yes child. The war of the wars, I was there to witness it…
Seeing as how roughly zero percent of us are neurotypicals, yes that tracks. 😎
But on Reddit, sub is short for subreddit. How is this any different?
They’re used to subs and people don’t like change to the point that they’ll make up nonsense to justify their views.
Usually comms is short for communications, but I think it’s fine in context.
Remember the people who tried “sublemmys” or something stupid like that
I member! (it’s mee, I call them sublemmys)
Pretty much the same vibe around here too.
Can’t help but see “.ml” plastered over Chevy’s face.
Lmao, 1000% and now I cant unsee it
who do you think each major character is?
Troy and Abed give dbzero vibes (in a good way) but Abed may lean more sh.itjustworks (also in a good way)
Each instance assigned to a character? I was actually just wondering that, I think I’ll have to do a rewatch to do it right, but I think .world would either be Jeff or Britta for sure lmao
britta is hexbear for sure
Makes sense
I like to imagine I am a Troy or a Jeff or even a Shirley, but I’m really just a Leonard.
Pop what, Magnitude? Pop what?? 😭
I’m withdrawing from the race, I think a political career would interfere with my drug dealing
I’ve seen your prescription socks.
I got a picture of your old nose; it was a lateral move!
Could be worse, could be a Garret.
Shout out to my very inactive Community community, !communitytv@lemmy.world.
Calling them communities makes you streets ahead
Instead of “sub” , I propose “dom”.
Please like and domscribe
As I have been calling them sublemmys because it amuses me, the change to domlemmys should be an easy one.
As the singular authority on nicknames for communities, I’ll allow it.
