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

I think lemmings is the best one. Lemmings are cute.

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

I identify myself as a lemming now. There’s no way back

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Even without looking at the comments, Lemmings came to my mind. It is such a great name. β™₯️

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Excellent πŸ˜‚

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

Most of the people I've met on here and asked are going with lemmings. That's fine by me, it's cute enough and it works.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I like "Lemmings" personally. Just a big fan of the video game.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I saw a older post with same "Lemmings" recommendation.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When life gives you lemmings…

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

... you yeet them off a cliff in your "documentary"?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

lemmy users

lusers

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

I vote we call ourselves Lemmiwinks.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Lemmy users

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I usually like to use a person's name.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Maybe an unpopular opinion but having a name for a Lemmy user is cringe.

What are you gonna ask someone at a party if they're a lemming? They're gonna look at you like wtf are you talking about.

It has big "the narwhal bacons at midnight" vibes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I vote we call ourselves Lemmiwinks.

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

We’ve pretty much settled on Lemmings

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

Wrong answers only? If so, Lemurs? πŸ€ͺ

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

For Lemmy users specifically, I believe Lemmings has been widely accepted. However, when referring to a user of federated software in general (remember they can potentially communicate with other federated software), we could refer to each other as "Fedizens" of the "Fediverse". I have seen a developer use the term "Fedizen" in one of their code examples, and I like it as a more inclusive name.

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

Reddit Refugees?

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

Lemlings or lemmlings

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

I like lemmur

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lemmons is great! We should start a website or something. Maybe something fun like lemonparty.org!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

WHAT THE FUCK I just woke up

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

You know it's been about a decade before I have had a solid excuse to get someone with that. It's one of the first great pranks I stumbled across on reddit. Seems fitting.

Good morning!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Lemmberghini

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I prefer "lemmings" (and use it all the time now)

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

Just saw 2 year older post with same suggestion, I wonder who actually created this "Lemmings" word for lemmy users.

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

It's going to be lemmings, but I like lemons better.