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
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".
Same. I call them comms, I've seen someone call them munnis which I thought was cute and more fun to say, but a bit less intuitive, but I'm not gonna correct anyone :)
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.
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/.
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.
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.
We as a group stopped using 'subs' to distance ourselves from reddit. Had they not been as shitty as they were, we might still be using their terminology
Yeah, but reclaiming "sub" would just be an example of language being dynamic. Unless someone is calling the communities "subreddits" I don't think there should be this divisive issue about it.
Use sub if you want, or not if you dislike the term.
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’ve seen someone use the term “Lemmy” which I thought was kind of cute and should also be acceptable. And I think “sub” should be okay too if it’s short for “sublemmy.” Even though that’s not technically what they are called. Obviously /r is not right, it would have to be /c.
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wingsfortheirsmiles@feddit.uk · 90 pts · 1y
philycheeze@sh.itjust.works · 31 pts · 1y
Pretty much the same vibe around here too.
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 40 pts · 1y
Can't help but see ".ml" plastered over Chevy's face.
cm0002@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 1y
Lmao, 1000% and now I cant unsee it
Quill7513@slrpnk.net · 7 pts · 1y
who do you think each major character is?
cm0002@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
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
kate@lemmy.uhhoh.com · 11 pts · 1y
britta is hexbear for sure
Rusty@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 1y
Broadfern@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
Troy and Abed give dbzero vibes (in a good way) but Abed may lean more sh.itjustworks (also in a good way)
bhamlin@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Chang.ml
themeatbridge@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y
I like to imagine I am a Troy or a Jeff or even a Shirley, but I'm really just a Leonard.
null@slrpnk.net · 7 pts · 1y
I've seen your prescription socks.
SatyrSack@feddit.org · 7 pts · 1y
I got a picture of your old nose; it was a lateral move!
Septimaeus@infosec.pub · 6 pts · 1y
Pop what, Magnitude? Pop what?? 😭
whotookkarl@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
I'm withdrawing from the race, I think a political career would interfere with my drug dealing
Nemo@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 1y
Could be worse, could be a Garret.
pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de · 7 pts · 1y
Shout out to my very inactive Community community, !communitytv@lemmy.world.
x4740N@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 1y
Remember the people who tried "sublemmys" or something stupid like that
xorollo@leminal.space · 1 pts · 1y
whotookkarl@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Calling them communities makes you streets ahead
Sibshops@lemm.ee · 83 pts · 1y
Instead of "sub" , I propose "dom".
Kowowow@lemmy.ca · 75 pts · 1y
Please like and domscribe
NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 1y
As the singular authority on nicknames for communities, I'll allow it.
bhamlin@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y
As I have been calling them sublemmys because it amuses me, the change to domlemmys should be an easy one.
Coelacanth@feddit.nu · 62 pts · 1y
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 pts · 1y
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 pts · 1y
You_are_dust@lemm.ee · 19 pts · 1y
fujiwood@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
Coelacanth@feddit.nu · 19 pts · 1y
Too, late hombre. Now share with us your favourite Lemmy cums.
Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub · 5 pts · 1y
Karma = cum
All these cumwhores on /c/lemmyshitpost
jaybone@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 1y
I’m tagging you as Lemmy cum.
fujiwood@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
jaybone@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 1y
You only have yourself to blame.
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
Good idea!
SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 1y
Sub-comms. 😎
Cris_Color@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Same. I call them comms, I've seen someone call them munnis which I thought was cute and more fun to say, but a bit less intuitive, but I'm not gonna correct anyone :)
LesserAbe@lemmy.world · 52 pts · 1y
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 pts · 1y
I'm calling them cums
And you're a cummer
LesserAbe@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
And proud of it
cbrownie420@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y
Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Watch the new meat canyon
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 1y
Ohh, I like Subs. Yeah, I can get with that.
frostysauce@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Same here.
cm0002@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 1y
Lol how so, Lemmy (the software) calls them "communities" and comms is a nice and shortened version of that
LesserAbe@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 1y
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.
chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 1y
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.
Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub · 3 pts · 1y
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.
Anamnesis@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
What do lemmings live in. ...holes? Warrens? Hives?
OpenStars@piefed.social · 5 pts · 1y
Seeing as how roughly zero percent of us are neurotypicals, yes that tracks. 😎
Nemo@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 1y
I could get behind "warrens"
Comment105@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 1y
I'll shorten it to wars.
Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 1y
We'd become twice as interesting to people who've never heard of us.
Have you seen the wars on Lemmy?
embed_me@programming.dev · 1 pts · 1y
Ah yes child. The war of the wars, I was there to witness it...
jaybone@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 1y
But on Reddit, sub is short for subreddit. How is this any different?
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 1 pts · 1y
They're used to subs and people don't like change to the point that they'll make up nonsense to justify their views.
jaybone@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 1y
Yeah but I want to argue about something.
underscores@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 1y
Usually comms is short for communications, but I think it's fine in context.
NOT_RICK@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 1y
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 pts · 1y
Using "lemmings" is arguably more wrong - there are plenty of people on the fediverse who are not using lemmy.
match@pawb.social · 9 pts · 1y
fedfellows
rooster_butt@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y
Fedows
levzzz@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
Feds
embed_me@programming.dev · 4 pts · 1y
Fedophiles
D_C@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y
FEDoras?
MrPoletki@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 1y
M'Feddit
grrgyle@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 1y
Excellent [counter-]point.
TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee · 22 pts · 1y
I'm not calling them comms. find a better word if you don't want to hear me say subs
RedAggroBest@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
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/.
Irelephant@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y
You can link to comms like so:
!fedimemes@feddit.uk
MudMan@fedia.io · 20 pts · 1y
Hey, I'm on a *Bin instance. I'll call them "magazines" and you'll like it.
paultimate14@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y
Why not a Binstance?
Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
I got a full magazine for you fancy motherfucker
rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 1y
I'll miscall them clips.
lena@gregtech.eu · 3 pts · 1y
no >:3
MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y
I think it's referred to as a cassette.
Etterra@discuss.online · 17 pts · 1y
Subs is fine by me, but /r is not.
Diddlydee@feddit.uk · 16 pts · 1y
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.
grrgyle@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 1y
Also when people say "substack" instead of newsletter, even about their own. Like, have some self respect -- you're doing all the work.
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
how do people get lemming? I always assumed it was Lemmy.
:D
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y
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.
MrPoletki@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 1y
I like 'subfeddit', or we could go another way and call the something like 'district' or 'constituency', coz each one has a rep haha
Ziglin@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
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.
match@pawb.social · 9 pts · 1y
i call them subs because they are full of submissives
D_C@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 1y
Say that to my FUCKING FACE...
...
But this time use a growly menacing voice, and call me filthy names!! WAIT, I need to put on my gimp suit first.
BallShapedMan@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
What do we call the? I say "Lemmy sub" lacking a better term.
Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y
it's right there all over the site man. "community"
BallShapedMan@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
I'm an idiot... Thank you
embed_me@programming.dev · 1 pts · 1y
Idk seems too much of a common noun
TootSweet@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
To be fair, most of us have been "that lemming" at one point or another.
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 1y
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.
cm0002@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
"You can't use X word like that because [It's made up|That's not what it means|It means something else]" argument is always incredibly weak.
At its very core, language is dynamic, words come, go and change all the time. It's how it works. Languages that don't change, die.
On top of that, words can have multiple meanings that are dependent on context.
Mesophar@pawb.social · 6 pts · 1y
Wouldn't that also apply to calling them subs? Like, maybe it's technically a community and not a sub-[item], but everyone knows what is meant by it.
AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
We as a group stopped using 'subs' to distance ourselves from reddit. Had they not been as shitty as they were, we might still be using their terminology
frostysauce@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Speak for yourself, I'm not so obsessed with reddit that i need to make up new words just to price I'm not obsessed with reddit.
Mesophar@pawb.social · 1 pts · 1y
Yeah, but reclaiming "sub" would just be an example of language being dynamic. Unless someone is calling the communities "subreddits" I don't think there should be this divisive issue about it.
Use sub if you want, or not if you dislike the term.
AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y
Yeah I'm not telling anybody they can't do it. I'm just positing my theory why we moved so quickly away from the old term.
Mesophar@pawb.social · 1 pts · 1y
Sorry, my reply was more directed at the original commenter, but that would make sense.
Hupf@feddit.org · 1 pts · 1y
Exactly - comm is a perfectly cromulent word.
JFLennson@feddit.org · 9 pts · 1y
But I can SUBScribe to them 😔.
Ziglin@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
And then the community would be one of your subscriptions. Otherwise it's just a community.
FuckFascism@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
Kekzkrieger@feddit.org · 10 pts · 1y
Comms
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 1y
Communities. Which has no convenient abbreviation.
hakunawazo@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y
cbrownie420@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y
FuckFascism@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
OmegaLemmy@discuss.online · 0 pts · 1y
it's either /c/ or !
jenesaisquoi@feddit.org · 6 pts · 1y
Communities
sexy_peach@feddit.org · 8 pts · 1y
Sub as in sublemmy
Irelephant@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 1y
I sometimes forget tbh.
Comms is a pretty good word imo.
sness@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y
Calling them subs just like I call safe spots in every soulslike a bonfire.
xorollo@leminal.space · 5 pts · 1y
artocode404@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 1y
They need a name, what do we call them??!
kubica@fedia.io · 14 pts · 1y
Subs, short for subcommunities.
Kichae@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 1y
Careful. That would require recognizing instances as communities in their own right, and some folks get bent out of shape when you do that.
DontMakeMoreBabies@piefed.social · 4 pts · 1y
It's not wrong, though? Account from .ML or .World certainly seem to give me an idea what I'll be getting from someone...
Ziglin@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
What's wrong with .world other than being overfilled and defederating from some piracy stuff? (Asking for a friend)
DontMakeMoreBabies@piefed.social · 1 pts · 1y
"Feels over reals" and "the safest space" are how'd I'd describe .world's vibe.
Some folks like it, but it's not my jam.
OpenStars@piefed.social · 1 pts · 1y
True dat.
I wonder what vibes my own tribe of PieHeads sends out?
cm0002@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
"comms" short and "community" for long
spankmonkey@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y
"commies"
can@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 1y
It's all starting to make sense
artocode404@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 1y
Indeed
jaybone@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 1y
That’s on ml
Patch@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 1y
"Comms" sounds bad.
I propose we call them 'nities.
OpenStars@piefed.social · 5 pts · 1y
That sounds... dirty.
Do it again! 😁
Patch@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 1y
I want you all up in my 'nities, fam.
Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
it’s right there all over the site man. “community”
FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io · 5 pts · 1y
Coms on lemmy, mags on mbin/kbin.
nico198x@europe.pub · 5 pts · 1y
Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y
/c/onstabularies
burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
SpiceDealer@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 1y
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/."
peoplebeproblems@midwest.social · 3 pts · 1y
It's coms guys not comms. You could do commune or commy or commies or just plain them dem reds too
Flax_vert@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 1y
'unities
Nemo@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 1y
I've been saying "munis" and it seems to work fine
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 1y
'munis' stresses the correct syllable, but it's also short for 'municipalities'. E.g Muni Gov.
Nemo@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 1y
that's not necessarily a problem in this context
peoplebeproblems@midwest.social · 2 pts · 1y
Oh I like munis
Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
It's clearly CUMmunity
KingPorkChop@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
Why? Is your mom here?
db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 1y
jaybone@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 1y
I like “coms” or “comms”
I’ve seen someone use the term “Lemmy” which I thought was kind of cute and should also be acceptable. And I think “sub” should be okay too if it’s short for “sublemmy.” Even though that’s not technically what they are called. Obviously /r is not right, it would have to be /c.
Marleyinoc@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Amy has her own doll already? (Amyl and the Sniffers)
WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 1y
Sadly, Reddit grabbed the cool names and concepts first
answersplease77@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
lame lemming limtards going to keep on lemming
IhaveCrabs111@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Lem up, lem-wad
CassiniWarden@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 1y
"I prefer to use my social media my way, alone!"
pyre@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 1y
why do you give a shit... are we acting like this isn't costco reddit
Ziglin@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
It isn't, if we wanted that we would have made sure that it is owned by one big company and doesn't have separate instances.
pyre@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 1y
that's not what it meant but ok
xorollo@leminal.space · 1 pts · 1y
pyre@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
it just means off brand, didn't think people would take the Costco name so literally