boblaw0@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 months agoWhat noun/nouns do people use to refer to people that use Lemmy?message-squaremessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down19
arrow-up131arrow-down1message-squareWhat noun/nouns do people use to refer to people that use Lemmy?boblaw0@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareAPassenger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up36·edit-211 months agoAlmost always “Lemmings.” Reason is below. In a 2020 post, Lemmy’s co-creator Dessalines wrote about the origin of the name Lemmy. “It was nameless for a long time, but I wanted to keep with the fediverse tradition of naming projects after animals. I was playing that old-school game Lemmings, and Lemmy (from Motorhead) had passed away that week, and we held a few polls for names, and I went with that.”[8]
Almost always “Lemmings.” Reason is below.
In a 2020 post, Lemmy’s co-creator Dessalines wrote about the origin of the name Lemmy. “It was nameless for a long time, but I wanted to keep with the fediverse tradition of naming projects after animals. I was playing that old-school game Lemmings, and Lemmy (from Motorhead) had passed away that week, and we held a few polls for names, and I went with that.”[8]