@boblaw0 to Ask Lemmy • 1 year agoWhat noun/nouns do people use to refer to people that use Lemmy?message-square16arrow-up142arrow-down110
arrow-up132arrow-down1message-squareWhat noun/nouns do people use to refer to people that use Lemmy?@boblaw0 to Ask Lemmy • 1 year agomessage-square16
minus-square@APassengerlink41•edit-21 year 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]