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I was curious what to call the sub communities on Lemmy because I would assume they are not called subreddits. Are they called sublemmies or lemmlits? Thanks for the help!

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[–] davel@lemmy.ml 41 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

They’re called “communities,” hence the “c/”.

BTW, c/asklemmy is expressly not a community for questions about Lemmy. Please read a community’s rules before posting.

[–] DeepSeaString@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago

Oh sorry didn't realize 

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 weeks ago

Yup, communities.

Shorthand is often just c/

[–] recklessengagement@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I usually call them "comms"

[–] Antagnostic@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

A lot of us are! ☭

[–] zecg@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I actually call them sublemmies

[–] DeepSeaString@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah I thought it was more fun then just communities