New Lemmy user here...What terminology should I know? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by samuelblock@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I know the obvious things like federation and fediverse, but do we say upvote/downvote, updoot, karma? I hate to bring up the software that must not be named, but I don’t know what else to call things.

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[-] frisbeedude@feddit.org 34 points 3 weeks ago

People need buzzwords to feel like they belong to a group. We are just a bunch of nerds who already know that. It's a free spirit community as long as you behave like a human. You can try to establish some new terminology, but don't come up with the old reddit stuff, people will make fun of you.

[-] Today@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago

I proposed we say cheers or just 🍻 instead of cake day for activitypub- i like to think of everyone just popping into a pub and chatting about stuff.

[-] NineMileTower@lemmy.world -3 points 3 weeks ago

CAKEDAY LOLZ so rand0m. le laugh

[-] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

People need buzzwords to feel like they belong to a group.

That is so fetch!

[-] BLAMM@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

That shit is dingo!

[-] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

That slang is so streets behind.

[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Omg, you can't just ask people why they're white.

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