What are the sub communities on Lemmy called? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago by DeepSeaString@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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 37 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

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 17 points 3 days ago

Oh sorry didn't realize

[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 days ago

Yup, communities.

Shorthand is often just c/

[-] recklessengagement@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

I usually call them "comms"

[-] Antagnostic@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Are we the commies?

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

A lot of us are! ☭

[-] zecg@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

I actually call them sublemmies

[-] DeepSeaString@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Yeah I thought it was more fun then just communities

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