Or another term which is more descriptive. This is the first thing people see when they type in Lemmy

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[–] [S] -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The important point is that people who are not familiar with what Lemmy is can understand it feom reading its description. Other suggestions are possible too.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Digg and Reddit invented the terminology and I don't think people are unfamiliar with it.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago*

    I vaguely remember the term from yCombinator which is exclusively links and does not have communities.

    Even when using Reddit for many years in the past I never heard the term. It seems like Reddit too realized that it was not a good term for marketing.

    According to NATOpedia Reddit is also a forum and "social news aggregation platform

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddit

    Reddit (/ˈrɛdɪt/ ⓘ RED-it) is an American proprietary social news aggregation and forum social media platform.

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