I asked this question ages ago and it was pointed out that “sub” isn’t a reddit specific term. It’s been short for “subforum” since the first BBSes, so it’s basically a ubiquitous internet term.
“Sub” works because everybody already knows what you mean and it’s the word you intuitively reach for.
You can call them “communities” if you want, but it’s longer and can’t easily be shortened.
Who else thinks we need a sub for that?
(sublemmy? Lemmy community? How is that called?)
I just call them communities. That’s what I’ve seen others use.
Lemmy Community
Sublemmy is cringe and doesn’t work very well as a portmanteau
Maybe there’s some word theory out there to describe why it doesn’t work but I don’t know the name of it
Lemmunity is a great portmanteau of lemmy + community.
I asked this question ages ago and it was pointed out that “sub” isn’t a reddit specific term. It’s been short for “subforum” since the first BBSes, so it’s basically a ubiquitous internet term.
“Sub” works because everybody already knows what you mean and it’s the word you intuitively reach for.
You can call them “communities” if you want, but it’s longer and can’t easily be shortened.
I just call them subs now.
I propose “commies”
“Subcom” sounds like a bad movie genre or a very niche porn fetish.
Hexbear and lg will appreciate that.