Do you recognise any usernames on Lemmy?
Although Lemmy's userbase is quite large,it still is small enough that I do often see the same people in comment sections. It feels though, that I should recognise more names, because I can only remember around 5 individual ones.
Lemmy's still small enough that if you're even remotely active, you start to recognize just about everybody. I like that, and I kinda miss that about the smaller communities/forums of the old internet.
jots down your username
Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
Definately gonna follow this guy around Lemmy and make completely innocent remarks, that are in no way insulting or aggressive.
But with Lemmy being so small, and me having said that, he's now going to wonder if I actually AM following him around Lemmy. Or is it really the coincidence of Lemmy being so small.
However I post so often everywhere that it's bound to happen. And he's going to be like "OH MY GOD DUDE!!! IT'S BEEN THREE MONTHS!!! STOOOOOP!!!!"
And 5 minutes after posting this I will immediately forget he exists. Thus making him look like a crazy person from my perspective.
See? This is how you troll yourself. Start by having insane thoughts, follow up by acting on them, then forget the whole thing, and be confused by the consequences of your own actions!
And thus, I learn absplutely nothing!
Start by having insane thoughts, follow up by acting on them, then forget the whole thing, and be confused by the consequences of your own actions!
That is a really spot on description on how I live my life.
Relevant username(?)
I've ran into my sister a few times. Hilariously one time she didn't notice my username and actually quoted my own comment back to me IRL because she thought it was funny.
Quitting Reddit and joining Lemmy certainly feels like moving from a metropolis to a village.
Ooh, I wonder what power-up you're holding?
Shocked nobody seems to have brought up ThePicardManuever yet
Him and Stamets are easily the ones who kept me here a year ago
Shocked nobody seems to have brought up ThePicardManuever yet
And @willya@lemmyf.uk 😏
I think most of Lemmy knows me by now, and FlyingSquid.
And Stamets. Though, thinking about it I've not seen them about much recently.
you and @FlyingSquid yeah. I did calculate one day how much flying squod posts and comments and damn he's active
edit: I guess you can link people like that. TIL
I do appreciate the poetry posting
I'm so glad! I'm always surprised who reads it.
Never heard of you. What did you do?
Yeah I see this person everywhere
One of you, or the furry that I can't remember the name of (so sorry), has to compete to become the new GallowBoob.
Or me. I exist.
EDIT: Kolanki
Omigod I forgot Gallowboob.
While some have already been mentioned, I’d also like to call out that we do have the esteemed Academy Award winning actress, Margot Robbie in Lemmy! She posts when she can, and I’m really hoping one day she’ll do an Ask Me Anything with us.
I don't but I will add you to my watching list.
Username checks out.
I'll try to do the same haha
flying squid, return2ozma, jeffw, and that raging moron Stern is about it for me.
I think Kolanaki, Zacharia, Margot Robbie (since she's famous already), are the ones I can remember. Maybe making a journal page for keeping track would help.
don't forget Satansmagottycumfart
Yep I did lol, thanks for the addition
Wait, I thought the Margot Robbie account admitted to not being the real person? Lol.
I just play her on TV.
Yeah, but it's funny to keep up the bit
That's exactly what the real Margot Robbie would want you to think!
I briefly created a POTUS account on kbin and posted what I thought were obvious jokes. It got so overwhelmed with people assuming it was real that I got creeped out and immediately abandoned it. I was kinda shocked. People really just kinda...believe whatever the screen says, I guess.
Isn't she? That's it, I'm out of Lemmy /s
No shit it's not the real person.
Whoa you found all my alts
FlyingSquid is the only one I recognize and I feel like he's lemmys GallowBoob from reddit.
That character is almost literally on every thread I read.
Very present throughout. My top answer.
Very accurate and disturbing
Unlike Gallowboob, Flying Squid posts interesting things I genuinely enjoy instead of generic gruel obviously calculated to farm upvotes from the mainstream. Flying Squid is also an interesting and fun participant in the comments and seems like a pretty cool person, while I seen to remember Gallowboob coming off like he'd be an insufferable jackass in real life.
I don't remember him being like that early on so if he is/was it probably influenced from user interactions and let's be honest, people could be pretty toxic. I agree though about Flying Squid, they seem pretty cool.
GallowBoob was more bot like. Did he really chime in that much?
Early on he would, but you are right I always suspected the account was more of a marketing firm of several people and the guy was just the public face of the account.
I think that's one of my earliest blocks. Lol.
Ah really? He’s nice and thoughtful.
Has anyone seen academy award nominated actress Margot Robbie lately?
Maybe she's busy working and can't spend as much time messing with tech friends on social media or something.
that makes sense. hopefully she knows she's not been forgotten.
Yes. Aside from the friends I've made on here, which I rather not disclose, I regularly notice the following usernames:
👋 samesies!
The "Satan's maggoty cum fart" person, hard to forget a name like that and the images it puts in your head
It has invaded my head, too. I want a chance to use it in real life, but when!? Where!? Trivia night?
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world has a distinctive profile picture, and I see them everywhere. Also I suspect I know @Dave@lemmy.nz IRL, but I'm not certain.
Also I suspect I know @Dave@lemmy.nz IRL, but I’m not certain.
I guess that's a consequence of telling the same anecdotes on lemmy and to everyone I see.
Everyone knows @Dave@lemmy.nz.
Sure. Like @The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world or @fossilesque@mander.xyz or @Blaze@reddthat.com or @otter@lemmy.ca or @brucethemoose@lemmy.world ... and there definitely are more people that I see regularly and simply cant think of their names right now
👋
Hello @Microw@lemm.ee !
Plenty. In fact it's something I enjoy from here, reminds me of the old internet. It also feels less full of randos than Reddit, although in smaller communities that wasn't a problem.
Honestly the profile pic helps a lot.
I can't see profile pic because voyager doesn't display it.
I was starting to think I was crazy bc I don’t see profile pics anywhere! But I guess it’s a Voyager thing
It's a boss cat.
Flying squid spends their entire life here as far as I can tell. And just about every major news sub is owned by Jeffw. This place has like 400 active users tops.
https://lemmy.fediverse.observer/dailystats
48k monthly active users. Votes count as activity, so commenters number is definitely lower
I may be off for sure. But it's pretty easy to size up the daily users and subs they run. It really depends on the metric you want to look at. The details are everything.
Jeffw ain't a bot?
Too many news bots here IMHO
Jeffw keeps the Philly sports communities going, they’re a real person.
It may be both? I'm not sure how the API works but I've thought I've seen him comment a few times in between the rage bait lol.
The Picard Maneuver, flying squid, Riker...
Basically anyone who posts to Chevron7 or Ten Forward who has a profile picture... I recognize the pictures more than the names for most.
Personally, I don't want people to remember me, I just want someone to go "hey, I know what your profile is in reference to! Nerd-five!" and be on about our business.
Is 3 O'Brien's room? I swear that dude was just trolling people with the transporter buffers.
He was usually in 3, and in DS9 when Picard catches him before he disembarks the Enterprise, he leaves from 3 and Picard mentions it's O'brien's favorite transporter room.
There may or may not be a few patterns in storage...
Seeing names pop up here that I know are just trolls. It's actually kinda a bummer. Like the Santa maggot guy. Quite certain they are not here to be helpful, so why glorify them? That said, we know Picard is legit so three cheers to them.
SatansMCF is all over the place, they have some good takes, and some awful ones
Like the Santa maggot guy
I kinda like the idea of it being Santa instead of Satan 😁
i don't think they are a troll, yeah they said nome shit i disagree, but most of time they are fine comments or i agree with them
K O L A N A K
no, but i recognise one profile pic.
also, my block list is gigantic.
my block list is gigantic.
That’s what she said
Am I on the list yet
Jokes aside, do you not feel like the fediverse is more "dead" when you block people? I remember back when Ruqqus was a thing, everyone blocked eachother and then quit because eventually you end up blocking the people who post OCs/memes due to irrelevant comments
I blocked a couple of the prolific meme reposters and my Lemmy experience got a lot better. I don't need to relive Reddit's Greatest Hits.
Why don't people normally have profile pictures here? This is so much easier to recognize in comparison to text names.
I’m with Rebekah on this one. Never even thought about a profile pic bc the app I use doesn’t show them.
I didn't think to add one. BRB.
Edit: And done!
Former lurker and exclusive mobile user, I'm mildly surprised you guys have profile pictures; but I suppose my investment is low.
I mean, I love that this style of forum is anonymous. I like judging what people say as the first thing.
After being outted on Reddit years ago, I made a rule to myself. If I ever become known on a platform (or on Reddit, reach 100000 upvotes), I'd delete my account and start over.
Frankly, some of the shit I've said could get me in trouble at work or my real life. So the anonymity is a boon.
If I was counting reddit, this would be my 13th account.
Definitely. There is about a handful of terminally online users who are posting here way too much for way too long, they should probably take a step back and touch some grass, which i mean in the most respectful and understanding way imaginable.
On the other hand, those people are main content providers and their unhealthy behavior is our gain.
How very mob wife
Yeah without the engagement of power users we maybe wouldn’t have a platform going here.
Thepickardmaneuver or whatever and Luxefre or something are the only two I can think of. Another one posts a lot and the other made a good argument at some point.
There's a ton more that I recognize when I see their name but can't think of of the top of my head.
There are also few I've blocked that I don't give the pleasure of mentioning their names.
Edit: oh and kolanki(?)
Kolanki, that dude is everywhere!
There's a handful, yeah. Some folks are prolific posters. Others just have altered text I'm their name, which makes it stand out enough to recall easily.
But generally, it takes extended interactions to remember a user name for long.
^^^ This is the one I recognize. There's just so many times that I see a kind, well thought out, informative comment and it's got southsamurai's name above it
Thank you :)
Who let you escape weedtime....
Shhh, I snuck out while anyone was high
FlyingSquid, The Picard Maneuver, Ummthatguy, SatansMaggotyCumFart, SPECULATOR, KonalaKoala, SHEEPLE, ParabolicMotion (infamous), El_Burrito, FartsWithAnAccent...
There's more that I recognize but mostly by their avatars and not their names.
Hey it's big assed letter name guy!
You yourself are certainly easily enough to detect with that username, lol.
Other than that, FlyingSquid, mostly because of the specific shade of color on his or her avatar. The fact that I agree with 98% of what he or she posts probably helps as well.
I recognise you lol
We have avatars here?
(I'm an old curmudgeon that only browses lemmy via old.lemmy.world for that retro feel)
Hey your the dude that occasionally replies to my shit post.
One day I'll make the list!
Is it sad that I want certain people to recognize me but not everyone?
KOLANAK!
Off the top of my head, a lot. @FlyingSquid, @The_Picard_Maneuver, @AngryCommieKender, @captainlezbian, @DragonTypeWyvern, @Cryophilia, @masquenox, @jimmydoreisalefty, @SatansMaggotyCumFart, @BonesOfTheMoon, @1984, @Cryophilia, @Nurse_Robot. Some of them just have very memorable or kick-ass names (Nurse Robot? Why didn't I think of that???), and some of them are unavoidable on the site.
I also usually remember the active conservative and "centrist" specimens on this site, like intensely_human, IsThisAnAI, TubularTittyFrog, SpaceCowboy, Melvin_Ferd. I tend to strongly disagree with them a lot.
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world is cool AF and fun to make silly comedy bits with in the comment sections.
and also a good moderator from what I've seen
Dude practically lives on lemmy lol
That one blue furry seems like a nice person
At least someone in here appreciates me.
You're one of several people I see frequently in various threads. I do hope Stamets is still around, haven't seen them much lately.
Agreed, surprised they haven't shown up in this thread yet lol.
I see a few of the same people in many threads. There are definitely some “power users” here.
I'm always seeing posts and comments from that one guy everybody secretly doesn't like. Man, I hate that guy.
https://lemmy.world/u/The_Picard_Maneuver
Has replied to me mentioning him so he's definitely the most memorable
"Immortan Joe! He looked at me!"
I recognize a lot of people, both good and bad. When someone stands out I set a note for them in Lemmy, so I can see them more easily. So far in this thread I see otter@lemmy.ca, BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world, and MargotRobbie@lemmy.world - all fun and awesome from my experience.
Sometimes I read a completely wild take and then notice it was @dessalines@lemmy.ml and just give him an upvote
Such a nice gesture to prevent them from stalking you
Oh yeah lol
Not really, because I normally don't even look at or register usernames unless I emphatically agree or disagree with a post. I've been doing this for years, first on forums, then on reddit and now here. I don't want to be biased against the content of the message just because I like or dislike a particular poster, so I mostly ignore usernames altogether.
Depends on four factors (theory):
The last one is key. I think most people skim right over them, which makes the first three important.
Username jumpscare
Connect lets you disable custom display names otherwise that guy would be on my blocklist. I haven't noticed him once since disabling it but goddamn did I find it annoying before that
Yea I've been meaning to add that to Thunder.
Pretty often. People are still able to get fun usernames right now so they're more memorable
With the power of federation, anyone can have any username.
True. Imposters are among us.
FlyingSquid mostly, and a few others. Not sure if I'd be able to spell all the others properly though, lol
I had to block a few who were spamming too much, but I've since forgotten their usernames.
Craftyindividual, pugjesus, adjjj, nanoUFO, all the frequent content posters in the magazines I am interested in. Sometimes I recognize people by name who post less frequently or just by avatar in the sidebar when logging in.
Pugjesus is single handedly keeping alive some of the small communities I really like.
Connect lets you tag people, witch helps with recognition. Both in positive and negative sense. I usually tag people before adding them to my ban list, to see if their behaviour is coherent or a fluke.
Aside from that there's a couple of names that I recall through their frequency of posting or a very specific name, such as Mr cumfart, flying squid, pugjesus and Picard. Otherwise I sometimes recognize names, but not in a way I would recall them.
I always check people's comment history before I block, to see if they are always a jerk or if they're just having a bad day.
It's a feature in Boost as well.
TIL
Is Connect ad supported? I might switch if so. It would suck to have to rebuild my tagged users though, I do the same thing.
Edit: no ads. Thank you!
Connect lets* you
Your right :p
I'm fairly certain that at least most of us that post at least semi regularly in tenforward recognize each other. There's a few doing a lot. My posts have dropped off lately because of creative burnout, though so I'm not around as much.
I actively try not to.
because it aggravates you?
Nice
I only know 4 or so offhand though there's probably more that I'm interacting with on a regular basis that I should commit to memory.
I recognize mine. Pops up kind of often.
There's mostly the same handful of people that ever report posts/comments so you quickly start recognising them. There are probably about ~20-30 people from my own instance that I recognise and a few prolific shitposters in the wider lemmyverse. Disabling profile pictures certainly makes it a lot harder to remember profiles though.
Oh yes, I see the same people! It's like a friendly community!
Always nice to see you on !casualconversation@lemm.ee
A small handful. Especially those who post content a lot. But not a lot.
However, when reading comments, I only check usernames when I either strongly agree or disagree. Only outliers are identified; idle chat is visually anonymized by my having a very limited field of view.
I recognize a handful just in this thread.
Hi familiar names!
I’ve already blocked military veganism (not the actual name but I don’t want them to accidentally show up) And I’ve noticed satansmaggotycumfart (or something similar to that) a few times
I honestly can't figure out if Vegan is trolling or a true believer