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.

Shocked nobody seems to have brought up ThePicardManuever yet

I think most of Lemmy knows me by now, and FlyingSquid.

I don't but I will add you to my watching list.

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.

FlyingSquid is the only one I recognize and I feel like he's lemmys GallowBoob from reddit.

Has anyone seen academy award nominated actress Margot Robbie lately?

Yes. Aside from the friends I've made on here, which I rather not disclose, I regularly notice the following usernames:

• @Kolanaki@yiffit.net
• @Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works
• @SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world
• @The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world
• @Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
• @Deestan@lemmy.world
• @FlyingSquid@lemmy.world

FlyingSquid, BonesoftheMoon, jeffw, and thePicardManeuver are the ones I recognize because I see them so often.

Yes.

I see and reply to u/FlyingSquid a lot.

I also see u/The_Picard_Manoeuvre or some variation. I only remember those two as I saw them a lot when I came here and still do.

@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.

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.

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

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.

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.

K O L A N A K

no, but i recognise one profile pic.

also, my block list is gigantic.

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.

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.

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.

So, how many people scrolled through this thread looking to see if they were mentioned? 😛

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, 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.

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(?)

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.

@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world is cool AF and fun to make silly comedy bits with in the comment sections.

That one blue furry seems like a nice person

I see a few of the same people in many threads. There are definitely some “power users” here.

Only the one with the emojis in the name (something with a "K")

I'm always seeing posts and comments from that one guy everybody secretly doesn't like. Man, I hate that guy.

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.

https://lemmy.world/u/The_Picard_Maneuver

Has replied to me mentioning him so he's definitely the most memorable

Sometimes I read a completely wild take and then notice it was @dessalines@lemmy.ml and just give him an upvote

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):

• You have profile pictures on
• Your App shows the emoji characters in display names (ugh (my reaction has no reflection on the quality of their posts, it just annoys me))
• You reply to the same person more than a few times
• You proactively read usernames as you read comments/posts

The last one is key. I think most people skim right over them, which makes the first three important.

I actively try not to.

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.

Pretty often. People are still able to get fun usernames right now so they're more memorable

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.

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.

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.

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.

Yeah, lots of them, but keep forgetting them from time to time... The dude with the huge ass font is the most remarkable to me.

Oh yes, I see the same people! It's like a friendly community!

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.

I recognize mine. Pops up kind of often.

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

Unfortunately, yes. The vast majority of them are from shitty people that are on my block list. Only a few are just prolific posters, like Picard Maneuver and Flying Squid.

To the surprise of everyone, the Rapture happened yesterday but it didn't quite go as expected.

Yes. Mostly people who I interacted with outside of Lemmy.

Yeah I think there're a few names I've started to recognise as regulars.

Not sure if they're literally in every thread or if I just have a load of interests cross over with them

Nobody on the internet is real.

Nope. But I mean I don't even remember names of people irl, haha

Yesss.

flying squid

the cooler mia

max

gandalf der 12

ygthur (or sth)

and a lot of german home instance ones (ranslite, nudel, kühe, ...)

and probably a few i forgot rn

Yea, I see same people all the time, small world or small lemmy idk

No, but I miss the days of smaller forums with user recognition. The last time I really recognized a user that wasn't a mass repost bot was a user on the r/stalker (game) sub-reddit by the name of CeliceTheGreat. Every interaction and opinion we ever had were seemingly in solidarity with one another, and it was always a pleasure to encounter him on other subs occasionally. I doubt he was any more Russian than I am (American/Canadian), but I miss you, comrade, and think of you often.

@PugJesus wya?

Why did everyone get so political lmao

Yes, a few.

Even if you see many, it doesn't seem odd to only remember 5 though. I was on Reddit for like 9 years and would only have recognized a handful of usernames.

Commenting usernames which I know and Someone else have didn't commented yet.

@Blaze@reddthat.com

@crul@lemm.ee He is now inactive on Lemmy Sadly

I recognize maybe 1 or 2. I'm on a lot less than I was when I started so it makes sense.

There was a thread about me (cheese_greater) a long time ago haha. Like they say, if you can't read about yourself...It was pretty...balanced, fr

Nope I never pay attention to usernames and images.

Nope, not quite, or at least I can't remember.

I reckon not everyone carried over their username from the other place; I personally didn't.

@Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone Yes, but I use microblogging site of the Fediverse pretty often, and recognize more names from there

(Software I'm using supports both Lemmy and Mastodon etc so I'm exposed to both)

Mostly mods because they're the only ones posting content lol

Definitely. It helps that I tend to stick to the less mainstream lemmy communities (mostly the queer communities on blahaj.zone). It's to a point where it can be rare for me to enter a popular comment section without seeing at least 1 or 2 recognizable usernames.

To be honest, I kind of enjoy the smallness of the platform at times, it reminds me of what the old internet has always been described as to me (but with faster data transfer, and more features)

Damn I need to post more.

Yes, quite a few.

Yeah. I see a bunch of the same accounts, but that’s probably because they’re active in the same communities I am. I see a lot more accounts I don’t recognize though.

I recognise a lot of people on hexbear since most other instances defederate them. doesn't leave a lot of variety so it has that forum feel.

A few, but I generally don't look at usernames.

I think I'm glad to not be noticed. I tend to comment to either make a joke or express exasperation/self loathing. Being recognized for that would probably be pretty embarrassing.

Sorry for making you my therapist Lemmy lol

Yeah, especially that bird picture person and the big letter person.

Well see EVERYBODY knows The MASTA CHIEF

If you're a regular on any of the communities I mod, I remember your username. Any new username to me immediately stands out.

...

I've had some really bad brain fog for most of the year, so while I'm generally not able to recall them on the spot, I certainly do see quite a few that makes me go "Oh hey I remember that one!".

I like that the Threadiverse is still kinda at the size that this still happens quite a bit.

I'd be very surprised if I were recognized since I've been quite bad about contributing to the conversation, but I still enjoy things around here nonetheless!

i haven;t paid attention to someones username unless they brought it up

No it’s all the same to me and I don’t even care about the usernames

No, somehow the usernames are not very prominent and especially the avatars are so small that I practically don't see them.

Ickplant moderates and is the main poster for !otters@lemmy.world , !bats@lemmy.world , !opossums@lemmy.world and !beavers@lemmy.world which, together are about half my Subscribed feed. BonesOfTheMoon fills my feed with !poetry@lemmy.world which is nice.

Definitely. Also remember avatars a lot.

Yeah a handful of people, but I’m terminally online when I’m between my terminally offline tasks

Just a few, mostly prominent people from the OpenStreetMap community that I recognize by their username/profile picture.

Sometimes I also tend to see my instance admin sometimes, but it's more rare.

I never do but one I started noticing is flying squid user but most of the time I don't look at the username unless I want to see their responses.

euphoric cat.

edit: app devs and instance admins too sometimes

Yes, I recognize a few. I can't name them from the top of my head but I always remember them when I see them.

I have never recognised usernames.

Not really, but some pfps maybe

A few mods, a few hard online posters, and I think like 2 or 3 devs of various projects including lemmy lol.

Is it good to be engaged enough to be recognised in Lemmy? I don't know if the big players around here are just spending their entire day on Lemmy as many people on Redditors do. There is a small part of me that too wishes to be recognized as an active member in this community but I don't want it at the expense of my real life.

it used to be andromidusgalactus but they stopped posting a month ago

Bonesofthemoon posts sovcit mockery

My username relatives, including Mossy Feathers

I don't check usernames 🤷

Oh my, a real who's who, I recognize most of the names mentioned too. But let's be fair, they post stuff while many, myself included, just comment.

Too bad I just use my game name for this, haha

I've noticed quite a few, yes.

No.

Some of the names people have already mentioned and a couple of my instance mates.

The profile pictures are super tiny and I only sometimes read the names. So, for the most part I only check the post/comment and decide on a vote or comment action.

Nope

The only one I recognize so far is Jeffw

Trying to get drawkbox over here.

@Blaze@reddthat.com and @sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al I seem to run into the most and they both have 4+ different instances too.

stopthatgirl7 and reddfugee are two I remember seeing a few times.

A couple, but first and most often my own.

All the time!

Half a dozen or so yeah

No, but then again, I’m better remembering names when they’re paired with the pictures by their names. I lurk Lemmy with the Voyager app, which doesn’t seem to display pics next to names. So… Yeah

Also, low key happy to see I haven’t been mentioned. Means I’ve really toned it down since my Reddit days and leaving Reddit a year ago. Progress.

Duh

yup

I recognise half the names in this comment section. And op too

Mostly recognize profile pictures

I recognize everyone with an avatar.

I recognize half as much without one.

Yes, I see a good amount; I also try to interact with them as well!

I have a few admirers; they make sure to share their opinion on some of my posts; making sure I am not lonely, how thoughtful!

It is always a great time when you recognize some peeps, and then there are some that are just 'Passin' Me By'[1]...

[1] The Pharcyde - Passin' Me By

Usually only the conservative Democrats on the politics pages. I just block them after a while.

Edit: what we like conservatives now?