Who Do You Prefer to Call Your Userbase/Community?

[EllieCat]

Do you call them an inside joke?

Do you think calling your userbase names us as “members” or “forumites” is practical?

What else do you call them?

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

members and friends

 

[EllieCat]

members and friends

On no. I’m a forum member. 🤭

 

[Jay™]

Valued Members.

 

[Mendalla]

It kind of varies, but "Members", "Forum Members" are probably the usual. Some I might consider "friends" but there's a deeper meaning to that for me so I don't apply to most online relationships. I do sometimes just use "Community" as a collective noun for them as a group.

"Contributors" sounds more like I'm running a magazine or something. I might use it for certain types of sites, e.g. a writing site, but not a social one.

"Forumite" and "Forumer" just sound odd to me, esp. the first.

 

[EllieCat]

Am I a forum member?

 

[ElegantAura]

Members ? What else

Forumite never heard before and looks and sound weird

 

[EllieCat]

Members ? What else

Forumite never heard before and looks and sound weird

It reminds me of a species of mites.

 

[ROHAN]

I call them users.

However this should be forum specific for unique flavour. Here on off topic they would be called chatterboxes as an example.

 

[EllieCat]

However this should be forum specific for unique flavour. Here on off topic they would be called chatterboxes as an example.

<----- it says member right there btw.

ahhh chatterboxes. I thought @Nebulous called us MEMBERS!

Oh yeah, and we are also called peeps.

 

[Webster]

On no. I’m a forum member. 🤭

And a friend, Elliecat. A friend.

 

[EllieCat]

And a friend, Elliecat. A friend.

So I’m a friend not a “forum member”? Phew!

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

ahhh chatterboxes. I thought @Nebulous called us MEMBERS!

<----- it says member right there btw.

Oh yeah, and we are also called peeps.

You are a member

I call them users.

However this should be forum specific for unique flavour. Here on off topic they would be called chatterboxes as an example.

Nice!

 

[EllieCat]

You are a member

How do you know that if I’m a member? This is philosophy class.

Also the site has been very laggy for me.

 

[Megan]

Most of them members.

 

[safeinsanity]

My little friends 😄

 

[Mad Hatter]

members and friends

Same here.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

@EllieCat is the membie member who ever membered.

 

[Juneberry]

As a user title I'd say "Members" is reasonable.
As a general way of reference, I'd just call them friends (and thus my vote).

 

[EllieCat]

I’m so glad I made this thread.