Redditors
Upvote-giving community members
Redditors are users of Reddit, the social news and discussion platform.
The term carries connotations beyond mere membership—it suggests someone immersed in Reddit's culture of upvotes, subreddits, and comment threads.
Redditors are stereotyped as opinionated, quick to correct others, and prone to inside jokes: Redditors immediately spotted the inconsistency in OP's story.
Topical online community space
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- upvoteOnline approval click
- downvoteNegative rating click
- flairStylish natural aptitude
AMA · thread · post · comment · moderator · gilding · sidebar · sticky
Unified group consciousness
- circlejerkInsular mutual admiration
- echo chamberSelf-reinforcing information environment
- inside jokeHumor requiring shared history
- memeShared online humor
copypasta · wholesome · cringe · based · meta · narwhal · bacon · midnight
Account identification string
- pseudonymFictitious professional name
- handlePart for gripping
- avatarDigital user representation
- throwawayDesigned for discard
alt account · anonymous · incognito · faceless · privacy · doxxing · identity · unidentified
Silent forum presence
- posterDisplayed printed notice
- commenterOne who offers remarks
- OPDiscussion thread originator
- contributorOne who provides something
subscriber · member · active user · power user · throwaway · alt account · troll · bot
subreddit
Topical online community space
flair · AMA · thread · post · comment · moderator · gilding · sidebar · sticky · frontpage
hivemind
Unified group consciousness
- circlejerkInsular mutual admiration
- echo chamberSelf-reinforcing information environment
- inside jokeHumor requiring shared history
meme · copypasta · wholesome · cringe · based · meta · narwhal · bacon · midnight · cake day
username
Account identification string
throwaway · alt account · anonymous · incognito · faceless · privacy · doxxing · identity · unidentified · persona
lurker
Silent forum presence
contributor · subscriber · member · active user · power user · throwaway · alt account · troll · bot · shill
- techiesgeeks, nerds, techies, coders, programmers