Ask HN: A Better Term than "Users"?

1 pointsby alanthonycabout 15 years ago

As Tufte mentions, there's only one other industry where they refer to their customers as users. Is there a better term we can use?

2 comments

nfnaaronabout 15 years ago

It's a clever quip, but I see nothing wrong with "users." It's a neutral, general term that can be used in place of all the terms byoung helpfully lists.<p>There's nothing negative about using a hammer, and there's nothing negative about using software.

byoung2about 15 years ago

Depending on the type of site: viewers, clients, members, subscribers, customers, visitors, contributors, commenters, followers...the list goes on.