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[solved] Subscribing to a community on a different instance is so annoying! (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Hedup@lemm.ee to c/fediverse@lemmy.ml
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So far for me the process is very convoluted:

  1. I go to https://browse.feddit.de/ and find the community.
  2. Then I need to copy it's name.
  3. Then I need to go to my particular instance (lemm.ee)
  4. Then I type manually in my browser address bar lemm.ee/c/
  5. Then I go back to https://browse.feddit.de/ and copy the address of the original instance of the community.
  6. Then I go back and add the original instance address to already typed thing in step 4 like this lemm.ee/c/@
  7. Then I can finally subscribe!

Oh my God! Please, tell me there's a better way of doing this!

EDIT: There is a better way! Solution is to ... use the search function in your instances home page and select community (if it exists already) and search. This way I don't need to go to browse.feddit.de anymore. And links will take me straight the the communities "reflection" in my own instance, where I can subscribe.

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[–] ingwiephoenix@drachennetz.com 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When I add [!privacy@lemmy.ml](/c/privacy@lemmy.ml) into my search field, it doesn't show anything - in fact, it ends up telling me that there are no results. I have to then go into the Communities tab again, and hope it shows up there.

I can see it doing work as I watch the logs. But this is really a little weird/frustrating. I hope this sees improvement eventually! =)

[–] Hedup@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I actually still don't understand what exclamation mark does.

EDIT: I guess the goal for you would be to get to this page:

https://lemm.ee/search/q/privacy/type/Communities/sort/TopAll/listing_type/All/community_id/0/creator_id/0/page/1

Then you can choose one of those privacy communities, click and go to them and it will take you to them while you're still in your instance.

[–] ingwiephoenix@drachennetz.com 2 points 1 year ago

Good call! That said, I am still going to have to copy-paste a lot of community handles... Oh well, it works for now, I guess.

Thanks for the idea!