this post was submitted on 11 Dec 2023
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When I was trying to subscribe to a news community from another instance of lemmy, the button read "Subscribe Pending" What does this mean? Does it mean that they have to approve me before I subscribe, or does it mean that the two instances have to communicate with each other, or something else?

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[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Subscriptions to other instances is handled on their end which means there's a bit of delay. It's nowhere near as long as the GUI makes it seem. Really you can click off right away and it will be fine; you don't have to wait.

[–] Atemu@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

These can however get stuck sometimes. It's harmless but you can fix it by re-subscribing and then reloading the page.

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I thought the same but I clicked off and when I clicked back it was subscribed, it's purely visual.

[–] dandroid@dandroid.app 6 points 1 year ago

It's a visual bug. You should be subscribed.

[–] grom@lemmy.vegan.dev 1 points 1 year ago

i think it’s just a bit of lag