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How does federation work in community views? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by platypus_plumba@sh.itjust.works to c/lemmy_support@lemmy.ml

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Let's say I have 2 instances that are federated: instanceA and instanceB.

These instances have many communities, and two of them has the same name. The "c/comX". So there is comX@instanceA and comX@instanceB.

I know that if I have an user in instanceA, I can see content from instanceB in the "All" view of the Lemmy UI. But what if I only want to see the "comX" posts?

I went into the community view for comX in instanceA and could only see posts from that same instance. Is there a way to see posts from a specific community but fetching posts from federated servers with the same community name?

Like a view in which I can see all posts from comX@instanceA and comX@instanceB, and all the other instances with comX that are federated with instanceA too.

remember them? by platypus_plumba in c/memes@lemmy.ml

[-] platypus_plumba@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

The eternal echoes of humanity endure, unyielding to time's capricious grasp.

No, I don't think I will by platypus_plumba in c/memes@lemmy.ml

[-] platypus_plumba@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

And remember, if the page actually had useful content that wasn't click bait or some shit. Be nice... remove the adblocker and reload.

They gotta pay bills too, having infrastructure deployed to serve content is not free. Don't kill their business if they have quality content.

No, I don't think I will by platypus_plumba in c/memes@lemmy.ml

[-] platypus_plumba@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Then you go with an adblock detection blocker detection blocker. Dhu.

Is thi$ what I think it is about? by platypus_plumba in c/main@sh.itjust.works

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Is thi$ what I think it is about? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by platypus_plumba@sh.itjust.works to c/main@sh.itjust.works

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I saw that this instance had a large number of users so I thought "more users->more content->more fun". Apparently, I had to prove my value by answering 3 questions that showed my interest in their community and my value as a potential future member.

What could possibly be my value to a general purpose instance besides money? I'm a software/cloud engineer so I guess there are things I could help with, but my guess is they were expecting me to say "I can donate".

I get it, they need donations to exist, but this upfront? And to a community I don't even know? Maybe I'm imagining things and they were looking for something else?

Do all instances rely on donations? I'd like to contribute to the instances I enjoy at some point. But only if I feel at home with them, not as a prerequisite to join.