Found a good image explanation of this whole thing.

Edit: update image to use light theme.

Credit goes to @[email protected]

  • midnight@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    2 years ago

    I’m a little worried Lemmy may not be ready for prime time. I’ve already had a few times where my post to another instance just vanishes. But when I made an account on the other instance that worked fine. It seems like choosing the right instance is more important than I initially thought.

    Is this because the admin of one of the instances blocked the other from posting? Does it federate by default or is it on an approved basis? I’d like to spin own instance as well but depending on how interop works between instances that also seems like a poor decision.

    I’ll keep looking but a more informative FAQ would be great

    • The Silence Noise@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      2 years ago

      It may not be “prime time” but obviously the increased attention and user base will incentivize the tech and hosts to catch up quickly. From what people are saying, it has already been a dramatic change in the past few weeks.

      I was thinking today that it’s actually weirder that I stuck with Reddit for so long without really thinking about it when I was consistently switching platforms before. Google Reader, Fark, StumbleUpon, bulletin boards, various smaller blogs and stuff…

      Now that I’ve made the switch it reminded me how nice it can be to find and explore new platforms and communities. Kinda wished I woke up a bit earlier to these possibilities.