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Relaxed section for discussion and debate that doesn't fit anywhere else. Whether it's advice, how your week is going, a link that's at the back of your mind, or something like that, it can likely go here.


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(Reminder: if you have shared the original version in a public post with an old version up, replacing it with this one might be more helpful.)

I want to preface, if you see a mistake in the image or have something helpful to add, go right ahead! I still have the layered files for this, so edits can be made very quickly. I chose to handwrite the text to avoid font copyright infringement.

Feel free to share this poster as you wish, especially on Reddit. All I ask is that you respect the license and don’t remove my socials at the bottom. If anyone’s addition is included, I’ll credit them, and if this gets added onto (or translated) by someone else later, they can add their info as well.

I hope someone can find it useful with the subreddit blackouts right around the corner.

I want to thank the Beehaw admins so much for their amazing work!

(Poster edited; I spotted a duplicated word, [email protected] noted the lack of whitespace; current version is slightly larger and has been spaced out. You can still request the 800x2000 size, but know it is a little squished.)

(Edit 2: Removed defederation part as it’s not really required. The email analogy [email protected] suggested has been added, thanks!)

(Edit 3: Here’s another version making the interconnectivity a bit clearer and mentioning some cool-looking reader apps that have been suggested! Also made the image slightly longer for ease of viewing. I might do some small cosmetic changes tomorrow)

(I’ll put out Edit 4 tomorrow, which will include the date the edit was made, will clarify mlem only being available through TestFlight, will mention other Kbin instances, as well as a reminder to confirm emails with any new signup in a timely fashion. Thank you all for the help and tips!)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (6 children)

AFAIK, the difference is mostly in the performance, moderation, and peering of each instance.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I see, so...

  • If the instance my account is on is down or slow, I may not be able to log in.
  • Only moderators from my account's server can take action against me? This seems... potentially problematic, unless the moderators from federated instances are all in communication with one another? E.g. if I'm a problem on one instance but not my home instance, is there nothing the moderators on the non-home instance can do?
  • Could you elaborate on peering? Does that refer to which Fediverse apps a Lemmy instance can communicate with?
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm new to this as well, so this is all AFAIK, don't take it as gospel, please correct me readers, etc.

If the instance my account is on is down or slow, I may not be able to log in.

Correct. Your account is tied to your local instance. Unlike mastodon there is currently no way to transfer accounts between instances.

Only moderators from my account’s server can take action against me? This seems… potentially problematic, unless the moderators from federated instances are all in communication with one another? E.g. if I’m a problem on one instance but not my home instance, is there nothing the moderators on the non-home instance can do?

Moderators of communities can delete your posts or ban you from their community. I'm not sure if remote admins can easily ban you from their entire instance.

Remote admins can definitely decide to de-federate your local instance if you and a bunch of peers are being bad trolly spambots.

Could you elaborate on peering? Does that refer to which Fediverse apps a Lemmy instance can communicate with?

Yes. Click "instances" at the bottom of this page to see which instances beehaw federates with. You'll note there are a couple banned instances due to issues with their content or moderation.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Good stuff! Thank you for clarifying. This all makes a lot more sense now.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

np. also wow! a lot more than a couple banned instances now!

that page has changed dramatically in the past couple days

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

that page has changed dramatically in the past couple days

this is because we started using a heavily curated blocklist for the worst mastodon instances (they can interoperate with us). we didn't expect any trouble from any of them, but any instance in the new batch of banned instances can be safely assumed to be quite bad and it's better to be proactive than not.

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