If I understand correctly, as long as a post was federated to a given instance before lemm.ee shut down, the federated copy of the post should be discoverable by searching that instance for the original lemm.ee URL.

This search can be done manually, or automatically using tools like Lemmyverse.link or Lemmy Universal Link Switcher. Many mobile apps also have built-in "open in my instance" functionality.

Wouldn't editing the posts to change lemm.ee URLs to URLs of arbitrary instances run the risk of breaking these tools?

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I meant when recommending instances to people.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

Oh... that makes way more sense. Thanks for clarifying!

Yeah, that would probably be a good idea, as long as it doesn't alter the context of a thread, e.g. rendering the replies to a post or comment off-topic nonsensical.