Why doesn't lemmy show communities in the 'all' section unless people from your server are already subscribed to him? (unilem.org)

submitted 1 year ago by bobman@unilem.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

77 comments fedilink hide all child comments

It's excruciatingly obnoxious to have to rely on third party sources for what should be a first-party feature.

Like, I select all and then search a query. "Oh no, nobody on your server used a third party service to find it, so you won't see it here."

Like, how short-sighted is that, really? If I search for a string in the 'all' servers, I should have a list of 'all' the servers containing that string.

It's a really simple concept. Not sure why this post even has to be made, but I'm wondering if there's something I can do to make these 'features' more intuitive.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] bobman@unilem.org 3 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the heads up.

I'm not exactly sure what features are up to the admins and which are standard. If there's a server that implements this and mine doesn't, I can definitely see myself switching.

[-] Blaze@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 year ago

Based on https://lemmy.fediverse.observer/list, your instance has 29 active monthly users. You might indeed want to switch to an instance such as lemm.ee and its 3602 amu. You can use https://github.com/CMahaff/lasim to do so.

Sh.itjust.works, sopuli.xyz and reddthat.com are also solid options. I'm on sopuli and my All feed is the same as on Lemmyworld

[-] bobman@unilem.org 1 points 1 year ago

So, small instances are bad if you don't want to rely on third party services to find other communities?

Gee, what great design. Thank you for defending it for me and telling me to just switch to a different server. That really is the solution.

[-] Blaze@sopuli.xyz -1 points 1 year ago

You seem to be quite a negative person.

That's okay, but I don't think that adds much to the discussion.

I offered you a solution to the very issue you are facing. If you are unhappy with it, you can probably just leave this place.

Have a good day.

[-] krayj@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is a solution for 1 single person. It doesn't solve the greater problem that the experience is VERY inconsistent for new users depending on whether they got lucky and first joined a large instance or if they got unlucky and joined a small instance. It also doesn't retroactively repair the horrible first experience that new users have with lemmy.

What you offered really isn't an solution as much as it is mansplaining...and that's not really helpful at all when what we're talking about here are the perceptions of new users.

[-] bobman@unilem.org 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You didn't really offer me a solution nor did you answer my question. You also made the sny remark, "If they can’t bother with investigating the platform for 10 minutes, I think they should stay on Reddit and keep complaining about the awful app and website over there."

You're unwilling to take any criticism of lemmy. You are the kind of person that prevents it from getting better and more accessible to a general audience.

I'm sorry for not giving you praise for not contributing anything of value.

this post was submitted on 07 Aug 2023

52 points (76.0% liked)

Ask Lemmy

26672 readers

1786 users here now

A Fediverse community for open-ended, thought provoking questions

Please don't post about US Politics.

Rules: (interactive)

1) Be nice and; have fun

Doxxing, trolling, sealioning, racism, and toxicity are not welcomed in AskLemmy. Remember what your mother said: if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. In addition, the site-wide Lemmy.world terms of service also apply here. Please familiarize yourself with them

2) All posts must end with a '?'

This is sort of like Jeopardy. Please phrase all post titles in the form of a proper question ending with ?

3) No spam

Please do not flood the community with nonsense. Actual suspected spammers will be banned on site. No astroturfing.

4) NSFW is okay, within reason

Just remember to tag posts with either a content warning or a [NSFW] tag. Overtly sexual posts are not allowed, please direct them to either !asklemmyafterdark@lemmy.world or !asklemmynsfw@lemmynsfw.com. NSFW comments should be restricted to posts tagged [NSFW].

5) This is not a support community.

It is not a place for 'how do I?', type questions. If you have any questions regarding the site itself or would like to report a community, please direct them to Lemmy.world Support or email info@lemmy.world. For other questions check our partnered communities list, or use the search function.

Reminder: The terms of service apply here too.