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Lemmy instances die twice (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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"They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time."

I just realized that Lemmy instances are similar. For example, feddit.ch shut down last month, but some posts live on as they were federated with other instances. The original instance won't be entirely gone until (unless?) every instance that it was ever federated with is also gone.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I still see some people posting to their local versions of the Lemmy.film communities

([email protected] for movie and TV shows discussions BTW)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What happens when someone posts to a local version of a community whose home instance no longer exists? I assume local users can see the post, but it doesn't federate to any other instances?

I feel as though federated communities should automatically lock if the home instance closes down. Otherwise, users on other instances can continue posting with no knowledge that their posts aren't being federated.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What happens when someone posts to a local version of a community whose home instance no longer exists? I assume local users can see the post, but it doesn’t federate to any other instances?

Correct

Agree with your other point too

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

That just sounds like forums. Sounds kind of nice