That’s my point exactly. Their title asks “Does anyone know why we’re defederated from beehaw?” but the majority of people reading this post will be on instances that AREN’T defederated with beehaw. The post needs to say “Does anyone know why sh.itjust.works is defederated from beehaw?”
I mean it doesn’t take much critical thinking to realize defederation is per instance, so mayyybbbeee they’re talking about the instance they’re both part of and posting in.
“Don’t spend two seconds wording something clearly when publicly posting because everyone else can just figure out what you meant by inferring all of the context instead.”
Let’s use an example from Reddit, just to eliminate the extra complication of instances.
Let’s say I’m on /r/neutralnews on Reddit and I ask, “Does anyone know why HuffPost links aren’t allowed?” Then imagine someone browsing /r/all sees the title then jumps in and comments, “But they are allowed, I just posted a HuffPost article yesterday!” The first poster is talking about something specific to the sub, whereas the second assumed they were talking about sitewide reddit rules. Should all posts discussing subreddit rules always include the subreddit name? That’s ridiculous, it’s quite obvious from context that it’s talking about sub rules.
Now if we add in the complexity of instances on Lemmy, this post was made to a community that’s specifically intended for discussing this instance. It’s the main community for the sh.itjust.works instance, which is precisely where discussion about the instance itself should reside.
The root of the problem is addressed in this post where kbin apparently doesn’t show enough information about the community and instance it’s pulling. However, it still should have been obvious that, since it’s a “main” community, it’s talking about that particular instance. If you looked at the actual link this post is referring to, it also mentions the sh.itjust.works community. So I see two failures here:
kbin doesn’t display the community name, only the short id
you didn’t actually look at the linked post before commenting
The first totally isn’t your fault, but the second doesn’t imply that everyone else should include unnecessary data like the instance name in a post title that’s made to a community that’s specific to that instance.
So maybe this is where that critical thinking comes in, if you set out to view other instances, don’t be afraid if you just happen upon other instances
I didn’t set out to view other instances. The default view of kbin is the All page. It was on page 1, immediately join opening. Should I avoid logging in?
It’s crazy how annoyed you are about the federated experience while on a federated site. Not everyone is going to conform to how you/your instance wants to operate.
It’s the landing page of Kbin by default. I cannot change it.
I don’t think I’ve even advocated for the person to specifically include the instances in post titles; just that identifying it is helpful when asked. Instead, dude above went off calling people functionally dumb for asking.
that’s the argument for that asking people posting to the community about sh.itjust.works to state specifically that they are talking about sh.itjust.works is silly. why is your convenience in regards to an idiosynchrocy with your chosen platform more important than everyone elses community experience?
it’s crazy how annoyed you are about the federated experience while on a federated site. not everyone is going to conform to how you / your instance wants to operate
That isn’t federated experience tho. No one on a closed platform asks for identification of where stuff was posted from; by default, it’s the closed platform. That isn’t how federation works; the number of sources/groups is virtually endless.
But nah, go on. Foster more good-will by getting upset at others for asking the context of a post on federated sites. Clearly y’all are a welcoming bunch.
This is a Kbin problem with not showing the instance name for communities and users. The solution is for kbin to fix it’s UI not for users to add unnecessary information to their post titles.
I suggest you make a post in the Kbin meta magazine if this bothers you instead of complaining to people who did nothing wrong.
Pretty much everyone is seeing it just by looking at their instance’s homepage, they’re not browsing on sh.itjust.works’s page. If you post on your instance’s main page, then EVERYONE on EVERY instance will see it on THEIR instance’s homepage too. That’s how federation works.
So, in addition to posting in a community specific page I should also clarify for idiots who don’t know how the technology they’re using or who can’t take a moment and think for themselves about what’s flashing on their screens?
Even so, the image that this post is discussing specifically mentions the sh.itjust.works instance. So even if your app sucks, the linked post gives you all the context you need to understand that this is specifically discussing the sh.itjust.works instance.
The majority of people are reading this either from Lemmy’s UI, or from some app for Lemmy, both of which clearly show which community+instance this was posted to.
That’s my point exactly. Their title asks “Does anyone know why we’re defederated from beehaw?” but the majority of people reading this post will be on instances that AREN’T defederated with beehaw. The post needs to say “Does anyone know why sh.itjust.works is defederated from beehaw?”
I mean it doesn’t take much critical thinking to realize defederation is per instance, so mayyybbbeee they’re talking about the instance they’re both part of and posting in.
It takes two seconds to mention the instance when talking about an instance specific topic.
Stop trying to discourage suggestions to improve clarity.
you could also stop browsing other instances main?
Takes 1 second to think about it, even less time
I don’t browse other instances’ main, they show up under All together from any federated instance on kbin.
Ok then understand when you view all instances, you might just see another instance
“Don’t spend two seconds wording something clearly when publicly posting because everyone else can just figure out what you meant by inferring all of the context instead.”
Let’s use an example from Reddit, just to eliminate the extra complication of instances.
Let’s say I’m on /r/neutralnews on Reddit and I ask, “Does anyone know why HuffPost links aren’t allowed?” Then imagine someone browsing /r/all sees the title then jumps in and comments, “But they are allowed, I just posted a HuffPost article yesterday!” The first poster is talking about something specific to the sub, whereas the second assumed they were talking about sitewide reddit rules. Should all posts discussing subreddit rules always include the subreddit name? That’s ridiculous, it’s quite obvious from context that it’s talking about sub rules.
Now if we add in the complexity of instances on Lemmy, this post was made to a community that’s specifically intended for discussing this instance. It’s the
maincommunity for the sh.itjust.works instance, which is precisely where discussion about the instance itself should reside.The root of the problem is addressed in this post where kbin apparently doesn’t show enough information about the community and instance it’s pulling. However, it still should have been obvious that, since it’s a “main” community, it’s talking about that particular instance. If you looked at the actual link this post is referring to, it also mentions the sh.itjust.works community. So I see two failures here:
The first totally isn’t your fault, but the second doesn’t imply that everyone else should include unnecessary data like the instance name in a post title that’s made to a community that’s specific to that instance.
I’m seeing this from just the All page on kbin. That’s where I find other communities I may want to join.
I have not left my instance to see this post.
Yet this is a post from another instance yes?
So maybe this is where that critical thinking comes in, if you set out to view other instances, don’t be afraid if you just happen upon other instances
I didn’t set out to view other instances. The default view of kbin is the All page. It was on page 1, immediately join opening. Should I avoid logging in?
It’s crazy how annoyed you are about the federated experience while on a federated site. Not everyone is going to conform to how you/your instance wants to operate.
“Didn’t set out to view other instances”
“browsed the all page”
What. What’d you think you’d find there?
do agree with the last point, not everyone is gonna change to fit YOUR needs
It’s the landing page of Kbin by default. I cannot change it.
I don’t think I’ve even advocated for the person to specifically include the instances in post titles; just that identifying it is helpful when asked. Instead, dude above went off calling people functionally dumb for asking.
that’s the argument for that asking people posting to the community about sh.itjust.works to state specifically that they are talking about sh.itjust.works is silly. why is your convenience in regards to an idiosynchrocy with your chosen platform more important than everyone elses community experience?
it’s crazy how annoyed you are about the federated experience while on a federated site. not everyone is going to conform to how you / your instance wants to operate
That isn’t federated experience tho. No one on a closed platform asks for identification of where stuff was posted from; by default, it’s the closed platform. That isn’t how federation works; the number of sources/groups is virtually endless.
But nah, go on. Foster more good-will by getting upset at others for asking the context of a post on federated sites. Clearly y’all are a welcoming bunch.
This is a Kbin problem with not showing the instance name for communities and users. The solution is for kbin to fix it’s UI not for users to add unnecessary information to their post titles.
I suggest you make a post in the Kbin meta magazine if this bothers you instead of complaining to people who did nothing wrong.
Pretty much everyone is seeing it just by looking at their instance’s homepage, they’re not browsing on sh.itjust.works’s page. If you post on your instance’s main page, then EVERYONE on EVERY instance will see it on THEIR instance’s homepage too. That’s how federation works.
So, in addition to posting in a community specific page I should also clarify for idiots who don’t know how the technology they’re using or who can’t take a moment and think for themselves about what’s flashing on their screens?
You mean if youre viewing all? Then yeah you might get all posts (no friggin way). This is where that critical thinking comes in
You’re suggesting that every single post to this community mentions the instance name?
How did you get ‘every post ever’ from ‘instance specific topic’?
Because this community is the “Home of the sh.itjust.works instance”.
This is the community for discussing sh.itjust.works. that’s what this whole ass community is
Every post in this community is an instance specific topic. That’s the point of the community.
Did you read the other three replies saying the same thing and think ‘oh boy, I can get in on this action’?
Other 2, and yes. You apparently haven’t though.
They posted on the community for discussing the server they’re on. There’s some onus on you to look at what communities someone is posting to
I posted it in the community for sh.itjust.works
It’s further exacerbated if you’re using apps that don’t immediately show the instance a post is from
Even so, the image that this post is discussing specifically mentions the sh.itjust.works instance. So even if your app sucks, the linked post gives you all the context you need to understand that this is specifically discussing the sh.itjust.works instance.
That’s a problem with the app not with the OP’s post.
The majority of people are reading this either from Lemmy’s UI, or from some app for Lemmy, both of which clearly show which community+instance this was posted to.
Ask kbin devs to fix their UI and do the same.