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Lemmy instances die twice (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 6 months ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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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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[-] Blaze@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 6 months ago

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

(!movies@lemm.ee for movie and TV shows discussions BTW)

[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

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.

[-] Blaze@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 6 months ago

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