When browsing popular, I'd like to only see instances that speak my language because I can't read the posts that are made on that instance.
When I block the instance, it blocks the users too. So when a user from that instance replies to a comment, I get a notification with a link that doesn't lead anywhere.
Is there a way to filter the instance/posts without filtering out their users too?
Tried the search function but didn't see a post like this
10 Comments
rimu@piefed.social · 2 pts · 1y
In your settings you can set the languages you want to read. Posts in any other languages will be hidden.
Donut@piefed.social · 1 pts · 1y
Doesn't this only work if they (OP's of posts) have selected a language?
rimu@piefed.social · 1 pts · 1y
Yes. I expect users on non-English instances are quite careful about this because if they don't then most people using their language won't see their content.
HubertManne@piefed.social · 2 pts · 1y
I would love this as a feature. My hope for the fediverse is something where the user has total control and otherwise it has a very light touch at higher levels. So blocking instances with options like all, only users, only communities would be great.
Donut@piefed.social · 1 pts · 1y
I understand this isn't a thing then? That's a shame. I'll go ahead and unblock these instances then, I don't want to completely block out all the users too
rimu@piefed.social · 1 pts · 1y
This is the opposite of what you asked for, but anyway.
I've made it so that when you block an instance it blocks the comments too. You won't get a notification with a link that doesn't lead anywhere because there won't BE any comments (from that instance).
Also in the bottom right of every post teaser there is a 'Join' link which subscribes you to that post's community. This will encourage people to subscribe to communities and not browse 'All'.
Dupelet@piefed.social · 1 pts · 1y
Bit of a necro here.
That's a shame. On lemmy, I block .ml because I don't want to participate in the communities hosted there, but for obvious reasons I want to still be able to see comments and posts by .ml users in other communities.
Donut@piefed.social · 1 pts · 1y
I was browsing 'Popular', Not 'All', but perhaps that doesn't make a difference.
But I did get a notification and when I followed the link, it didn't show the comment. When viewed in incognito mode, I did see the comment. That lead to me creating this thread. Was that a bug then? Should I have not received a notification at all?
rimu@piefed.social · 1 pts · 1y
I wasn't clear - "I've made it so that when" should have been "Just now I've made to so that when". The notification(s) you received are from before the change.
Donut@piefed.social · 1 pts · 1y
Oh I see! Thanks for clearing that up and the change itself. It might not be entirely what I thought would happen but it's a solution nonetheless :) Have a great weekend!