When I was trying to subscribe to a news community from another instance of lemmy, the button read "Subscribe Pending" What does this mean? Does it mean that they have to approve me before I subscribe, or does it mean that the two instances have to communicate with each other, or something else?
These can however get stuck sometimes. It's harmless but you can fix it by re-subscribing and then reloading the page.
I thought the same but I clicked off and when I clicked back it was subscribed, it's purely visual.