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Lemmy instances die twice (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 6 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] 4 points 6 months ago (3 children)

iusearchlinux.fyi gone too. I'm glad feddit.ch at least announced this.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I don’t understand how they didn’t use .btw instead of .fyi for that instance.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

No sure if this is a serious question, but .btw is not a TLD while .fyi is.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I just now noticed it was gone. Did it just vanish one day, or did its users at least have some hint?

edit: looks like it was a surprise: https://lemmyverse.link/mander.xyz/post/12163154

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Where did they announce that care to share the post ?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

https://sh.itjust.works/post/16348756

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

This theme seem to be ongoing throughout literature and art, from Hemingway / Banksy to the great...

GNU Terry Pratchett

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You can't hang onto the past forever. It's future time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Heck yeah I'm ready

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Sekiro fediverse?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 months ago

That just sounds like forums. Sounds kind of nice