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I'm so confused about Lemmy (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by Kintarian@lemmy.world to c/general@lemmy.world
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I'm not sure if I can post here. Lemmy seems kind of complicated. For instance, I tried to post something and it said I can't because I'm on a local instance. So how do I find out what instance a community is on and how do I make it so I can post?

An example: I went to https://join-lemmy.org/instances and searched for nostupidqestions and nothing was found.

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[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

To summarize what others have said: You did manage to post. However, a moderator removed it, because you broke rule #1 of the community you posted to (which is that a post in !nostupidquestions@lemmy.world must contain a question).

The part of the message mentioning local user is that lemmy.world users get automatically notified when their posts on lemmy.world are removed. It has nothing to do with the reason your post disappeared. The usual behaviour is that you don't get informed when a moderator locks or removes your post, it just happens silently.

Don't feel bad about it, you're just learning. For better chances of success, make sure to read the community rules in the sidebar before posting.

On desktop web, the sidebar with rules is on the right. On mobile web, click the sidebar button:

[–] Kintarian@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I just asked how to join another instance because the message made it sound like I was on the wrong instance.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You weren't necessarily on the wrong instance, it was just a (possibly confusingly worded) message informing you of your recourse if you believe the post was removed in error.

You can feel free to join another instance, you won't miss the bulk of the content here thanks to federation.

[–] Kintarian@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

It was weirdly worded. It sounded like I was on the wrong instance. I think I get it now. Thank you very much.

[–] Blaze@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That message was poorly written. Your message for removed for other reasons than your instance.

[–] Kintarian@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Oddly enough it looks like it's back up. Never let them see your next move, I guess.