can we please get the full instance name of communities in the All feed? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by Ilikecheese@lemm.ee to c/voyagerapp@lemmy.world

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It’s becoming increasingly necessary to be able to tell what instance a community is being posted to.

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[-] can@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Instances have various moderation styles and audiences.

I like to know what I'm getting myself into.

[-] rarely@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago

well if you find an instance you dislike you can simply block it.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Does voyager support blocking instances now?

But that's not really my point anyway. I don't mind the instances. I just like knowing which I'm entering.

[-] rarely@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago

i don’t use voyager but i would think it would be a standard feature. maybe not implemented yet.

you aren’t entering an instance so much as you are reading a post from another instance mirrored to your instance.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I've only heard of Connect and Sync supporting it so far.

And I know I'm not technically entering the instance. I wasn't meaning so literally. I am participating in a community with its own moderation though, even if technically a copy.

[-] rarely@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I see. I am sure there will be greater support for blocking instances in the future in more apps.

My developer spidey-senses (I am a web developer) tell me that the name of the instance may still be an issue becausesomepeopleliketopurchaselengthlydomainnames.com. If that’s the case, maybe a comprimise could be to show the instance icon (assuming that’s a thing) next to the community with an option to click to get the full instance name? just spit ballin’