Are communities with the same name, but different instances linked at all? e.g., Does /c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml and /c/asklemmy@lemmy.world have any relation? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by SeaOtter@lemmy.ca to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I understand that a user on any instance can subscribe to any community in the fediverse, but I have been a bit confused when searching for communities to join. Sometimes there are communities on different instances, with the exact same name.

Do these communities talk to each other at all, or are they completely separate, with a different host, posts, mods, subscribers etc.
Should I just join the largest (and presumably, most active) one?
Is there anything in place to discourage communities of same name, but different instances, from “competing”?

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[-] v_krishna@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

I think the opportunity is more interesting though for apps to provide a federated multi-community experience seamlessly. E.g. a/technology shows me an intermingled feed of all the c/technology communities that my home instance federated with

[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

And what happens when you go to make a post?

Plus that would lead to you seeing many identical or near identical discussions

[-] very_well_lost@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ideally it would post to whichever instance you're logged into, but show up on all federated instances.

[-] BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 2 points 1 year ago

But I don't have a c/technology on my instance - and I don't need one.

A much more interesting thing about the fediverse is that !trees@no.lastname.nz and !trees@lemmy.world are both about "trees", but one is about getting high and the other is about therapeutic uses of trees and shrooms.

I wouldn't what a "I didn't tidy my room - because I got high" in a community about treating mental illness with plants

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