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Can't comment on other instances? (beehaw.org)

submitted 2 years ago by neamhsplach@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org

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I've only created an account for Beehaw. I read somewhere I can interact with other instances through my Beehaw account but don't seem to be able to? Am I missing something? Thanks in advance!

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[–] lemillionsocks@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In order to interact with another instance you have to do it through beehaw. So for example if I see that https://sopuli.xyz/c/map_enthusiasts is a thing and I want to subscribe for maps. I cant just go there and interact because I am not registered to their instance.

I can access the instance 2 ways:

1.I can click communities up top in beehaw and search Map Enthusiast and it will come right up. You can also use the communities link to just browse popular instances.

2.Click the search button up top and from there you can search !map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz. Typically this formatting is on the side bar of a different communities. It looks like people copy and paste this formatting around lemmy but as of right now clicking it doesnt automatically take you to a version that you can interact with. Also for some reason putting the formatted URL into a community search doesnt work yet you have to search "all".

[–] neamhsplach@beehaw.org 9 points 2 years ago

Ohhh I see now! When I was looking at communities before I was only looking at "Local" rather than "All". I can see and interact with other instances now!! Happy to have you guys as my home base 🐝 will go out into the big bad fediverse but I'll be back before the streetlights come on!