What exactly does "Local" filtering do for Lemmy?
What exactly does "Local" filtering do for Lemmy?
Does it show posts from locations near you? That doesn't make sense. So what is it supposed to signify?
EDIT: Wow, thanks for the lightning-fast responses, guys. I'm loving this place <3
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Shadow priests melt faces.
I mean
It'll only show posts from you home instance. In your case Lemmy.world
Seems like it should definitely not be the default sorting mechanism. It's a fringe use case at best. Most people subscribe to communities across the 'verse and their default should be "subscribed" and have 5> communities and "all" if not logged in or have fewer than 5 community subscriptions.
You can change your default sorting in the settings :)
Ah yes, I know. I just meant the default setting for new users.
Instead of "Active" and "Local", it should be "Hot" and "Subscribed" (or "All"). I think anyone who spends enough time to get used to it here quickly realizes they should change their profile settings.
With what default communities? You can't have a "Subscribed" feed if you don't have any subscriptions.
What is its purpose? Is it a feature or bloat?
It's a feature of federation. Each instance can have it's own communities, even with the same name. So there could be hundreds of "no stupid questions" communities out there.
Picking 'local' let's you see the feed of your instance. Picking 'all' shows you the feed from all.
On a well-fedorated general purpose instance, it likely wouldn't matter, like lemmy.world. however, it would be useful if
- Your instance is dedicated to a specific purpose, like lemmyNSFW and some programming/art/starterk oriented instances. Then you can view all the instance content without going into specific communities.
- You instance has special moderation rule. You might want to take a break from wider internet, and only enjoy well-moderated content on your instance.
I didn't consider how hard it must be for porn users have to see SFW content. That's pretty considerate.