@SamXavia There was a "mag grab" or "magazine rush" during the great redxit of 2023. Lots of users came in to grab some big names there were red-equivalent. There have been a few requests to delete these mags so active users can take them over.
When I visit the #mastodon page of a #kbin or #lemmy user/community through a direct link or entering the url (as opposed to navigating to it manually on mastodon), I get taken to the kbin/lemmy instance instead. How can I prevent that?
You can’t. When you go to a different website you’re going to a different website.
That said, there was a recent post about a Firefox add-on that would redirect you to that post on your home instance if you happened to click or enter a URL. I don’t have that post saved so you may have to search for it.
This happens with any kbin/lemmy community/user. Mastodon seems to automatically redirect, I'm asking if I can turn that off somehow. If I go to a mastodon.social url, I expect to arrive at mastodon.social not kbin.social or lemmy.world.
As I understand it, that addon you're referring to would just redirect a lemmy.world link to kbin.social (aka my home instance) instead. Which isn't really what I'm looking for at all.
Does anyone have any advice on whether to use #threads or #microblogs when you're looking to say, start a discussion about a topic on #kbin? Is there an etiquette for what option is best? Or do people just pick depending on their mood (having a Twitter vs a Reddit sort of a day)?
A thread is a Reddit equivalent and a microblog is a Twitter equivalent. So it really depends if you’re trying to start a discussion or just want to put something out there in my opinion
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How to subscribe to magazines on a different instance.
Another user posted this in a thread with his blessing I am sharing it as it helps for people new to the fediverse
You go and browse the instance you want first. You don't have to create an account there, you can view everything, just can't post of comment without an account obviously.
Then, you look at the name of the community you want, in the form of /!something/ or it could be /@lemmy.world/ too.
You come back to kbin and type or paste that into the search bar without the exclamation mark but with an @ sign instead. so /!something/ sould be typed as /@something/ into kbin's search bar. The option to subscribe will appear in the search result.
You can use the same technique on mastodon to subscribe to kbin and lemmy accounts (and communities because technically they are accounts too). Just type or paste the /@something/ into the mastodon search bar.
Hey, thanks for this! I'd just like to add, for new users who may have still been confused by this from other fediverse sites (though it was super helpful and got me set on the right path!) If it's something from beehaw.org, such as
why should I care about the people in this community!! if they don't appreciate & respect me!!!
the supervision, guidance and assistance that I provide is useless.
even though my work has been done a lot in raising awareness and saving the fate of millions of human lives. but what treatment do I get from you guys.
this is the no.1 trending information & news, which I am sharing with you guys right now.