I'd like to invite you all to share your thoughts and ideas about Lemmy. This feedback thread is a great place to do that, as it allows for easier discussions than Github thanks to the tree-like comment structure. This is also where the community is at.

Here's how you can participate:

Post one top-level comment per complaint or suggestion about Lemmy.
Reply to comments with your own ideas or links to Github issues related to the complaints.
Be specific and constructive. Avoid vague wishes and focus on specific issues that can be fixed.
This thread is a chance for us to not only identify the biggest pain points but also work together to find the best solutions.

By creating this periodic post, we can:

Track progress on issues raised in previous threads.
See how many issues have been resolved over time.
Gauge whether the developers are responsive to user feedback.

Your input may be valuable in helping prioritize development efforts and ensuring that Lemmy continues to meet the needs of its community. Let's work together to make Lemmy even better!

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[–] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Remotely open post, similar to remote follow

I think this would greatly reduce confusion for new users when they click a Lemmy link and end up on a different instance

https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ui/issues/2318

[–] Steve@communick.news 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

That would require some kind of local client side software.
Some kind of browser extension.

[–] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

have you seen the "Subscribe from Remote Instance" feature that already exists in Lemmy?

Could be identical to this

[–] Steve@communick.news 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

You'd have manually enter your home instance on every site you visit. Super annoying. Not a solution.

[–] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago

Mastodon does what @Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com is suggesting.
It's better than the current solution.

[–] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

it's better than nothing, users get so confused currently when they see this

that message would be greatly improved if it said "or open this in your home instance by clicking here"

also if it uses a common input name (which it would because it's the same Lemmy software) then your webbrowser would suggest/autocomplete it

[–] Steve@communick.news 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

also if it uses a common input name (which it would because it’s the same Lemmy software) then your webbrowser would suggest/autocomplete it

That's exactly the local software I'm talking about! Now we're on the same page. Rather than being a form, the local software could just detect and do it all seamlessly.

[–] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

yea the web browser is local software lol

but really this feature should exist regardless of autocomplete, just to reduce user confusion, so people are aware of how this stuff works instead of trying to click the login link and then failing to login and making an angry Reddit post about it

the fact that it presents a link to solve the user's problem means that the user will click on it, and currently Lemmy only shows the login link as the solution to the problem, so of course the users will click on that and then they're lost

Rather than being a form, the local software could just detect and do it all seamlessly.

the web browser won't grant access to cross domain storage

even if it did some people have multiple accounts, or may not have logged in on the current device yet, or might be browsing incognito/inprivate, so it would still have to be a form of some kind

[–] communist@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

Someone should really submit a patch to firefox and chromium for this honestly, this is pretty jank.