Possibly linux@lemmy.zip to Memes@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 year agoLet's spread out lemmys userbase so that a single instance can't take out large chunks of the networklemmy.zipimagemessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up1355arrow-down111
arrow-up1344arrow-down1imageLet's spread out lemmys userbase so that a single instance can't take out large chunks of the networklemmy.zipPossibly linux@lemmy.zip to Memes@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square65fedilink
minus-square47_Alpha_Tango@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoWhen I created my account I had absolutely no idea what federated meant (I’m still not sure I really get it) so I just made an account on Lemmy World. But is it possible to change an account to another instance and keep the mod status on the communities I have on Lemmy World?
minus-squarestebo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agono, but as a mod I suppose you can simply make your new account a mod as well
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.zipOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI personally just privated my communities and left a link to a new community on a different instance.
minus-squarejoshuaacasey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year ago (I’m still not sure I really get it) It’s like email. With email, if you have a @gmail.com address you can communicate with @hotmail.com addresses. Well, with lemmy/mastodon/whatever they work the same way. Users don’t have to all be on the same server to interact with each other.
When I created my account I had absolutely no idea what federated meant (I’m still not sure I really get it) so I just made an account on Lemmy World.
But is it possible to change an account to another instance and keep the mod status on the communities I have on Lemmy World?
no, but as a mod I suppose you can simply make your new account a mod as well
I personally just privated my communities and left a link to a new community on a different instance.
It’s like email. With email, if you have a @gmail.com address you can communicate with @hotmail.com addresses.
Well, with lemmy/mastodon/whatever they work the same way. Users don’t have to all be on the same server to interact with each other.