• lol@sh.itjust.works
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    2 years ago

    This thread was retrieved via lemmy.world. You are not logged in there

    I thought one account in any instance is enough and thats how lemmy works. Why do I have to sign up on all these individual instances to comment?

    • theUnlikely@sopuli.xyz
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      2 years ago

      Just ran into the same problem. I fixed it by going to settings -> accounts and them pressing and holding on each instance that I don’t have an account on and removing it. Then it uses the instance I do have an account on.

    • Magnor@lemmy.webgirand.eu
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      2 years ago

      It probably means that you have enabled the “everything feed” in liftoff settings. This aggregates content from all instances apparently, even those not federated with yours.

      Edit: weird cause you seem to be on sh.itjust.works which is federated with Lemmy.world.

      • lol@sh.itjust.works
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        2 years ago

        No i double checked and everything feed in turned off. I cannot up vote or Comment from other instances on front page. It says i need to login there.

    • 8uurg@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      There is a difference with adding an instance and accessing it that way (via their API - bypassing the server you signed up on) and via federation using the server you signed up on. Only in the latter case can you vote using the account already registered.

      Try using the search feature to access the community via federation (e.g. “!cats@lemmy.world”) rather than adding the instance directly.