If I registered at lemmy.world, is it possible to still comment on a thread at say lemmy.ml? I get the expected “You are not logged in” and while subscribing is easy enough, I’m not able to comment or interact with other instances. This seems normal as users are unique per instance, I just want to make sure I’m not missing a key component of federated services. The sign in page at lemmy.ml says “You will still be able to interact with other instances” so that is confusing wording there as well.

EDIT: it works fine, you just need to be subbed to the other community before you can comment. Thanks /u/nulluser !

Edit 2: you don’t even need to be subbed, I still have lots to learn, lol thank you all for your patience

  • @GiantPacificOctopusEnglish
    5•1 year ago

    I (Lemmy.world registered) just managed to comment on a beehaw post… I don’t know enough about how this works to help you fix it but it is possible!

    I got the “you are not logged in” error before my registration was accepted, not sure if that’s useful for you?

    • @ArtVandelayOPEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      Thanks, I got it figured out. It turns out the cross instance community you want to comment on, you just need to subscribe to it first.