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Why do I have to subscribe to a channel to write an article? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I am still new to Lemmy and don't understand some things.

One is: Why do I have to subscribe to a whole channel if I want to only write about one specific thing?

It just doesn't make sense to me, because it will just pollute my timeline with stuff I really want to see. If I have an opinion on one thing, but will see everything about this topic in my timeline, the timeline will be useless after a few days.

Thanks for your help.

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[+] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's odd, I've experimented with that function and only got communities I'm subscribed to as search results.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

This is the most un-intuitive way to post something anywhere on the internet ever. Who came up with this idea and why? Because I think the developer might have a reason or it is just a bug.

Wouldn't it be better to show the "create post" button right beside the "subscribe" button in a group (without being subscribed to the group)?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You can also unsubscribe from the community as soon as you've made the post. Agreed it's unintuitive, but it's a workaround that works for me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

But why subscribing to it at all? Sounds like 2 unnecessary steps.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

That's exactly what OC said too mate, they agree with you but suggested a temporary work-around

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This was just a UI choice to only show one block button, you could open up a github issue on lemmy-ui for this.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Okay, I've created a feature request on github.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Sweet, thanks.