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PSA for instance admins: new joiners are not shown posts in all languages. Please pin posts about this potential issue, or find another way to explain it to them (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Seems like new joiners don't automatically get all the languages displayed, as it used to be. For Jlai.lu, they only had French. Is this something that can be configured admin-side?

Update: a fix should be available in the coming days

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Languages, lemmy's weakpoint. Most of the time it's left at undetermined for most new users, so i have to keep my posts undetermined so others can see it; it's a vicious cycle.

They should really improve the system :/

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's really messy, especially with the new wave of people coming here. Lemmy made good progress since the last wave, but this should really be addressed.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Absolutely. I feel there's no excuse to leave such an important feature this broken. At least they should force you to set languages.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Easiest is probably a checkbox selected by default "All languages"

if it's checked, the languages selection is greyed out
if you uncheck, you can start selecting

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

Yeah i'd say both are good. They should also improve the selector itself, it feels odd having to hold shift or losing all the selected languages

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Hey, if you want, I have made a Firefox add-on to automayically remember your last selected language in your posts and comments and auto select it next time! Give it a try! It doesn't really improve much but it's still something!

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

Oh nice! Did you already post in on [email protected] ? It could probably be helpful for a few people!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

I did not know about it, so I just posted it there! Thanks for the heads up!

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

That sounds good :) i've already got my languages set but beginners may not know. If i encounter one with this issue i'll link your extension. Thanks :D

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

It's actually not to set your account languages (like the options in your user settings) but to set your post and comment languages, instead of always being "unspecified" by default now it' picks your prevoius language picked on your last post or comment!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Yes i know :) Should be a feature in core lemmy imo or at least a setting honestly. Great work!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

Another example, but this time the user only has German: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/36752476/16532396