Ah that makes sense. So federation implies copying essentially, and not merely linking. Thanks!
Comment on When an instance like lemm.ee shuts down, what happens to the posts and comments?
nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
They will still be visible to federated instances as they have a local copy. But any new posts or comments will not federate.
artifex@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Nemo@midwest.social 5 weeks ago
Well, there won’t be any new posts, so that’s not all that much of a problem in the end.
nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 5 weeks ago
You can actually make a new post on an instance that has closed, you can also reply to posts on a closed instance
Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 5 weeks ago
Nothing I was ever subscribed to, and why not post a direct link to the community?
I just made a post and a comment on a community on a closed instance. Both went through okay, but will never federate.
can@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
And any new instance will not have a copy.