Comment on flohmarkt a federated alternative to ebay and facebook marketplace
curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 2 days agoCraigslist, freecycle, Facebook market, offerup - they all go by user region, not server region.
Comment on flohmarkt a federated alternative to ebay and facebook marketplace
curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 2 days agoCraigslist, freecycle, Facebook market, offerup - they all go by user region, not server region.
poVoq@slrpnk.net 2 days ago
I literally linked you the Craigslist FAQ above that shows that they have server specific locations, just like Flohmarkt.
curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 2 days ago
I think youre misunderstanding that page - those are regions, they are not server specific. You aren’t connecting to a different physical server hopping between 5 different cities across the United States (well you might be with CDNs but thats kind of besides the point).
They are designations - like an MQTT topic or a community here on Lemmy/piefed.
I can start a local community for my city here on anarchist.nexus, and a friend can create one for his local city in Canada. Its the same server, but the regions covered are different.
poVoq@slrpnk.net 2 days ago
I can’t post on a Mastodon instance with another instance account, only comment on people’s posts. This is the same way Flohmarkt does federation.
I also can’t create an community on Lemmy with an account from another instance.
curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 2 days ago
Can you create a hashtag for australia with your account on a US server? Can you create a hashtag for France while living in Poland? Can you create a post with a hashtag for Romania while living in Scotland?
I can easily create a post for any location without requiring an account for that instance.