Comment on flohmarkt a federated alternative to ebay and facebook marketplace
poVoq@slrpnk.net 3 weeks agoSo you are only complaining that accounts are not centralized? The entire Fediverse works like that and I don’t really see an issue with that.
curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 3 weeks ago
No, I’m complaining that the server determines a user and items location.
You don’t need centralization for that. If I’m making a post, I should be able to set the location for the item at that point - this information is federated, so then the user’s server is irrelevant, only the location the user sets is relevant.
That is what makes this a bad design. It has nothing to do with centralization.
poVoq@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
Why is it bad design that you have a location specific page where you post lication specific classified ads? Thats how all of them work.
curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 3 weeks ago
Because the ability to post is locked to a server’s region.
As you said, I can’t go in and browse the United States listings. Why? What technical reason is there to prevent me, as a user, from wanting to join?
NOT as an admin. As a user.
Lets think of this like mastodon and hashtags for a second. If the hashtag were a location, why would I need to join aus.social to see the hashtag location for Australia? Why would I need to join mstdn.ca to see the hashtags for Canada?
I think the flohmarkt design inherently works the opposite of other federated designs. It is limiting by design, limiting server use by region, rather than what a user is choosing to follow.
I’m concerned I’m not explaining something properly, so if there is a part that isn’t making sense to you, let me know.
poVoq@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
Why would a classified site for Berlin allow you to post ads for Chicago? Just use a classifed site for Chicago 🤷
And no, the Federation model of Flohmarkt is like Mastodon, Lemmy is the odd one out, but also Lemmy does not allow starting communities on other servers. You need a local account for that.