It seems its a misconfiguration problem when running multiple server processes, which mostly is only done by larger instances. So it’s not a bug in lemmy per se, but perhaps a bug in lemmy.worlds configuration.
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catloaf@lemm.ee 7 months ago
If it’s reproducible, you should file a bug report with Lemmy itself.
SorteKanin@feddit.dk 7 months ago
freamon@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I can’t re-produce anything, because I don’t run Lemmy on my server. It’s possible to infer that’s it’s related to the software (because LW didn’t do this when it was on 0.18.5). However, it’s not something that, for example, lemmy.ml does. An admin on LW matrix chat suggested that it’s likely a combination of instance configuration and software changes, but a bug report from me (who has no idea how LW is set up) wouldn’t be much use.
I’d gently suggest that, if LW admins think it’s a configuration problem, they should talk to other Lemmy admins, and if they think Lemmy itself plays a role, they should talk to the devs. I could be wrong, but this has been happening for a while now, and I don’t get the sense that anyone is talking to anyone about it.
Iceblade02@lemmy.world 7 months ago
You can still make a bug report, so that somebody with the actual means can look into it. If every action is duplicated that’d be pretty severe, if not, well it’ll be closed.
freamon@lemmy.world 7 months ago
A bug report for software I don’t run, and so can’t reproduce would be closed anyway. I think ‘steps to reproduce’ is pretty much the first line in a bug report.
If I ran a server that used someone else’s software to allow users to download a file, and someone told me that every 2nd byte needed to be discarded, I like to think I’d investigate and contact the software vendors if required. I wouldn’t tell the user that it’s something they should be doing. I feel like I’m the user in this scenario.
Iceblade02@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Idk, it’s FOSS, so you could always try, but just complaining and hoping somebody picks up on it probably also works. I don’t judge :)
Alice@hilariouschaos.com 7 months ago
Oooooo you sassin