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   treefit (treefit@fosstodon.org)'s status on Saturday, 25-Jan-2025 08:37:07 JST treefit

   I have a #Fediverse #ActivityPub question:
   Why doesn't my client ( #mastodon or #pixelfed ) automatically load the comments from the original page so that all comments are visible?
   Is there a technical reason?

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     BeAware (beaware@social.beaware.live)'s status on Saturday, 25-Jan-2025 08:37:07 JST BeAware

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     @treefit that would overload the server with too much information, unfortunately.

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     BeAware (beaware@social.beaware.live)'s status on Saturday, 25-Jan-2025 09:13:38 JST BeAware

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     • eigenstil

     @eigenstil @treefit correct.

     Fediverse works by follow relationships on an instance basis, meaning if a user on another server isn't followed by anyone on your server, none of their posts will show up. So it requires someone on your server to follow the "replier" on the other.

     Hope that makes sense.

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     eigenstil (eigenstil@troet.cafe)'s status on Saturday, 25-Jan-2025 09:13:39 JST eigenstil

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     • BeAware

     @BeAware @treefit so this means, I only see "some" of the answers (unless I click on "view original in browser")?

     If yes, how does my instance decide which answers in a thread to load, and which not to load?

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     BeAware (beaware@social.beaware.live)'s status on Saturday, 25-Jan-2025 16:08:56 JST BeAware

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     • eigenstil

     @eigenstil @treefit yep, that's 100% correct.

     Some apps are able to see comments from original post, but that's because it's the client reaching out to the other server, not your server reaching out, if that makes sense.

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     eigenstil (eigenstil@troet.cafe)'s status on Saturday, 25-Jan-2025 16:08:57 JST eigenstil

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     • BeAware

     @BeAware @treefit Yes, that's easy to understand, thanks for the explanation.

     Basically this means, I/my instance only sees comments in a thread, from people that are "known" to my instance (because someone on my instance is following them) or they have an account on my instance. Otherwise I have to take a look at the original post on the original instance.

     Right?

     PS: I suppose some apps (maybe #Fedilab) initially pull all comments together from all instances. But I'm not 100% sure.