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Is there a fix for, "This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete." (media.thebrainbin.org)
submitted 4 days ago by modem_down@thebrainbin.org to c/AskMbin@thebrainbin.org
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I use Mbin because it seems to be the only software that provides subscriptions to Fediverse microblogs (e.g. from Mastodon) as well as subscription to Fediverse forums/communities/magazines (e.g. from Lemmy).

Unfortunately, when viewed from Mbin, Mastodon profiles often have the warning, This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. View on remote instance

Example: https://thebrainbin.org/u/@transitous@en.osm.town

What's the source of this issue? E.g. is it:

  • Due to a choice by the admin of the Mbin server hosting my account?
  • Due to a bug in Mbin?
  • Something else?
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[-] modem_down@thebrainbin.org 1 points 3 days ago

if you follow a user their future posts will be sent to your server. We were talking about implementing a backfill option, but there is no eta yet

Thank you for explaining. That must indeed be the reason I couldn't see those toots on Mbin.

so no guarantee it will be implemented at all. But since it is an annoying problem, maybe it will

Backfill would be great! Server capacity concerns notwithstanding.

In the meantime, clearer wording for the info banner would be an easy, helpful UX improvement:

  • Before subscribing: "This Fediverse profile is hosted on a different server than yours. If you, or another user on your server, were to subscribe to this profile, the profile's subsequent posts would be displayed here. The profile's older posts can be viewed on their server"

  • After subscribing: "This Fediverse profile is hosted on a different server than yours. Now that you have subscribed, the profile's future posts will be displayed here. The profile's older posts can be viewed on their server"

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