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Which instance should i choose when i share a link? (piefed.social)
submitted 1 day ago by sk1nnym1ke@piefed.social to c/fediverse@lemmy.world
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Let's say:

  • I am on instance A.
  • I browse on a community that is on instance B
  • a user from instance C post something on that community B.

Now i want to share a link to this post. Which instance should i pick?

  • A my home instance
  • B the community
  • C the post author
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[โ€“] julian@community.nodebb.org 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Theoretically, it shouldn't matter.

In the ideal case every connected server should host a full and complete copy of the data from the originating server (as xkdrxodrixkr@feddit.org says, that's B)

Reality is a bit different, but not enough to warrant always picking B. Just share whichever you'd like, but B is the most right.

[โ€“] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 1 points 20 hours ago

but B is the most right.

C is most correct canonical URL actually. See the HTML at the bottom of this screenshot

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More info: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ui/issues/1418