FiralTheSpiral@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhy does it say "pending" when I try to join a community outside of my local Lemmy instance?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up138arrow-down1imageWhy does it say "pending" when I try to join a community outside of my local Lemmy instance?lemmy.worldFiralTheSpiral@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square16fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSolidGrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoThat’s the bug others have mentioned. Sometimes it’s the remote service timing out, sometimes it’s the local service. Sometimes it silently fails, other times it silently succeeds but still says it failed, and many times it succeeds and does the ‘Joined’ thing. This is all a work in progress. Give it time.
minus-squareDifficult_Bit_1339@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI’ve had success with waiting a day and un-clicking subscribe and trying again.
That’s the bug others have mentioned.
Sometimes it’s the remote service timing out, sometimes it’s the local service. Sometimes it silently fails, other times it silently succeeds but still says it failed, and many times it succeeds and does the ‘Joined’ thing.
This is all a work in progress. Give it time.
I’ve had success with waiting a day and un-clicking subscribe and trying again.