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What happens to the posts and comments made in an instance if that instance shuts down? (lemmy.studio)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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[โ€“] 13 points 3 years ago (3 children)

I see this as a big issue for content going forward. I get that reddit is one single point of failure but I wonder how you can keep knowledge in a static state when most instances lose money and it's a hobby. What happens when the owner grows tired.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    How often do you revisit forum posts you made in 2007? Some content doesn't need to be preserved

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  • [โ€“] 30 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    It's not about visiting a forum post I made in 2007. It's about visiting a forum post about an obscure issue that someone solved in 2007.

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  • [โ€“] 9 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    That part won't change. If your current instance was federated with an obscure community/instance before that community/instance disappeared, then you will still have the content from back then and will be able to find the discussion and solution

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    Even if my instance never interacted with that instance?

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  • [โ€“] 7 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Well no, but then you weren't going to find it anyway, even if the other instance was still around

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    I would argue the instance still gets indexed by Google and if it was around I could Google search for the result.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 3 years ago

    Ok, but in that instance, unless that niche instance that disappeared never federated with anyone, then their content is going to be available on the instances they did federate with before they went away, and those will continue to show in google

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    Perhaps each client should keep data. Something like a blockchain, with redundant copies stored on clients and clients using some consensus protocol to agree on what the real history is.

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