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Created duplicate accounts on two Lemmy servers (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by DarraignTheSane@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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(edit) - Answered by @sexy_peach@feddit.de below. Thanks!

I created duplicate accounts (same username as this one), one here on lemmy.ml and another of the same account on midwest.social. This was before I understood how Lemmy works. Now I've deleted the account on midwest.social and want to login there with my federated account from lemmy.ml. However when I try to login it just sits and spins.

Will I be able to login to the other Lemmy server with this account? Do I just need to give the other server some time before it wipes out the account completely?

I have verified that the other server is federated with lemmy.ml:
https://midwest.social/instances> @sexy_peach

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[–] sexy_peach@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

you can follow the communities from the midwest server by just searching for them on lemmy.ml. You don't need to log in (you can't, actually), on midwest.social.

Think of it like e-mail. You have your account on lemmy.ml, but you can send e-mails to everyone on any server (in the context of reddit join and comment on any community).

Just search for the community in the search field and even communities that are on other servers than lemmy.ml will show up!!

[–] DarraignTheSane@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ah, so I see that I still don't fully understand how it works. :)

Can I still post and comment in those communities while logged in through lemmy.ml?

[–] sexy_peach@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

Can I still post and comment in those communities while logged in through lemmy.ml?

Yes, exactly! You only need one account on one server and can use that server to follow and post everywhere!

[–] sexy_peach@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

Don't beat yourself up, it's complicated. I remember how lost I was when I first joined facebook years ago ^^