I just created my account on lemmy.world today to match the username I have on lemmy.ml.

When I logged in just now, the screen refreshed with a different users name and icon for less than 1 second and then updated to mine.

I thought that was really strange behavior. Has anyone else experienced this? Any idea how/why this could have happened?

  • The only reason I can think of to maybe do this is to have an SFW identity and an NSFW identity, and then you would just have your SFW on an instance that blocks NSFW, and your NSFW on an instance that does not.

    Your identity is tied to your instance for example I am @bwok_bwok@lemmy.world and anyone who interacts with me from another instance can see that. And if someone chooses the same name at another instance they are a different identity, and the two don’t really cross-pollinate, just make sure to include your instance with your username whenever you share it.

    • monk@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Another reason is not knowing which instance was going to catch on fire today 🔥. You can only post from your own instance, so being able to switch - at least now in the early days - is a nice perk

      • nonresonant@lemmy.worldOP
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        1 year ago

        Another thing I noticed is that some communities are duplicated on different instances but not with the same users and content.