I think OP is getting at the point that maybe the default shouldn't be local. I set mine to subscribed, but until a server is widely used, maybe the default should be all. It's more of a server admin thing than a software default thing, IMO, though.

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

I tend to agree this is why I wrote a new users guide and pinned it on my instance which suggests exactly this

[–] hyperhopper@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Even after a server is widely used, the default should be all.

That's the whole point of federation. That's what everybody is saying. That's even what join-lemmy promotes; you see it all because of federation.

"Local" should be the most niche rarely used setting ever.

[–] nivenkos@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Subscribed should be the default if you have any subscriptions i.e. are logged in.

[–] porthos@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago

Hmm, I don't know it depends on the context. I am on startrek.website and for that community with a lot of new star trek fans coming in who don't necessarily know much about federation and the fediverse I think having the default be local to just star trek content makes way more sense. For other communities not built around a specific fanbase having the default be all makes way more sense. It just depends I think.

Come to think of it, we should rename "all" to "UFP" lol