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Why do I have to subscribe to a channel to write an article? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by utopify_org@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I am still new to Lemmy and don't understand some things.

One is: Why do I have to subscribe to a whole channel if I want to only write about one specific thing?

It just doesn't make sense to me, because it will just pollute my timeline with stuff I really want to see. If I have an opinion on one thing, but will see everything about this topic in my timeline, the timeline will be useless after a few days.

Thanks for your help.

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[–] zksmk 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You can also unsubscribe from the community as soon as you've made the post. Agreed it's unintuitive, but it's a workaround that works for me.

[–] lisko@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

This is what I do

[–] utopify_org@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

But why subscribing to it at all? Sounds like 2 unnecessary steps.

[–] altair222@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

That's exactly what OC said too mate, they agree with you but suggested a temporary work-around