cross-posted from: https://startrek.website/post/209066
We’ve been investigating some recurring issues with the user experience on the instance, and have traced it back to the way Lemmy handles language settings.
Here’s the TL;DR on how to ensure you see all of the content on this instance:
In your user settings, make sure “Language” is set to both “English” and “Undetermined”. You can select additional languages as well, but they aren’t currently allowed on this server.
On desktop, you can use CTRL+click to select both options.
This will allow you to see content for which the author has not set a language, and content which has been set to “English”.
Thanks, I didn’t realize how to multiselect so I just left mine on undetermined
I was doing the same and I would only see the few same posts with the occasional new one. After I switched the settings, now I am seeing so much more on Lemmy.
I believe this is mentioned in the settings page. https://imgur.com/P6rusSO
It is mentioned not to unselect the Undetermined option, but this post tells you to make sure BOTH Undetermined and English are selected. Otherwise, it seems to filter content out. I posted only because I noticed a boatload more appear in after doing this and refreshed. 😅