Try it, when I search !functionalprint@kbin.social
on the search bar, there are no results, but the community of https://kbin.social/m/functionalprint is very clearly there, and are both a part of the fediverse. What’s going on?
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So if I understand correctly it’s not enough for someone to be subscribed to any community from that instance?
Correct. A connection with just one isn’t going to dump everything from that server to yours, only the content you picked.
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Yes, plus the tools to find information and discuss will improve as demand increases. The biggest challenge right now is stability, but once that gets nailed down we should see some interesting branching of things.
Also if no one else from your instance has searched for that community before then you’ll have to refresh the search for it to show up