It is technically possible, it is just extremely difficult, you’ll need an admin to do it for you (many won’t know how, and many will be unwilling), and it will 100% cause problems down the line. I wish it wasn’t too, though, I usually change my online name every few years, and having to restart is a little annoying.
Account migration
It’s possible on most fedi platforms, seems Lemmy doesn’t offer it though. Not surprising, given it’s not really the same kind of platform as the broader fediverse is.
You are following topics here, not users. Your username is not really imporant, as you can’t have followers (but you can follow lemmy users in other platforms, but it’s just the side effect of fedration)
Most other fedi platforms are built around following users
you’ll need an admin to do it for
you (many won’t know how, and many will be unwilling)
It’s 202fuckin6 , should be beyond possible for username changes on user level , fact AP platforms do them this way in current year’s archaic . Some technical limitation ? Oar just nobody figured out how to implement it yet ?
It is technically possible, it is just extremely difficult, you’ll need an admin to do it for you (many won’t know how, and many will be unwilling), and it will 100% cause problems down the line. I wish it wasn’t too, though, I usually change my online name every few years, and having to restart is a little annoying.
It’s possible on most fedi platforms, seems Lemmy doesn’t offer it though. Not surprising, given it’s not really the same kind of platform as the broader fediverse is.
Why is that? (I’m a noob please explain)
You are following topics here, not users. Your username is not really imporant, as you can’t have followers (but you can follow lemmy users in other platforms, but it’s just the side effect of fedration)
Most other fedi platforms are built around following users
It’s 202fuckin6 , should be beyond possible for username changes on user level , fact AP platforms do them this way in current year’s archaic . Some technical limitation ? Oar just nobody figured out how to implement it yet ?