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TIL that you can't respond on a comment tree if the top-level comment has set a language unless you set the same language (self.til)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by AlmightySnoo to c/[email protected]

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If you don't choose the same language as the top-level comment you cannot answer in the same tree. The wheel will just keep spinning but when you look at the API request you see that it returns something like "bad language" and upon choosing the right language you can comment again!

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah that's why it's recommended to leave "undefined" active at all times.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why is that feature even a thing then?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think the original intention was that communities exists where people speaking different languages coexist and only see content they actively understand.

The reality now of course looks like every language group will have a dedicated community, often even on a country-specific(-ish) instance, rendering the whole idea obsolete.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Hopefully they just focus on implementing a convenient way to translate comments so people who speak different languages can easily communicate.