when i go to !chat_egypt@lemm.ee, both my posts asking “hi how are you” and another one: ‘what kind of music do you like”. innocent questions during a general purpose community get downvoted.

  • CaptainBasculin@lemmy.bascul.in
    37·
    10 hours ago

    There is a language filter available that you aren’t applying. Users can adjust from their profile settings which language they want to see, however your posts are marked as English despite being Egyptian, so these posts get forwarded to English speakers’ All feed, which they do not understand and so they might downvote

    • CTDummy@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      6 hours ago

      There is a language filter available

      Holy shit you’re awesome. I must have missed this due to never using the site. Thanks!

    • paequ2@lemmy.todayEnglish
      16·
      9 hours ago

      Wait, huh?

      Users can adjust from their profile settings which language they want to see … posts are marked as English despite being Egyptian, so these posts get forwarded to English speakers

      TIL!

      Oooooooh. That’s what the language setting is for??? I never touched that setting. I also didn’t realize you could select multiple languages! (ctrl+click) Holy shit, thanks!

      I just selected English and Spanish as my languages and checked All. It’s still mostly just English posts, but it seems like !colombia@lemmy.blahaj.zone is new! Neat!