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internet searches on this and other subjects repeatedly link to the lemmy sub on reddit... which doesn't exist

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[–] 8 points 2 months ago* (3 children)

That doesn't give you a notification when there's a new comment. I assume that's what op means by follow.

I don't think it's possible, at least if it is I don't know how either.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    It does on Piefed. Not sure about Lemmy.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago*

    On Lemmy, the save function (star icon) does give a number beside the comment count icon. Like 4 comments (2 new). Still a manual check, though.

    Also Lemmy's comment discovery (the chat sort method) is harder to follow with context, not as good as Kbin's unread highlighting was.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago*

    It's specifically only for top-level replies, fwiw. And you can see what you're following under Activity Alerts.

    If you want notifications for other people's comments (not top-level) they have bells for that per-comment.

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