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Is anyone able to sign up on any Lemmy instance. If I try to sign up, the sign up button just turns into a spinning wheel which keeps spinning for ever. It does

by distcs 3y ago

Is anyone able to sign up on any Lemmy instance. If I try to sign up, the sign up button just turns into a spinning wheel which keeps spinning for ever. It does not seem to be load issue. When I click sign up, the browser does not seem to send any request to the server either except for a request to "symbols.svg". Is the sign up button even working?

shafyy 3y ago
As far as I understand, this is related to a very inefficient implementation with Web Sockets (probably why you don't see an additional request). They're trying to get rid of that as soon as possible is my understanding, so things should get better. What helped in my case: Picking another username. It's possible that somehow it handles existing username errors weirdly which leads to the infinite spinner.
- distcs 3y ago
  How does it find out if the username is existing when it does not seem to send any request at all to the server?
  - mosen 3y ago
    Check the Websocket traffic, it might be in there.
  - shafyy 3y ago
    I'm not sure that this is the reason, could be totally unrelated. Just a theory. Also, check the web socket traffic to see more info.
sixhobbits 3y ago
I couldn't sign up or even find the sign up button for any of the recommended instances or through the android app. I eventually found a sign up option by navigating to a post and trying to leave a comment which prompted me to sign up. I filled in the requested info and the sign up button didn't do anything or show an error. I tried again using view desktop site (on Firefox Android) and then it worked but still anything but a smooth intuitive process for now it seems.
alpaca128 3y ago
There's another spinning wheel issue on the login screen: if you don't validate your email before trying to login it'll never finish.
d0100 3y ago
This is happening to me whenever I post or comment: spinning wheel but the comment gets sent, I have to refresh the page
ticoombs 3y ago
It's probably a problem with your auto generated password. Passwords can't be longer than 20char. It's a bug. Also don't enter an email when trying to join initially, if you can. The UI waits for the email to send before returning. Another known bug. Self plug: come join on https://reddthat.com https://reddthat.com. We currently don't have email requirements, or any "forms" to fill out before you join. :)
- Sakos 3y ago
  > Passwords can't be longer than 20char This has to be a bad joke. > Also don't enter an email when trying to join initially, if you can. The UI waits for the email to send before returning Sorry, this is supposed to be a viable alternative to Reddit?
  - ticoombs 3y ago
    > > Passwords can't be longer than 20char > This has to be a bad joke. There are plenty of rough edges, that the community is finding. > Sorry, this is supposed to be a viable alternative to Reddit? It is an alternative that removes a problem that Reddit users were facing. Lack of Control. It gives control back to the users. I wouldn't say it's perfect but if a person doesn't want a company being completely in control of everything relating to that platform. The fediverse is that solution
    - Sakos 3y ago
      The vast majority of casual users don't care. They want something that works and doesn't get in their way with weird bullshit. If you want lemmy to be something other than a self-filtered community of misfits and outcasts, you need to make it convenient and easy to use/grok for casual users. Based on your reply, it's clear that lemmy will never be anything other than an afterthought.
      - unshavedyak 3y ago
        Lemmy is what it is. Why is it on Lemmy to be what millions of Redditors want as an alternate to Reddit? Your reply seems so hostile when all Lemmy did is exist. This isn't a VC startup. This isn't even funded i believe. Why the hostility?
Sander_Marechal 3y ago
Try signing up on kbin.social. It's not Lemmy but an entirely different piece of software, but fully interoperable with Lemmy thanks to ActivityPub. So you can view and interact with Kbin posts from Lemmy and the other way around.
dragontamer 3y ago
There are three problems I'm aware of. 1. Too long username 2. Username contains _ 3. Too long password All three cause "spinning forever" problem without any notification what the problem actually was. Yeah, not the best sign up experience, I'll tell you that much. Apparently other people around here have noticed other ways for the signup process to fail.

by distcs 3y ago

shafyy 3y ago

As far as I understand, this is related to a very inefficient implementation with Web Sockets (probably why you don't see an additional request). They're trying to get rid of that as soon as possible is my understanding, so things should get better. What helped in my case: Picking another username. It's possible that somehow it handles existing username errors weirdly which leads to the infinite spinner.

distcs 3y ago
How does it find out if the username is existing when it does not seem to send any request at all to the server?
- mosen 3y ago
  Check the Websocket traffic, it might be in there.
- shafyy 3y ago
  I'm not sure that this is the reason, could be totally unrelated. Just a theory. Also, check the web socket traffic to see more info.

sixhobbits 3y ago

I couldn't sign up or even find the sign up button for any of the recommended instances or through the android app. I eventually found a sign up option by navigating to a post and trying to leave a comment which prompted me to sign up. I filled in the requested info and the sign up button didn't do anything or show an error. I tried again using view desktop site (on Firefox Android) and then it worked but still anything but a smooth intuitive process for now it seems.

alpaca128 3y ago

There's another spinning wheel issue on the login screen: if you don't validate your email before trying to login it'll never finish.

d0100 3y ago

This is happening to me whenever I post or comment: spinning wheel but the comment gets sent, I have to refresh the page

ticoombs 3y ago

It's probably a problem with your auto generated password. Passwords can't be longer than 20char. It's a bug. Also don't enter an email when trying to join initially, if you can. The UI waits for the email to send before returning. Another known bug. Self plug: come join on https://reddthat.com https://reddthat.com. We currently don't have email requirements, or any "forms" to fill out before you join. :)

Sakos 3y ago
> Passwords can't be longer than 20char This has to be a bad joke. > Also don't enter an email when trying to join initially, if you can. The UI waits for the email to send before returning Sorry, this is supposed to be a viable alternative to Reddit?
- ticoombs 3y ago
  > > Passwords can't be longer than 20char > This has to be a bad joke. There are plenty of rough edges, that the community is finding. > Sorry, this is supposed to be a viable alternative to Reddit? It is an alternative that removes a problem that Reddit users were facing. Lack of Control. It gives control back to the users. I wouldn't say it's perfect but if a person doesn't want a company being completely in control of everything relating to that platform. The fediverse is that solution
  - Sakos 3y ago
    The vast majority of casual users don't care. They want something that works and doesn't get in their way with weird bullshit. If you want lemmy to be something other than a self-filtered community of misfits and outcasts, you need to make it convenient and easy to use/grok for casual users. Based on your reply, it's clear that lemmy will never be anything other than an afterthought.
    - unshavedyak 3y ago
      Lemmy is what it is. Why is it on Lemmy to be what millions of Redditors want as an alternate to Reddit? Your reply seems so hostile when all Lemmy did is exist. This isn't a VC startup. This isn't even funded i believe. Why the hostility?

Sander_Marechal 3y ago

Try signing up on kbin.social. It's not Lemmy but an entirely different piece of software, but fully interoperable with Lemmy thanks to ActivityPub. So you can view and interact with Kbin posts from Lemmy and the other way around.

dragontamer 3y ago

There are three problems I'm aware of. 1. Too long username 2. Username contains _ 3. Too long password All three cause "spinning forever" problem without any notification what the problem actually was. Yeah, not the best sign up experience, I'll tell you that much. Apparently other people around here have noticed other ways for the signup process to fail.