Diaspora/Diaspora

Public posts by people listed in the community spotlight. These can be removed by unchecking the “Show community spotlight in stream?” option in the Account tab of your Settings.

When I post a message to an aspect (i.e., a private post), who can see it?

Only logged-in diaspora* users you had placed in that aspect before making the private post can see it.

Who can comment on or like my private post?

Only logged-in diaspora* users you had placed in that aspect before making the private post can comment on or like it.

Nobody. Private posts are not resharable. Logged-in diaspora* users in that aspect can potentially copy and paste it, however. It’s up to you whether you trust those people!

When I comment on or like a private post, who can see it?

Only the people that the post was shared with (the people who are in the aspects selected by the original poster) can see its comments and likes. 

When I post something publicly, who can see it?

Anyone using the internet can potentially see a post you mark public, so make sure you really do want your post to be public. It’s a great way of reaching out to the world.

Your public posts will appear in the streams of anyone following you. If you included #tags in your public post, anyone following those tags will find your post in their streams. Every public post also has a specific URL that anyone can view, even if they’re not logged in – thus public posts may be linked to directly from Twitter, blogs, etc. Public posts may also be indexed by search engines.

Who can comment on, reshare, or like my public post?

Any logged-in diaspora* user can comment on, reshare, or like your public post. The exception to this is people you have ignored, who won’t be able to like or comment on your posts.

When I comment on, reshare, or like a public post, who can see it?

Comments, likes, and reshares of public posts are also public. Any logged-in diaspora* user and anyone else on the internet can see your interactions with a public post.

What happens when I deselect one or more aspects in the left-hand column when making a public post?

Deselecting aspects does not affect a public post. It will still be public and will appear in the streams of all of your contacts. To make a post visible only to specific aspects, you need to select those aspects from the aspect selector under the publisher.

Resharing posts

Can I reshare a public post to selected aspects?

No, when you reshare a public post it automatically becomes one of your public posts. To share it with certain aspects, copy and paste the contents of the post into a new, limited post.