How can we make the fediverse easier to adopt? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by thebestlettuce to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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or another way to ask it, what made fedi easier for you to adopt? I don't think the answer is better ways of explaining how federation exactly works, because no matter how good of an analogy you can make, most users don't care and just want to know how to get started

EDIT: I guess I'll go first, for something like Mastodon I think encouraging people to use a client like pinafore.social or Tusky instead of going directly to the website of the instance would help stop people from confusing themselves by getting redirected between instances. Same for Lemmy as better clients start to pop up

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[-] Awa@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

@ruud@lemmy.world created a sticky post that is a work in progress, however I believe it is something that answers your question

https://lemmy.world/post/37906

[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago

One feature I'd really like is being able to click that link without being "logged out" as that link takes me to lemmy.world and my account is on lemmy.ca

I think little things like that turn away new users who get annoyed by all the "glitches" so to speak.

[-] thebestlettuce 3 points 2 years ago

Clicking a link should first check if the link is to another lemmy instance, and if it is it should attempt to open that post while remaining in this instance.

I think if you use Lemmy (and mastodon and other fedi platforms) through a client you can avoid this issue. I use Tusky and Pinafore for mastodon, but haven't found a good one yet for lemmy

[-] WalterzarBoBalterzar@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

The developer for Jerboa mentioned in a thread (sorry I don't have the link on hand) that they are currently working on opening instance links within your current instance.

Currently it just pops up in an embedded browser, but I'm glad they're actively resolving it!

[-] thebestlettuce 1 points 2 years ago

I feel like that post has it backwards. It's most helpful to first explain "how do i start and where do i find everything/meet everyone" then go into the details of what fediverse means. It explains the details of creating a community instead of tips for discovering communities, even though 99% of users want to join communities and will never make one of their own. I think it's possible to make a more focused guide that targets what most users will actually need help with

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