So one thing I wonder is if there would be some way that when they are creating an account, for them to put some info in- mostly language spoken and maybe preferred country to start and it randomly selects a default general interest server. That might help onboard people easier without everyone joining one instance
Comment on Defaults are crucial for good UX and getting more users on the Fediverse
Kichae@lemmy.ca 1 week agoDefault instances would go a long way
No, suggesting actual websites to people, rather than “Lemmy”, would go a long way.
Default instances result in centralization. In recreating the existing structures that, ostensibly, we’re all here to reject.
dmark3d@linux.community 1 week ago
AnonomousWolf@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Once people are in the ecosystem it’s easy for them to move around, if eg. lemm.ee mods go on a powertrip it would be such a smooth transition for people to switch.
vinnymac@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I agree, a gateway drug is what we are looking for. Imagine trying to learn how to run before you learned how to walk. We are asking a lot of the masses if we want to see user growth here without a simple and easy to understand starting place.
I think the hardest concept for beginners to grok is that they can’t login with one account to all instances. If we were to improve the UX around that experience solely, we would see greater adoption.
IronKrill@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
I’m going to disagree on this one, I’ve seem far too many comments, especially from LW users, along the lines of “I can’t be bothered to change websites because I’m already settled in.” Most people are attached to their posts and content and consider moving instance as “losing progress”. And the bigger an instance is the harder it’ll be to leave if they ever pull something seriously “power trippy” that could lock off content to some people.
AnonomousWolf@lemm.ee 1 week ago
It might be ideal to randomly default one of the top 10 instances
The user can still choose to not go with the default, it might also spread out users more.
Currently I think people just looks whats fhe biggest, and join that. Thats basically what I did because it was overwhelming to pick
Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
!yepowertrippinbastards@lemmy.dbzer0.com has plenty of reports from power tripping mods on popular instances, those instances are still the most used
AnonomousWolf@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Fair, maybe we can randomly select one of the top 10 to suggest as default. 🤷♂️
Idk the best solution, we can do AB testing if needed