Comment on Media Liberation Day: how can we help newcomers get started and have a good experience on fedi?
Sarah@piefed.social 2 weeks agoAs a digital comms and usability professional, I’d suggest you do some testing and refinement of these materials. I commend your efforts but these are not something I would ever hand out to a 50yr old volunteer if I want them to sign up to use a fedi community instead of
“When you want to send an email, you don’t need to use the same email provider as the person you’re sending it to.” is not a helpful thing for a newbie (though I understand why you have included it)… This sort of content indicates the gulf between the (user’s) mental model and the (system designer’s) conceptual design is too great.
I have students who can help you with this stuff for free. If you’re interested, DM me.
Blaze@piefed.zip 2 weeks ago
Thank you for offering !