@Gargron this still remains an issue. The siloing

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Joseph Ishie

Like 5 Nov 2022 at 13:20 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mastodon.green

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Eugen Rochko

@jt_ishie Yes. It's frustrating, I thought our messaging was pretty clear, but turns out it's not.

5 Nov 2022 at 13:27 | Open on mastodon.social

Tim Morris

@Gargron @jt_ishie possible to automatically put people on a ‘newbies’ federation by default, so they don’t know have to choose on day one. Present the opportunity to switch once the concept is well understood after use.

5 Nov 2022 at 14:07 | Open on mastodon.social

Hiding in a pillow fort until march

@tmmo @Gargron @jt_ishie the bubble timeline feature is always there for a-stealin' :aismart:

5 Nov 2022 at 15:24 | Open on ihatebeinga.live

Arthur van der Harg

@tmmo @Gargron @jt_ishie But how are they going to learn Mastodon culture if they’re on a newbie farm filled with people who do not know Mastodon culture? Imagine they’re all fresh from Twitter, behave as if they’re all still on Twitter and conclude “Oh well, Mastodon is just like Twitter!” That’s a recipe for disaster.

I think may sysadmins would just defederate the newbie instance anyway.

6 Nov 2022 at 8:03 | Open on mastodon.nl

Tim Morris

@ArtHarg @Gargron @jt_ishie design it so after ‘x’ time or ‘x’ interactions, some messaging occurs that it’s ‘time to choose a federation’. Some will have done it manually anyway, but hopefully most will have had enough interaction for this to feel less confusing.

6 Nov 2022 at 9:46 | Open on mastodon.social

Arthur van der Harg

@tmmo @Gargron @jt_ishie That may lead to less confusion for the individual, but it does not solve the catch-22 that one needs to be immersed in a culture to experience and adopt it. Put newbies on a newbie farm and a newbie culture will develop there.

IMO the strength of Mastodon is precisely that different instances house different communities with different mores. The aim should be to guide newbies to an instance that is appropriate for them.

6 Nov 2022 at 11:55 | Open on mastodon.nl

Arthur van der Harg

@ArtHarg @tmmo @Gargron @jt_ishie I’ve seen an intake procdure where I was asked a couple of questions about what I was interested in and what sort of ‘environment’ I would like. I got some proposals and checking out the local timelines gave me a feeling for the community there. Maybe prospective users should me made aware that this is how one is supposed to enter the Fediverse. Shape expectations and guide them.

6 Nov 2022 at 12:21 | Open on mastodon.nl

Joseph Ishie

@Gargron thanks for the feedback. We would also like the twitter spaces feature 😉☺️🙃🙂😇 on here.

5 Nov 2022 at 15:30 | Open on mastodon.green

SarraK

@Gargron @jt_ishie I gotta admit I had to ask how servers worked on twitter and when someone told me it didnt matter at first it was easier to complete the signup. Pretty sure people might abandon the process, maybe either default server for newbies or just a quick note like « choose later » ? Other than that congrats, the platform seems pretty great so far.

6 Nov 2022 at 11:49 | Open on mastodon.top