 I've changed quite a few parts on joinmastodon.org/servers today in response to the feedback from the past week. In detail: You can now filter by region, type of legal entity, and sign-up speed. Added note about why the topics filter exists. Changed tagline. "Get on waitlist" has become "Apply for an account" for servers that manually review new sign-ups. Removed total user count from cards. 79 comments
@Gargron is there an API for that server list? I'm trying to build a global/fediverse wide hashtag list to help people organise around hashtags - https://hashtags.fyi - does something like that exist? I've been using instances.social API to get the list of servers to poll for trends. @Gargron Hi. I am sorry to be a bother. Completely new to this site. When I click on about, it takes me here to your page. Also from the email. Also, how do I look for/find specific servers? Say I want to join a history server. Thanks in advance! @OscarHarris @Gargron You could stay on your current one and look at #history and so on, follow a few people, follow who they boost if you are interested etc. @Gargron I've heard complaints from people who find the whole "choose a server" thing intimidating. They just want to sign up on Mastodon and take it for a spin. Maybe add an option to get signed up on a random general-interest server.  @isaac32767 @Gargron yes - I think a good ux is for new registrants to get assigned a random instance. Take the guesswork away for people not yet accustomed to mastodon. They can always move later if they want @Gargron very good to see “All servers listed here have committed to the Mastodon Server Covenant.“ +100   @Gargron is there a reason some servers have been removed? (e.g. i originally discovered tech.lgbt on that page, and it's no longer there!) @tarajdactyl @Gargron Guessing they requested to be removed due to increased load of new accounts. @Gargron @Gargron is there an ability to get the top trending hashtags on the entire fediverse? It’s one of those things to that makes you feel that you are not silo’d off @Gargron I'm curious what the top factor for choosing a server is. Any thoughts on this? @Gargron I applaud your efforts to move quickly here. One thing that confused me at first was seeing a long list of servers and not knowing which to choose. I realize that it doesn't entirely matter, but the current documentation could make choosing feel less existential.
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@strizhechenko @Gargron Understanding what aspects matter and which could be clarified. Over time network effects should help make the local timeline less necessary, as long as the onboarding is solid.  @Gargron would it be possible to show the list of servers that have been blocked by a server on there? Might help people pick servers that are being actively moderated  @Gargron @Gargron Appreciate what you've built here and all the work that goes into it, so a huge thank you first. Secondly, looks like a couple of friends tried to join mastodon.online but never received confirmation emails even after trying the re-send link. Should that be automatic or is there a waiting period or queue for new signups there? (TY again!) @jhonygutierrez I'm running into a daily e-mail sending limit with our provider. I've raised a ticket to increase the limit. @Gargron good changes, but maybe the idea to find a *server* should actually be more focused on the idea of "Find your community?" @Gargron May I ask what’s the reasoning/feedback of removing the total user count from the list? Thank you for your hard work! @IgnisIncendio It was misinterpreted as a signal that servers are silos, and people gravitated towards the largest ones on that merit. @Gargron Ah, and here I was worrying how I’d guide my friend to small servers without the total user count :P my UX intuition was way off. That makes more sense.  @Gargron How does one submit a server to show up on the list? I got a bunch of requests to "make" mastodon.gamedev.place show up there, but I've no idea how :) @Gargron it’s pretty impressive thus far. For the influx and the development scramble. Very impressed at the back end. 👏👏👏 @Gargron Thank you for your dedication and the excellent job you‘re doing. 🙏🏻  @Gargron great changes. Are there any private companies running instances? Because I wouldn't put them under the 'public organization' legal structure, I'd only put non-profits there. @Gargron co founded Occupy Wall St - background in behavioral economics and research - ethical user engagement .. love to be in touch on bringing Mastdaon into public awareness and use @Gargron Thanks for responding to feedback. For the technology challenged, it could still be more user friendly. Great work. @Gargron I don't see msstodon.social on there if they are full or nit accepting users does it dissappear from that list. Also a search function would be good instead if scrolling. (Unless I'm missing something) @Gargron removing the user count is a very good thing. The FOMO psychology is real, but you truly don't miss out on anything because of federation. I think this will really help @Gargron The past couple days I have not been unable use my federated or local feeds, I'm not too computer smart but is this just temporary or do I have to start a new channel? Find another server?  @Gargron just trying to find where the "Signup reason" text prompt lives so I can add some instructions to make manual review go more smoothly XD join is looking fantastic! @Gargron Do you know how we can get the med-mastodon.com instance listed on your awesome joinmastodon list of servers page? Thx in advance I suspect that having to choose an instance is still preventing many people from joining. What about allowing a simplified sign-up procedure for beginners that do not care about instances? Something like allowing to create an account on a random general server would simplify the process for beginners. |
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@Gargron Thanks for your efforts here, I saw your interview in TIME magazine. I miss Germany something fierce, I used to live in Baumholder many years ago.