Gregory's Server@luana @Mastodon There must be a way to create an easy centralized sign-up method that assigns people to instances randomly (spread the love). Maybe include a short questionnaire to increase the odds they can be assigned to an instance they can relate to (say check off words on a list with key words expressing interests).
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@deutrino @AskPippa @luana yeah, one of the great things about federation is we are able to build alternatives to things we don't like about it. I think this is especially true for the onboarding experience. We should build our own decentralized onboarding experience that helps non technical users pick a good instance they'll enjoy being on   @pcouy @deutrino @AskPippa @luana  @AskPippa @deutrino @Urban_Hermit @pcouy There are plenty of alternative apps. But guess which one will appear first and mislead people when new users search for โmastodonโ for the first time in the app store? @luana when I was a new user in December I read the app reviews and chose Tusky. Then I tried to figure out how to start a new account through that app, but it didn't seem to be an option. I chose a specific server later because I thought about it for a week, did a few searches, and when I saw some very clever people quoted in search results and I wanted to be on the server they were on.  @deutrino @luana I may be naive here... What if several instances got together, created a central sign-in form with randomization, and did a proof-of concept test just to see whether it could work? And advertise it a bit so newbies would know to try it for joining? @AskPippa @luana @Mastodon https://www.fediverse.to/ , I think is the best idea for now.  |
@AskPippa @luana https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/4870
these issues have been under discussion for over 5 years.
Eugen does not give a fuck and is clearly angling to build himself a techbro fiefdom on .social.
the only way a good, usable fediverse instance chooser will come to exist is thru a third party not affiliated with Mastodon.