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Mike Fraser :Jets: :flag:

@spreadmastodon@mastodon.social @spreadmastodon@venera.social @fediversereport Sorry got my back up as I don't think a lot of really good instances would ever hit those numbers. I apreciate the transparency and the effort.

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Jon

I agree with @mike and @CrazyMyra that the 60K limit's problmeatic and with @brian about the problems of the "make the big sites bigger" approach. What's really needed is a series of questions that matches people to an instance where they're likely to have a good initial experience -- good moderation as a minimum bar, and beyond that based on geography, interests, or diversity. Sending everybody to .social is likely to be counter-productive.

@spreadmastodon@mastodon.social @spreadmastodon@venera.social @fediversereport

I agree with @mike and @CrazyMyra that the 60K limit's problmeatic and with @brian about the problems of the "make the big sites bigger" approach. What's really needed is a series of questions that matches people to an instance where they're likely to have a good initial experience -- good moderation as a minimum bar, and beyond that based on geography, interests, or diversity. Sending everybody to .social is likely to be counter-productive.

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@jdp23 @mike @brian @spreadmastodon@venera.social @fediversereport

Taking notes on all this, thanks! Definitely will update the MAU and registered users numbers, but want to think more about what still ensures high capacity in an objective way. Up for suggestions to those numbers.

Brian Lawson

@spreadmastodon@mastodon.social @jdp23 @mike @spreadmastodon@venera.social @fediversereport

“what still ensures high capacity in an objective way. Up for suggestions to those numbers.”

I’m probably just dense, but I’m not grocking why there needs to be an arbitrary number of users to define high capacity. There are sites that report metrics on the uptime of instances, which seems to be a better measure than number of users.

Brian Lawson

@spreadmastodon@mastodon.social @jdp23 @mike @spreadmastodon@venera.social @fediversereport

Saying it another way: I think the ultimate goal is to get a new user attached to the right instance. If they don’t know or care, then fine, go to .social. But if they have specific niche interests, then helping to guide them towards options is in support of “getting them attached to the right instance.”

tl;dr - best fit > server size

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