One of the most surprising reasons that people have told me that they dropped off the Fediverse is that they simply forget which server they signed up for.
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One of the most surprising reasons that people have told me that they dropped off the Fediverse is that they simply forget which server they signed up for.
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One of the most surprising reasons that people have told me that they dropped off the Fediverse is that they simply forget which server they signed up for.
@evan luckily if i forget, i've got at least 5 backup accounts (as far as i remember)
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@evan luckily if i forget, i've got at least 5 backup accounts (as far as i remember)
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One of the most surprising reasons that people have told me that they dropped off the Fediverse is that they simply forget which server they signed up for.
@evan I get it, if there is a big "umbrella brand", like Mastodon in your head and you've signed up for "bobscoolserver.social" it's easy to see how you could loose track of that.
We're looking at onboarding now for the next release (4.6) and we're looking at little things we could do to help people, e.g. a cleaner welcome email getting them to follow a few more folks more quickly. The current email is fine, just likely a bit overwhelming for some.
Looking for additional suggestions?
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One of the most surprising reasons that people have told me that they dropped off the Fediverse is that they simply forget which server they signed up for.
@evan Yeah, this sort of thing seems to get lost in technical discussions comparing different social platforms.
Joining a social platform is like arriving at a party. If you are busy wondering if you are doing it right you are not going to be feeling very social, at least for the first bit. And if you didn't think to remember which door you passed through to enter the party because you are used to just entering through the front door, well, that first impression may be your only impression.
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@evan I get it, if there is a big "umbrella brand", like Mastodon in your head and you've signed up for "bobscoolserver.social" it's easy to see how you could loose track of that.
We're looking at onboarding now for the next release (4.6) and we're looking at little things we could do to help people, e.g. a cleaner welcome email getting them to follow a few more folks more quickly. The current email is fine, just likely a bit overwhelming for some.
Looking for additional suggestions?
@scottjenson It might be as easy as offering to save a bookmark after onboarding?