And people showed up on Mastodon, ignored how it all worked, complained that they couldn’t find what they were looking for, refused to listen about how they could find it, and then fucked off.
Some rally basic level of understanding is helpful. Like the idea that “Mastodon” or “kbin” is not a single place, and that there are consequences to that that make things different here from centralized services.
Hmm, you are right with that. Maybe the focus shouldn’t be on describing the underlying infrastructure before people join, but right after? So they have at least seen the building from inside before leaving again?
This is a good idea. I joined Mastadon with the influx last November, got confused and didn’t return until the current Reddit debacle. I’m trying harder now to understand, but what would have helped was 1) a simple guide to getting logged in and 2) finding content and 3) being able to view it and reply (including understanding if I was supposed to use hashtags, etc.). Get someone started with a short list of popular communities/magazines, THEN show them how to branch out. #trainingwheels
And people showed up on Mastodon, ignored how it all worked, complained that they couldn’t find what they were looking for, refused to listen about how they could find it, and then fucked off.
Some rally basic level of understanding is helpful. Like the idea that “Mastodon” or “kbin” is not a single place, and that there are consequences to that that make things different here from centralized services.
Hmm, you are right with that. Maybe the focus shouldn’t be on describing the underlying infrastructure before people join, but right after? So they have at least seen the building from inside before leaving again?
This is a good idea. I joined Mastadon with the influx last November, got confused and didn’t return until the current Reddit debacle. I’m trying harder now to understand, but what would have helped was 1) a simple guide to getting logged in and 2) finding content and 3) being able to view it and reply (including understanding if I was supposed to use hashtags, etc.). Get someone started with a short list of popular communities/magazines, THEN show them how to branch out. #trainingwheels