David SlifkaMay 1, 2023

Easy to miss in Mastodon's latest update, but the most-requested features are indeed coming "soon:"

"...quote posts, improved content and profile search, and groups. We’re also continuously working on improving content and profile discovery, onboarding, and of course our extensive set of moderation tools, as well as removing friction from decentralized features. Keep a lookout for these updates soon."

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2023/05/a-new-onboarding-experience-on-mastodon/

@spreadmastodon @fediversenews

A new onboarding experience on Mastodon

Today we’re making signing up on Mastodon easier than ever before. We understand that deciding which Mastodon service provider to kick off your experience with can be confusing. We know this is a completely new concept for many people, since traditionally the platform and the service provider are one and the same. This choice is what makes Mastodon different from existing social networks, but it also presents a unique onboarding challenge. To make this step easier, we now have a default sign-up option that works with a server we operate. If you wish to leave or join a different server, you can do so at any time.

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Show threadErlendMay 1, 2023

@davidslifka @fediversereport @spreadmastodon I’m not as critical as some to the new default sign-up. But I think it’s weird (and a bit cowardly?) to not address the criticism he’s gotten head on.

It would’ve been very easy to add something about why they won’t include other instances in rotation, or perhaps some steps they’re taking to make migration easier and/or more promoted etc.

This seems like something written BEFORE the discourse we’ve had.

Show threadBlueTurtleMay 1, 2023

@havn tbh, I don’t like that change. Imo there would have been better solutions, for example a rotation like you suggested. This is an anti decentralization change.

Any hints, where I could find the discourse you mentioned?

Show threadErlend

@BlueTurtleAI Yeah, I don't like it either - I just don't HATE it as much as some... ☺️

Here's some discussion: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon-ios/issues/1023

Heres a good blog post (not by me, but by someone with the same name 😅): https://writing.exchange/@erlend/110261768883604161

And here's two posts that sparked some: https://mstdn.social/@feditips/110260432218416976
https://tech.lgbt/@FediThing/110270637356170591

[BUG] App onboarding is directing new users to join mastodon.social by default · Issue #1023 · mastodon/mastodon-ios

Is there an existing issue for this? I have searched the existing issues Current Behavior With the current setup, the app strongly implies users should just join mastodon.social, with a harder-to-r...

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Show threadBlueTurtleMay 1, 2023
@havn great, thanks!
Show threadBlueTurtleMay 1, 2023
@havn I will read it in more detail tomorrow. But I think there is a general important point here: who decides which changes are made?