dansupIntroducing the new https://fediverse.info β¨
Ada
Pedro Oliveira@dansup this is awesome! π Well done!
Goggles
pixelfedVery wow.
What's missing from the video is a final sentence that says "scroll down and click to find your community".
Ironically, having the video may distract people from the (in my opinion) more important part of the site: the tool that lets you find the right instance.
What is your main goal? Get the video watched, or get people to find an instance? π
Misha
Admin Jerry@dansup
This question needs an important point in the answer.
": What is an "instance"? How do I pick one?"
Please do not tell people to pick a server or an instance. They are gone when they read it. Replace with "provider".
The answer should speak to what they know, like:
It's picking a provider, just like you pick a cellphone provider or email provider. It's no different. They connect you to the Fediverse to talk to anyone else. You choose your provider based on which you feel is the right fit in terms of how they run their service and their rules. Just how you picked your financial institution.
Something like this. I'm not a great writer.
Tom
buonhobo@tom @buonhobo @dansup
If you say pick a server or pick an instance, people leave.
You have to relate new things to what people already know. And new terminology to do this is perfectly acceptable.
I don't understand why using different words would be unacceptable.
I never said it's like email. I said you onboard like email. You pick a provider that connects you to the Fediverse just as you pick an email provider that connects you to email, or a phone company to connect to the grid, or a bank to connect to the financial system, or an insurance company to connect to the insurance infrastructure, or an electric company to connect to the electric grid. List goes on. People pick providers. They don't pick servers and instances. It's techie and they run away.
Deborah Preuss, pcc π¨π¦
Voracious Reader
π°πππ πππ π±πππππππ@dansup it looks good! Lighter feels is nice.
Esteban Martinez@dansup Not sure why but, NextDNS is picking this up as an AI-derived threat. I wonder if "fediverse" is a flagged term or because this is a newer domain.
Clot
mihiraπ
Jeremiah Lee
Makary
Kevin Veen-Birkenbach@dansup How did you build up the directory? Do you just crawl the whole fediverse? :D
@kevinveenbirkenbach Nope, I started a campaign where people needed to add #fedi22 to their profile bio and then self-submit to the directory.
I still haven't finished redesigning that yet, but it will soon allow self-submission and removal.
(Yeah, fediverse.info people directory is to blame for that pesky #fedi22 hashtag you see everywhere)
@dansup Did you decide against a Crawler for privacy reasons? Actually it would be nice to have an overall directory without adding a tag.
@kevinveenbirkenbach Yes I did, this needs to be opt-in explicitly.
The fediverse has a long history of crawlers that are opt-out that eventually shut down due to the outcry, and understandably so.
Karis [moved account- see bio]thanks for the explainer on the hashtag, i was really confused seeing it on others' profiles. π
Domojestic@dansup Not to be rude, but arenβt you all picking up way to many side quests here? First there was fedidb, then fediwatch, and now this. Pixelfed is a super cool app, but it still needs active work done. Plus, a lot of these are form over function. Are you making sure all your websites load well on old hardware? How about accessibility? The Pixelfed iOS app still has many unlabeled icons that make screen reader use very difficult.
Just please make sure yβall are maintaining your focus!
Bonfire
π Lascapi β@dansup beautiful, but a bit heavy. It lags on my 'not so old' smartphone.
Chris@dansup I'm surprised that Lemmy isn't mentioned either under blogging or discussion.
CpyJx π@chris @dansup I'd recommend Piefed or Kbin over Lemmy.
The Lemmy devs and their instances (lemmy.ml and lemmygrad.ml) are a bunch of weirdos who ban or suppress anyone who disagrees with their political agenda. No need for anyone to support that, financially or by using their software. See https://sh.itjust.works/c/meanwhileongrad
MeanwhileOnGrad - sh.itjust.works
[https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/d47cb2e5-a9c3-444e-83fa-8628ace85cd1.jpeg] βOh, this is calamity! Calamity! Oh no, heβs on the floor!β [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBeU7o6DODI] Welcome to MoG! β Meanwhile On Grad β Documenting hate speech, conspiracy theories, apologia/revisionism, and general tankie behaviour across the fediverse. Memes are welcome! β What is a Tankie [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tankie]? β Alternatively, a detailed blog post about Tankies. [https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/ziq-tankies-and-the-left-unity-scam] - (caution of biased source) β Basic Rules: Sh.itjust.works [https://sh.itjust.works/] Instance rules apply! If you are from other instances, please be mindful of the rules. β Basically, donβt be a dick. Hate-Speech β You should be familiar with this one already; practically all instances have the same rules on hate speech. Apologia β (Using the Modern terminology for Apologia) No Defending, Denying, Justifying, Bolstering, or Differentiating authoritarian acts or endeavours, whether be a Pro-CCP viewpoint, Stalinism, Islamic Terrorism or any variation of Tankie Ideology. Revisionism β No downplaying or denying atrocities past and present. Calling Tankies shills, foreign/federal agents, or bots also falls under this rule. Extremists exist. They are real. Do not call them shills or fake users as it handwaves their extremism. Tankies can explain their views but may be criticised or attacked for them. Any slight infraction on the rules above will immediately earn a warning and possibly a ban. Off-topic Discussion β Do not discuss unrelated topics to the point of derailing the thread. Stay focused on the direct content of the post as opposed to arguing. Youβll be warned if youβre violating the instance and community rules. Continuing poor behaviour after being warned will result in a ban or removal of your comments. Bans typically only last 24 hours, but each subsequent infraction will double the amount. Depending on the content, the ban time may be increased. You may request an unban at any time. β
Jupiter Rowland@CpyJx π Strike /kbin, add Mbin, a /kbin fork.
Ernest Wisniewski, /kbin's creator and main dev, has officially declared /kbin dead, ceased all development and shut down both the official /kbin website and the /kbin lighthouse instance in 2024. The last commit on the still existing git repository is from two years ago. Here's some more about this.
CC: @Chris @dansup
#FediMeta #FediverseMeta #CWFediMeta #CWFediverseMeta #/kbin #Mbin
Ernest Wisniewski, /kbin's creator and main dev, has officially declared /kbin dead, ceased all development and shut down both the official /kbin website and the /kbin lighthouse instance in 2024. The last commit on the still existing git repository is from two years ago. Here's some more about this.
CC: @Chris @dansup
#FediMeta #FediverseMeta #CWFediMeta #CWFediverseMeta #/kbin #Mbin
Michael Jenkins@dansup Nice work, whoever did the site design!
Chris Radcliff@dansup Fun! How does one get added to the people directory?
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