Source: https://old.reddit.com/r/BuyFromEU/comments/1quso40/european_reddit_alternative_piefed_users_surge/o3cfxy9/

Also found in a !fedibridge@lemmy.dbzer0.com post by @biltong@piefed.co.za : https://piefed.co.za/c/fedibridge/p/22233/post-on-r-buyfromeu-on-the-recent-surge-of-users-to-piefed

I like the way Voyager does it: image

https://vger.app/profile

DeltaChat also has a very easy onboarding process: you just put your name, and that’s it. The app creates the password in the background and allows you to switch servers easily. That really helps with onboarding new joiners.

Piefed.zip could be a nice default choice. If there are others you see, feel free to suggest.

  • INeedMana@piefed.zipEnglish
    27·
    5 months ago

    I’m afraid that icankillpenguins might be right. That most people don’t really know what a server is, so when asked to pick one they freeze

    My thoughts, numbered only for potential referencing

    1. I guess for now it could be managed by hand which server they get routed to. But that’s not an ideal solution IMO
    2. I think that idea of checking response speeds is a good idea
    3. keeping option to read the instance’s description and choose another one is a good idea
    4. theoretically, joining a general instance vs an opinionated one might not work for those that are not opinionated or are opinionated the other way. So I think it should be discussed if instances should be able to mark themselves as general or opinionated and the initial choice be from among the general ones
    5. it would be a good idea to somehow rotate between proposed instances based on MAU or some other metric