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Talk about choosing "a community", not "a server" (lemmy.pt)
submitted 2 days ago by Ninguem@lemmy.pt to c/fediverse@lemmy.ml
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It stroke me that saying things like "First, you have to choose a comunity to join the fediverse" might be a better way to ease onboarding nwecommers than "First, you have to choose a server".

Although the latter might be technically more accurate, the former is what people might

  • understand better;
  • ends up being what they're really doing;
  • frighten them less;
  • reinforce the "community" contribution aspect;
  • lead them to better understand the federated aspect as they realize that communities are not isolated and can talk to eachother.

What do you think?

"Let me know in the comments bellow..." - just kidding!

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[โ€“] bpt11@reddthat.com 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I've published A written / video beginners guide where I compare servers and instances to different houses and buildings within different districts (or platforms) in the greater city (the Fediverse as a whole) if that makes sense lol. I've had a lot of people tell me that it helped them understand the Fediverse better than they did before.

[โ€“] Ninguem@lemmy.pt 2 points 2 days ago

Went ahead and watched it. It's great. Thanks.

It's a good analogy as well. Others have suggested "home" - it's a good alternative.