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How about during the signup process(step) the user gets instance allocated randomly? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The biggest F U you get while signing up on lemmy is choosing a instance and I know this process acts as a filter in itself, clearing the randoms and normies. But if lemmy instance is assigned randomly, it is like hitting two birds with one stone. it solves discouragement you get when signing up but also distributes the load on different servers. the only downside I see with this is if the instance is closed.

Edit: I know there are a lot of variables and dependencies that I didn't think of earlier. But I just wanted to imagine a welcome page of lemmy with simple, and as less steps as possible in the sign up process.

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Good luck to them if they are randomly assigned to hexbear or lemmygrad

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, the biggest problem with this approach is different moderation philosophies. You would have to set up a vetted set of approved non-problematic instances. I've read several accounts of people who tried out fedi and left soon after, and nothing sours the newcomer experience more than unknowingly joining an instance with a toxic community/moderators

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You would have to set up a vetted set of approved non-problematic instances.

No instance will be perfect, but I think lemm.ee, lemmy.zip, and lemmy.sdf.org could be good candidates for generic instances to recommend. All in the top 20 instances, so they are decently well federated, but not centralizing to the largest instance (LemmyWorld).

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Lemmy.sdf.org are still on 0.19.3, seems like they aren't following updates that closely.

They also had issues this week with federation: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/21675044?scrollToComments=true

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ah, good catch. Any alternative you would recommend instead?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

lemmy.dbzer0.com ? Very solid instance, neutral name, no country or language attached.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Good choice. They're federated with LemmyWorld, correct? Just not the piracy community?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Correct!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

i can assure you they will see that name and think it's a spam site and go somewhere else

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I hear that, but wouldnt that also prevent echo chambers

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Not if the admins of an instance want to maintain their echo chamber by shepherding discussions towards extremist viewpoints.