I found a super simple way to refer people to Lemmy.

One simple message:

Try out the Reddit alternative called Lemmy https://vger.app/

It also has a mobile app: https://vger.app/settings/install

This way a user can just click, start seeing content and what Lemmy is about, and if they want to comment etc. they will be asked to create an account with lemm.ee selected as a default.

This should fix most of the onboarding UX issues, and eliminate the decision fatigue of trying to figure out which instance is best.

  • brvslvrnst@lemmy.mlEnglish
    4·
    3 days ago

    As someone not defederated from them, it’s not terrible. For the most part, you just see shitposts. Occasionally, you see tankie shit and move on with the day. A load of times, they post and engaging isn’t terrible. It’s like most places on the web, except here you can ban them.

    My approach has been to not explicitly ban unless there are active issues. People posting aren’t problematic; there’s a new conservative sub that posts some garbage links, but I’m not going to ban them for having terrible takes from breitbart.

    • fxomt@lemmy.dbzer0.comMEnglish
      3·
      3 days ago

      Same, and true; i was trying to look at it from a new users perspective. At least they can be blocked. (kind of; lemmy doesn’t have full instance blocking, but piefed does.)

      • brvslvrnst@lemmy.mlEnglish
        3·
        3 days ago

        Crap, good point!

        Didn’t mean to be aggressive, just personally trying to prevent the bubble effect that’s gotten us to where we are 🙂