Inspired by a new introducing video and its reference to https://jointhefediverse.net/ , see link and discussion here: https://piefed.social/post/889659

Jointhefediverse is a great resource for interested people/new users, and for those a link to a community dedicated to questions re the whole fediverse and interaction with regulars could be a nice addition.

I’m only aware of ‘Fediverse’ communities not specifically for that group, or communities tailored to new users of Piefed (https://piefed.ca/c/newtopiefed) or Lemmy (https://lemmy.ca/c/newtolemmy ). Am I missing something?

The community itself could be set up rather quickly, but maybe we talk about things like name and other basics before?

  • borisentiu@piefed.socialOPEnglish
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    5 days ago

    I think it’s a great guide to answer questions about Lemmy, and so helpers also don’t need to interact with the same questions over and over.

    With a new community I personally wouldn’t try to do the same for everything from Mastodon over Funkwhale to Mobilizon in one post. I would simply list 2-3 guides like https://jointhefediverse.net/ and https://joinfediverse.wiki/ plus 1-3 links per platform.

      • borisentiu@piefed.socialOPEnglish
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        5 days ago

        I feel like that makes sense looking from the POV of these 3 platforms, but it’s not a logical focus after watching Rossini’s video, for example.

        • Blaze (he/him)@piefed.socialEnglish
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          5 days ago

          I see. Would it be better if we added one link to guides to all the platforms, and then focus on Mbin / Piefed / Lemmy?

          Something like

          "Here is a link to resources for all the Fediverse platforms: https://joinfediverse.wiki/Fediverse_projects

          If you are interested in a Forumverse platform (Lemmy / Mbin / Piefed), we have put together some resources to help new users get started.
          (links to relevant communities and threads, similar to https://lemmy.ca/post/40668574)"

          • borisentiu@piefed.socialOPEnglish
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            5 days ago

            That’s an option, yes. Maybe ‘forumverse’, ‘threadiverse’ etc on top of Fediverse is a bit confusing for starters?

            If you are interested in forums, we have put together some resources to help new users get started with the platforms Lemmy/ Mbin / Piefed …