I wanted to get a pulse check on how new members are finding the general experience/website. Is it more confusing than Reddit or are you finding the instance system a better way of doing things as it can give you more freedom of where you choose to create an account?
I’m a new user myself but have found the experience to remind me of Reddit back in the day, lol. It’s definitely giving me old-school yet modern vibes and it’s great to see something that isn’t Reddit growing in popularity!
Thanks for your reply. I feel like I 90% get the concept of federalisation, and it’s very interesting. Just from a purely user experience point of view (because this is what was asked), I’ve already had several times where I’ve ended up on the “wrong” instance without realising it. I guess it partly takes getting used to. My experience has been more positive than negative overall though.
Yeah I’m right there with you. I probably made about 5 accounts not understanding why I couldn’t interact whenever I clicked certain links.
So now I’m trying to help others figure it out when I see a fellow lost redditor!
Haha, same! I think it was three accounts for me until it clicked. I can’t recall exactly what I was doing wrong, but I remember it had something to do with replying to comments that was my main source of confusion; from my inbox it mattered somehow (this is the bit I can’t recall) what I clicked on to go to the originating community, only one way took me there in a way that preserved my login/subscription (man, I don’t understand yet how to talk about this system).