Release 2.35.1 · aeharding/voyager
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📝 Other Changes chore: set default instance to lemmy.zip, remove lemm.ee PR: #2034
  • QuickyEnglish
    2•3 days ago

    Speculatively, but it would assume prior research, which many people simply won’t do. If a de-facto app (say Voyager on iOS) offers a default option that’s unavailable for a selection of its potential users, it’s another hurdle within onboarding that is already the biggest barrier to entry. If we want to grow as a platform (more users equals more content), putting up a default wall saying “your kind aren’t welcome” to entire countries seems obtuse.

    Yes, those potential new UK users can get around it by picking another instance, but the question is how many will give up if they can’t get over the first hurdle.

    The suggestion of changing the default instance by region, where those instances prohibit specific regions seems logical enough to me.

    • Blaze (he/him) OPEnglish
      3•3 days ago

      Which instance would you use instead of lemmy.zip?

      From another post

      • Lemmy.world is too big
      • sh.itjust.works names contains “shit”, which can deter users
      • lemmy.ca is Canadian-centric
      • feddit.org, is German-centric, but technically English speaking too
      • dbzer0 federates hexbear
      • programming.dev is topic-centric
      • blahaj is queer-focused
      • discuss.tchncs.de has a difficult name
      • lemmy.sdf.org does not defederate anyone
      • beehaw defederates LW and SJW
      • infosec.pub is topic-centric
      • aussie.zone is country-centric
      • midwest.social is region-centric

      https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/37336391?scrollToComments=true

      https://lemmyverse.net/?order=active_month

      There’s a reason lemm.ee was the previous default instance.

      • QuickyEnglish
        3•3 days ago

        Haha don’t put it on me, I’m merely a consumer!

        You’ve already suggested feddit.uk, why not use that for UK Voyager installs? Anything that isn’t an instance that they can’t actually use would be good.

        • Blaze (he/him) OPEnglish
          4•3 days ago

          I was trying to show that it’s easier said than done.

          Same for the region choice, we all learned that Lemm.ee was closing 24 hours ago. The Voyager dev made the best choice with the small timeframe, he’ll probably revisit down the line.

          • QuickyEnglish
            3•3 days ago

            Yeah, and that’s fair enough. I hope it does get revisited.