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

One simple message:

Try out the Reddit alternative called Lemmy https://phtn.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.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It doesn't preselect, if I choose General and English I'm faced with a list of 18 servers to pick from.

Users will drop off like crazy here due to choice overload - https://lawsofux.com/choice-overload

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Just select the first instance that shows up then.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

That's bad UX, see the link in my previous comment