PSA: Do not direct people to specific instances on the Fediverse. (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by roofuskit@kbin.social to c/kbinMeta@kbin.social

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You should always direct people to a landing page where they can choose from or be directed to multiple different instances.

https://kbin.pub/en or https://kbin.fediverse.observer/list
https://join-lemmy.org/ or https://lemmy.fediverse.observer/list

You can direct people away from specific instances if, for example, they have been de-federated.

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[-] roofuskit@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

The problem is that you end up with instances that are overloaded or lack the moderating muscle, IE lemmy.world.

[-] NotTheOnlyGamer@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Yes, the network effect is known to exist. The community is large, therefore it will continue to grow. On platforms/sites where the community is small, people will stay away, because there must be a reason not to join. Human nature is there opposite of load balancing.

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