People that recently join the #fediverse have a hard time looking for instances and such. Solutions like #spreadmastodon mitigates this so called "confusion" by users.

However, should we blame these newer platforms across the #fediverse and should we use #threads because "i use #Facebook ?"

No. People who are used to #twitter or #facebook are not taught about #choice and #freedom. Hence, why they say "#fedi is bad" or "#mastodon is so confusing".

What's the best URL to share when explaining that joining Mastodon is easier than ever? Is it https://spreadmastodon.org/. ?

Also, what are the best talking points that work with people who say "I don't hear anyone mention Mastodon"? So far I have:

* Still growing rapidly - Over 13 million accounts
* High quality conversation
* No ads

Thanks. #SpreadMastodon Not #Threads

Does anyone on #SFBA have experience writing opinion pieces for local news papers? The admin team is about to attempt a draft explaining SFBA and the fediverse to a local paper audience. Ideally, in a way it could be customized to each area of the bay! I’d love to invite our neighbors to join us here 🎉

Also, I’d love to hear about your local paper so I can include them 📰 I would be super excited if you want to write it for your paper too! I’d greatly prefer to have a recommendation come from someone in the community than one of the admin team for the website 😅

#OpEd #Opinion #LocalNews #BayArea #SpreadMastodon #WelcomeTheCommunity

Does anyone on #SFBA have experience writing opinion pieces for local news papers? I’m about to attempt a draft explaining SFBA and the fediverse to a local paper audience. Ideally, in a way it could be customized to each area of the bay! I’d love to invite our neighbors to join us here 🎉

Also, I’d love to hear about your local paper so I can include them too 📰 I would be super excited if you want to write it for your paper too! I’d greatly prefer to have a recommendation come from someone in the community than one of the admin team for the website 😅

#OpEd #Opinion #LocalNews #BayArea #SpreadMastodon #WelcomeTheCommunity

As Twitter continues to experience issues (ideological and technical), people will be looking for a place to go. Would you support instances purchasing small ad campaigns on Twitter to let users know about mastodon as an alternative?

#Opinion #Poll #MastodonMeta #Twitter #SpreadMastodon

I agree with @gruber. Not federating is certainly a choice admins can make, but it's unlikely to have an impact considering that Threads is being bootstrapped off the Instagram social graph.

Would you rather keep the fediverse restricted to its current population of ~8M people or scale it to ~2.35B+?

https://daringfireball.net/linked/2023/06/19/not-that-kind-of-open

#SpreadMastodon

@mastodonmigration
@tchambers

Okay, I tried it, and it basically goes through about 5 web pages, each one a step to set up your Mastodon account. It shows a whole bunch of suggested accounts and tags to follow. You can Select All, or choose categories like "Science" or "News" to follow, which checks/unchecked a bunch of accounts/tags for that category, and you can fine-tune it further if you like.

Very well done! But do explain your intent before requesting access, please.

#SpreadMastodon

@mastodonmigration @tchambers
It looks interesting, but what does it do?
First thing the web site does is ask me to sign in to my Mastodon account.
Second thing is, my Mastodon instance asks me if I want to authorize SpreadMastodon.org for full access to my account.
No explanation of what is going to happen or what is intended.

I'm not saying Yes if the website isn't even going to give me the courtesy of telling me what is intended, other than: "Do this! It'll be really cool!"
#SpreadMastodon

#SpreadMastodon steering newbies to what feels like is fast becoming a non-decentralized flavor of the Fediverse is not my idea of a good time. Feels a bit like Oligarchy of the Fedi.
#Mastodon

A really cool tool to help people enjoy #Mastodon is https://spreadmastodon.org.

#SpreadMastodon

But: It suggests signing up at mastodon.social and it promotes accounts that lots of people already follow. That doesn't help decentralization!

Join me in the movement to #TakeBackSocial, to find a better social home, and help others do the same.

#SpreadMastodon #Mastodon #Fediverse #OpenSocialWeb

https://spreadmastodon.org/utilities/share-spread-mastodon

#SpreadMastodon is online now! #Fediverse #Mastodon #TakeSocialMediaBack #SocialMedia https://spreadmastodon.org/

Get in everyone, we're going to #TakeBackSocial

#SpreadMastodon #Mastodon #Fediverse #OpenSocialWeb

https://spreadmastodon.org/utilities/share-spread-mastodon @spreadmastodon@mastodon.social @spreadmastodon@venera.social @tchambers

Join me in the movement to #TakeBackSocial, to find a better social home, and help others do the same.

#SpreadMastodon #Mastodon #Fediverse #OpenSocialWeb #FediverseMigration

https://spreadmastodon.org/utilities/share-spread-mastodon

@tchambers @spreadmastodon @maystodon I've opened an embassy on Twitter and am following #SpreadMastodon

OK Team #MayStodon and #SpreadMastodon - lots more tweets here for anyone who still has a Twitter account and wants to help amp them up:

https://twitter.com/spreadmastodon

cc: @spreadmastodon @maystodon

@Scofisticated @aral I agree, easy *and* conscious on-boarding is important.

On-boarding to what?

The #spreadmastodon campaigners say that they facilitate on-boarding to a "decentralized" network.

This decentralization is an empty word, just a technicality. Because dotsocial will have the content and federation power.

Dotsocial will be able to impose their rules internally and have the negotiating power to speak in the name of the fediverse. To a great extent, they will be the #fediverse.

@aral @dimitrisk
Much like I think ppl should have the option of server, & be informed on their choice; I think they need the option of some easy-quick choice, as well as the option to chose a server. And be informed of what the choice between -those two- options mean.

This allows ppl working with that default to -start- questioning it. But also *start* masto at all. Once they have questioned it long enough, they would know there is are servers to choose from. When ready.
#SpreadMastodon

@aral @dimitrisk Something to keep in mind is fighting a default. Ppl coming in from the bigbox socials were given a default, from minute one, that they dont have to pick a server. And -some- of them CAN be convinced to. But some were shown they "dont have to", and wont no matter how it is presented to them. I think those ppl will either take a 1 min answer or not choose at all.

That easy answer should not be a mega server. But some users will be easy-answer or "no".
#SpreadMastodon

@davidslifka @feditips @spreadmastodon Sure, people are free to start their own projects.

But, this is not a campaign named #growmastodonsocial that invites people to join an instance because it is great for a set of reasons.

As long as you talk about decentralization (and not growth of a single instance) and #spreadmastodon (and not .social) people that care about the #fediverse are free to call for change of course.