Inspired by a new introducing video and its reference to https://jointhefediverse.net/ , see link and discussion here: https://piefed.social/post/889659

Jointhefediverse is a great resource for interested people/new users, and for those a link to a community dedicated to questions re the whole fediverse and interaction with regulars could be a nice addition.

I’m only aware of ‘Fediverse’ communities not specifically for that group, or communities tailored to new users of Piefed (https://piefed.ca/c/newtopiefed) or Lemmy (https://lemmy.ca/c/newtolemmy ). Am I missing something?

The community itself could be set up rather quickly, but maybe we talk about things like name and other basics before?

  • Blaze (he/him)@piefed.socialEnglish
    2·
    6 months ago

    Here you are in a community on Piefed. Similar platforms with communities around topics are Mbin and Lemmy, the largest of these. Users from there help with your requests, and you may have a look at their spaces, too.**

    First question people are going to ask “I just installed Interstellar/Voyager, how do I know if I’m on Lemmy or Piefed? How do I go to those communities from here?”

    • borisentiu@piefed.socialOPEnglish
      1·
      6 months ago

      Yeah, it’s tricky stuff. I mention those other platforms, because it’s not about directing people to Piefed aside from this format. If not for the handy flair thingy for this purpose, one could just neglect the differences or discuss that somewhere else than the intro. I’m probably too intrigued by the idea of sorting questions with that feature.