Bad UX is keeping the majority of people away from Lemmy
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I already tried getting them on. Maybe https://old.lemmy.world/ can help.
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Was your experience different between those 3-4 servers or was it pretty much universally consistent?
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I mean... old (it's in the name). Does it matter? What's your point?
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I've seen it a few times but it's really easy to avoid tbh
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I think a lot of people that think the UX is different from reddit weren't on reddit 14 years ago when it did look very similar to this.
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My opinion as a IT professional who's been involved with UX & UI for 12 years.
Just google 'Good UX principles' and you'll see Lemmy breaks so many of them.I'm sorry but you're wrong, Lemmy breaks basic UX principles the UX is bad on multiple levels, that's just the reality, all I'm saying is we should do something about it.
I don't have the answer to a perfect solution, but something needs to be done to smooth out the process of joining and getting used to the platform.
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Not necessarily. That's just what I did.
The point is, they aren't making a permanent decision. They can switch or move at any time for any reason. -
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That's a good point. May be true.
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I like the analogy that Lemmy is like an email provider. Many possible providers, one Internet. Maybe we could get more traction if Lemmy were marketed in a similar manner? Or even have email service like sdf.org?
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I think some servers do that? They definitely try to cater to niches.
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It also keeps people that join active for longer if there is a wider variety of content which comes from there being more members.
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It's not difficult though. They just can't be arsed and are making excuses for being comfortable and lazy. If there was a $100 million marketing budget and their favourite celebrity was here, they'd sit an hour long entrance exam. The best we can do is make it fun enough here that people want to comment.
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It is definitely not too late for that.
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Thats my view, I prefer that Lemmy is small, I’ve had enough of the greater internet tbh
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One didn't allow down votes. Seemed like a good idea. I rarely down vote. But in practice, when I do it's for a reason. And I want the option.
Another went down for roughly a week. So that didn't work out.
Which is one reason I embraced Communick; a paid instance. Been here since.
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Really? You never ran into the endless "...furthermore, .ml must be defederated" posts?
