I've been running user-testing on the process of signing-up onto the #Fediverse (including #Mastodon , #Pixelfed , and others).
My tests suggest a lot (probably most) people find it very difficult & confusing.
I think most people who try to sign-up — fail and give up.
Which means that if about 2,000 people are joining the Fediverse every hour, then — A LOT more than that tried to join, failed, and gave up.
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The good news is — the sign-up user-experience ( #UX ) process can be improved.
My tests suggest a lot (probably most) people find it very difficult & confusing.
I think most people who try to sign-up — fail and give up.
Which means that if about 2,000 people are joining the Fediverse every hour, then — A LOT more than that tried to join, failed, and gave up.
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The good news is — the sign-up user-experience ( #UX ) process can be improved.