@Michael Fenichel Yes, this (staying in the diaspora* sphere) is definitely the best solution - no learning curve, just the moving (not both!).
For me, it was also part of trying to "lure people to leave Facebook", of which the "event" function was the most important. (Friendica has a calendar function, but it's not as slick as the Facebook one. It exists, though.)
I'm unsure of whether others actually left, but I did get some of them interested in adding alternatives to their repertoire.
Oh, and the #NewHere (and #OldHere; #introduction as well) - those were great: I would have felt very lonely without them when I first arrived here.
I actually happened to dive into my diaspora* DM box, where I had a conversation with
... show more@Michael Fenichel Yes, this (staying in the diaspora* sphere) is definitely the best solution - no learning curve, just the moving (not both!).
For me, it was also part of trying to "lure people to leave Facebook", of which the "event" function was the most important. (Friendica has a calendar function, but it's not as slick as the Facebook one. It exists, though.)
I'm unsure of whether others actually left, but I did get some of them interested in adding alternatives to their repertoire.
Oh, and the #NewHere (and #OldHere; #introduction as well) - those were great: I would have felt very lonely without them when I first arrived here.
I actually happened to dive into my diaspora* DM box, where I had a conversation with palantir (no longer active - account gone). They suggested a (one-time) follow-up function, some time after sign-up: basically just an automated e-mail checking that things were running smooth, and with a "how to"/"frequently asked questions" section added.
A kind of "catch those who post once (maybe without tags), get no responses, has an empty Stream, and then never logs in again".
