· Föderation EN Mo 16.12.2024 14:59:59
@simon_lucy @moh_kohn The point is that "instance" is Masto jargon that newbs don't get. (I've been here over a year, and I'm still not sure what it's supposed to mean.) Everyone knows what a moderator is and what they generally do.
Föderation EN Mo 16.12.2024 15:07:19
I doubt they do. I've no idea or interest in who the moderators are of mastodon.social.
Explaining what an instance is isn't that hard but the first thing to explain is that it doesn't matter, until it does. And it really doesn't matter for most users in most circumstances.
Föderation EN Mo 16.12.2024 15:18:43
@simon_lucy @moh_kohn I'd bet a bajillion dollars that more people know what a social media moderator is than an instance. Feel free to find me polling data that disproves this painfully obvious reality.
Föderation EN Mo 16.12.2024 15:28:11
@MaierAmsden @simon_lucy @moh_kohn Yup, and though its anecdotal evidence, I can think of at least two people I personally know who were confused and turned off by the idea of having to choose an 'instance' - they both thought it meant they wouldn't be able to talk to people on another instance.
Föderation EN Mo 16.12.2024 15:51:05
But they wouldn't know who they would be or how they moderate and still that isn't a reason that would occur to me.
And it still wouldn't explain how federated instances work. So if they had the confusion you're presuming they'd still have it.
