(Reminder: if you have shared the original version in a public post with an old version up, replacing it with this one might be more helpful.)

I want to preface, if you see a mistake in the image or have something helpful to add, go right ahead! I still have the layered files for this, so edits can be made very quickly. I chose to handwrite the text to avoid font copyright infringement.

Feel free to share this poster as you wish, especially on Reddit. All I ask is that you respect the license and don’t remove my socials at the bottom. If anyone’s addition is included, I’ll credit them, and if this gets added onto (or translated) by someone else later, they can add their info as well.

I hope someone can find it useful with the subreddit blackouts right around the corner.

I want to thank the Beehaw admins so much for their amazing work!

(Poster edited; I spotted a duplicated word, mrmanager@lemmy.today noted the lack of whitespace; current version is slightly larger and has been spaced out. You can still request the 800x2000 size, but know it is a little squished.)

(Edit 2: Removed defederation part as it’s not really required. The email analogy blackcoffee@beehaw.org suggested has been added, thanks!)

(Edit 3: Here’s another version making the interconnectivity a bit clearer and mentioning some cool-looking reader apps that have been suggested! Also made the image slightly longer for ease of viewing. I might do some small cosmetic changes tomorrow)

(Edit 4 is here with the date updated towards the bottom. This version contains a reminder to verify your email, lets people know why mlem isn’t showing up on App Store searches, and added fedia.io to Kbin instances. Some colors have been changed slightly to be more mobile friendly, as this is written and edited from a phone tablet. If you have a hard time reading this because of the changes, please let me know. Thank you all for the help and tips!)

  • levmyskin@feddit.itEnglish
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    1 year ago

    As others have said, I would not talk about de-federation, and try to keep text as concise as possible. I believe we need a super easy, short and visual guide (this one is definitely on the right track).

    I think the core concepts that should be illustrated are:

    • fediverse nature (as you did);
    • it doesn’t matter where (on which instance) you sign up, you can still access and interact with all content of any other instance. Could be seen like having multiple doors (or streets) to access the same room (or town square).

    I believe these two are the most important bits of information (and what puzzles people the most)

    • rustyspoon@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Could you elaborate on why it doesn’t matter which instance you join? Because I’ve tried accessing communities from other instances using my Beehaw account, and I’m unable to comment without registering under that instance first

      • JohannesOliver@beehaw.orgEnglish
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        1 year ago

        You need to access them through Beehaw, not directly. This can be done through the Communities menu at the top, or the search function, where you can search for a community name or the direct url. After that you can access it through the local instance.

        For example, if I wanted to access technology on lemmy.ml, it is https://beehaw.org/c/technology@lemmy.ml.

    • unsunny@beehaw.orgOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      This is kind of what I was thinking; it does matter which instance you joint in the sense that different servers have different goals, rules, and moderation, and saying it doesn’t matter isn’t quite right. It is true that you’ll see a lot of the same things across instances, though, and I’ll revise to add that in the next few hours.