Recommend the #newhere tag to new users
When a new user signs up to a pod, the /getting_started screen says:
> What are you into?
> Try following tags like #art, #movies, #gif, etc
I think it would be good to put the #newhere tag in there too.
Or perhaps better still, auto-populate the form with #newhere and add a simple line of text underneath the box explaining why the #newhere tag has been inserted (and of course provide the option for them to remove it if they wish).
Shmerl Fri 3 Oct 2014 4:08PM
@Rich: Anyway, I mostly meant not adding it to profile / followed tags by default and let the user decide. Suggesting it isn't a big issue.
Brent Bartlett Fri 3 Oct 2014 7:54PM
@goob Good point. They should be encouraged to make a #newhere post, but not follow #newhere. I got the two mixed up.
Deleted account Sat 4 Oct 2014 8:56AM
Maybe, it could be a good idea to display a text indicating that the newcommer can post with #newhere tag directly in the fake text of the publisher.
One of the other common mistakes is to post with #newhere but in private. Maybe the "publish" button should display an info-text alerting they are publishing in private for the first post.
goob Sat 4 Oct 2014 11:59AM
How about we add something to the 'Getting started' popover about sharing.
At the moment it looks like this (see image).
We could add to this something like:
Try adding the #newhere tag to your first post so our community can welcome you.
Augier, there's already a getting started popover suggesting that new users make their first post public, but it would not be a bad idea to bring up a reminder about making it public if they press Share on their first post when the visibility is still set to limited.
Deleted account Sat 4 Oct 2014 3:10PM
Augier, there’s already a getting started popover suggesting that new users make their first post public, but it would not be a bad idea to bring up a reminder about making it public if they press Share on their first post when the visibility is still set to limited.
Yeah, I know. It's another problem to me also... Too much popup that opens on start :/
To me (I speak as an hyperactive person) this is too many reading on start, it can be disturbing for poeple with low attention capacities :/
goob Sat 4 Oct 2014 3:57PM
Possibly, but I don't think we should be designing Diaspora only for the stupid...
Deleted account Sat 4 Oct 2014 4:02PM
Possibly, but I don’t think we should be designing Diaspora only for the stupid…
Very kind, thank you...
Rich Sun 5 Oct 2014 12:45PM
Try adding the #newhere tag to your first post so our community can welcome you.
Yup, that'd work for me.
AlexB · Fri 3 Oct 2014 2:47PM
(I too can't remember what diaspora does when you first sign up.) On joindiaspora at least, the right-hand column has a little snippet:
Welcome New Users
Follow #NewHere and welcome new users to diaspora*!
Learn more
We could potentially amend this text so it's also addressed to new users so they know that's where to find help, but like Smerl and Jonne I don't think we should prod people to add it to the five profile-listed interests.