@tchambers @smallcircles
Any ideas how to encourage newcomers to help improve #mastodon or anything related to it?
If nobody tells them that they can have positive impact on the #fediverse , and more specifically, *how* they can have positive impact, then all the energy and excitement that they brought with them will go to waste.
I already ranted about this few times before.
https://mstdn.social/@testman/109248859189584170
https://mstdn.social/@testman/109293482683071946
Also the etherpad document that is linked in my profile.
How to help improve things?
@testman @tchambers @smallcircles
#ANSWER = Make it people orientated / personally interactive
To really catch everything... and even avoid making #movements as #monowork ...then get to know people and watch things flood in.
Why many movements / account don't do #interaction is a wonder if they are really passionate.
It's PEOPLE and not even the #computers or #software that are THE problem - people are also the place of #improvement.
(I sent you another longer comment about #RMS just now which you can follow that hashtag to see in more detail about that constant good work often overlooked but related to your #question).
Expecting people to join #Microsoft github to contribute is for example just as stupid / narrow minded as it's not for everyone and avoids even #newbees or uneducated to see / do better at lower levels of joining / operating fields. Using everyone is best.
⚪ my coins thrown in the hat 🎩
Feel free to interact...
(OK Github 'more recently' since 2018 = M$/Microsoft/Micro$haft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GitHub)
