Good take.

How can non-developer users help client devs smooth out the onboarding experience? nostr:note1eywe0nq3aqlufwmhks7wmact8crg77dzjdy7gxnjgyfld6mxv6ws3x9uq4

Reply to this note

Please Login to reply.

Discussion

Hi Boston, I think that paying attention to the readily available feedback from new users about their experience is very useful. I would like to send out questions to large numbers of new users at some point but that hasn't been necessary up to now. There are several repeat complaints which keep coming up. I think developers really need to try to look at the new user experience with an understanding that after you have been on NOSTR for 6 months you forget some of the hurdles. Ignoring common user complaints is a missed opportunity. I have read quite a few new user messages and many complaints are similar. 1. The number one comment from a new user is "are there only Bitcoin people on here?" Until recently, almost every major client "auto adds 5-10 hard core NOSTR people as your first follows when you join. Those people are also Bitcoin savvy and they are probably coders or are very comfortable with tech. Clients need to reflect on whether this is a good user experience. 2. The second major issue is "how do I find people?" As far as I know Amethyst was the first client to implement NIP-50 search. Amethyst seems to be leading in some aspects of the user experience. 3. Perhaps tied for number 2 is Not suitable content. You don't have to look far to find this complaint. Some people say, well you have to put up with it or do your own work. Actually, if a client sets only one initial relay to NOSTR.band, almost all these issues go away for the new user. Obviously the person in charge of NOSTR.band has made some important decisions in this area. Since he has the dominant relay in the NOSTR ecosystem you might say he made a good choice with his filtering. Why not set one two or three relays for the first time user? People who want to really go geek out and look through one hundred relays are free to do that, but they will not be confused!

Well put! NSFW is my only issue. I’m unbothered except when I am trying to onboard someone. I mute at will. Do I wish there were another more streamlined way, yes, I guess.

If you happen to be on Android and use Amethyst, you won't have any issues. I guess Vitor figured something out! I don't know what web based client has figured it out but somebody will. So many people are moving to Android just because Amethyst is so awesome! ! #grownostr #

I agree that a healthy relay configuration would make a significant difference!