Mastodon tries to solve its problem with tracking down other users (www.yahoo.com)

submitted 8 months ago by ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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[-] Deebster@programming.dev 33 points 8 months ago

So, they're just going to add a QR code? Of course, you could already do that, but having it built in and be the default process would probably help.

[-] h3ndrik@feddit.de 28 points 8 months ago

That article is a lot of words to say Mastodon now shows a QR code next to the handle.

[-] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago

The seems like such a non issue. I'm on a really small instance, and I've never had trouble finding someone through a simple search.

[-] thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee 14 points 8 months ago

Such a weird way of framing a cool new feature.

The problem it solves is that typing on a phone is annoying, and that's a problem every other app has too.

The "problem" of people not being able to find you if you give them your handle instead? Based on recent experience of a lot of non-techy friends signing up and finding and following me with literally no problems, I'm pretty sure that isn't a thing.

[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago

Is there no equivalent to lemmyverse.net for Mastodon users? Does the sheer number of users make the existence of such a site impractical?

[-] flamingos@feddit.uk 10 points 8 months ago

Mastodon users don't want such a thing, they see things like it as potential vectors for abuse and harassment.

[-] h3ndrik@feddit.de 8 points 8 months ago

And it's very centralized approach. IMHO typing in handles is a good approach for a decentralized platform. Also scanning QR codes on a conference instead of exchanging business cards. You don't need a seperate website for that. And noone wants to browse lemmyverse on a conference just to add someone (the issue they're obviously trying to solve with that.)

[-] Zak@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

A small, but vocal segment of Mastodon users get very angry when someone creates any account discoverability service beyond what's built in to Mastodon. They do not speak for everyone.