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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

On futurology.today ( [email protected] ) - our main community is https://futurology.today/c/futurology

However, we'd also like to have separate sections of the site for meta, casual chatting, etc Further along we might even want to have more separate sections by topic - AI, robotics, space, etc So far, I've been creating those as communities.

This all gets very confusing for new users, especially migrants from r/futurology on Reddit, who are often encountering the fediverse for the first time.

Any suggestions on how to handle this better?

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[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You can set the display name to use emoji or any other Unicode characters, including calligraphic alphanumerics.

eg [email protected]

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

including calligraphic alphanumerics.

Which will not cooperate with screen readers. Consider sticking with emoji.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Hi there! Looks like you linked to a Lemmy community using a URL instead of its name, which doesn't work well for people on different instances. Try fixing it like this: [email protected]

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You may be able to use images on the sidebar (not sure on the exact limitations of the sidebar markdown parser, but custom emoji work and they are treated as inline images)

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah, that is a good solution. I've used the icon option to style just the main community. All the rest with a duller/smaller option delineates status.

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