On futurology.today ( !futurology@futurology.today ) - 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?

  • kopper [they/them]@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    1 year 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)

    • Lugh@futurology.todayOPEnglish
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      1 year 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.