@feditips This is not that big of a deal.

Coming from 25+ years of using email, usenet, IRC-- all things where you have to "pick a server"-- that part of joining Mastodon didn't phase me.

BUT I really picked the wrong server for me the first time around, then went through two more before finding the one I really feel at home on.

Get people in the door. They can worry about picking a server after they get their feet wet.

And while they won't be able to port all their posts (because of AP), they will be able to move their accounts to new servers if/when Eugen finally sees enough zeroes on the check.