Explain to users what channels and subscriptions are

[PeterSurda]

New users do not understand the channels, subscriptions, broadcasts, mailing lists, etc. This should be explained to them somehow.

Is there an discussion on this somewhere?

If not:

What's your current idea on this?

I see some options:
a) " Help -> Introduction to Bitmessage " gives a guided, accessibility including, tour of bitmessage.
this could be similar to the introduction tour in Sailfish OS.
b) mouse-over explanatory text ( bad choice in my opinion )

[mailchuck]

Someone told me that it's confusing and I agree, I didn't understand it either until I played with it. The Wiki is a start but there needs to be something simpler.

I think a guide like you describe would be a good choice, but I don't know yet how to do that on Qt. An alternative would be a guide on youtube.

[mailchuck]

For 0.6, I already have a simple plan: #36

I want a wizard to run when they run it first, and among other things, explain them what is available. Parts of the wizard code are already written but they are inactive (there is no way to trigger them).

An alternative would be a guide on youtube.

If so, I would ask for a multiplicity of sources to include: youtube, vimeo, archive.org, and maybe some country specifics or include said thing even in sources (so people can re-share it easily, in free video format (webm, p9))

[mailchuck]

So this more elaborate guide is more like 0.8 rather than 0.6 issue.