So, the ๐ฆsite has become a #hellscape...
#Welcome to CoSo. I've only been here since Takeover Week (so, two Scaramuccis, or ยฝ a Liz Truss) and I already feel at home enough to tell y'all to come in & make yourselves comfortable!
Definitely follow the @CoSoTips aggregator account.
Download the FRESHLY UPDATED userguide โก https://counter.social/userguide.pdf
Make an intro post, or just lurk if that's your speed.
* Questions? Post w/the #help tag and people are happy to fill you in!
#NewCoSoNauts
Gifs aren't integrated into the platform, so if, like me, you came to rely on them HEAVILY (and automatically) on ๐ฆ, you'll want to download your faves to have available to attach when you want to use them. I find tenor gifs work better than giphy for some reason? ๐คทโโ๏ธ
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#NewCoSoNauts
When CoSo adds a SLEW of new users in a short time (something like +55k in the last 3 weeks?) it can bonk from time to time, but usually resolves fairly quickly.
Basically, just go get a refreshment or play with a pet for a few minutes (or a little longer sometimes) & check back later. I'm assured that when #Twitter was much younger, the FailWhale was a thing (and, who knows, may be soon again!)
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(except now, that's more like +65-70k!) Daaaaang!
Especially when Jester is tinkering and adding capacity.
I LOVE the app! It definitely helps if you get overwhelmed. ๐ฅฐ
The phone app is differently easier
@CLManussier When I joined last April, it was of course different looking that what we were used to. I poked around & found the user guide, printed that puppy out & just sat & read the whole thing. It made so much more sense then.
I unpinned the firehose & went into Ostrich mode for several weeks. ๐คฃ
Found you! That is all I've been able to do.
YAY, Viv!! Baby steps, tho, right?!
@CLManussier
Teeny tiny itty bitty baby steps!
@CLManussier @CoSoTips
Definitely baby steps! ;-)
#NewCoSoNauts
If you're finding the desktop UI overwhelming, you can shut off columns and/or switch to #OstrichMode from your preferences in Edit Profile. But the phone app is just one thing at a time, so can be MUCH easier to handle as you get used to here! ๐
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