@PauloB

Be sure to read through the User Guide found here:

https://help.counter.social/en/latest/

It's available in PDF form as well, so you can download it and refer to it often; it will answer many questions you will have over time.

Learn how to do a hashtag search - those can be your friend and save you time while connecting you with like-minded people.

And always remember rule#1:

"Don't be a JERK".

Good luck!

@PauloB

Welcome!

Our user guide explains pretty much everything you need to know: https://help.counter.social

Or if you have specific questions, just ask. Many will answer :)

@PauloB

Just start talking. Post who you are and whatever you want to talk about. Join any current conversations

And Welcome

@PauloB it's a rule for you have to play with your wall of entropy!
For real. We all have one.

@PauloB welcome! Others have pointed you to the guides, so I’ll skip that :). What interests you? So far I’ve chatted with folks and learned about knitting, opsec, Pokemon, cognitive bias, meditation, cooking, a wide variety of music, neurodiversity, and so much more. Also tons of cat, dog, bird, and hedgehog pictures.

@PauloB
You just did it. You posted, and everyone is able to read it. There is no algorithm only allowing certain people who follow you to see it or pushing it to people who don't follow you if they think it will "drive engagement."

And now you have some people replying.

You can do the same. Look for posts in the Firehose that are interesting and click on the name of the person posting to see what else they've posted. Maybe you want to follow them.

@PauloB This isn't like other sites where you try to get as many likes as possible, or gather the most followers. You interact with people who have similar interests, perhaps.

As an example, say you like dogs. You post a photo of your dog who is a German Shepherd. You'll want to tag it #dogs or #DogsOfCoSo. If you search either of those two hash tags (leaving off the #), you'll find other people who have used them. Read the posts and strike up a conversation.

@PauloB
Welcome to CoSo !
It's nice to have you here.
This site is real people sharing and discussing things that interest them.
Feel free to jump on in anything that catches your eye & post what you like
Meet people and follow a few and have fun

@PauloB Hi & welcome! 😊
First, you should follow the CosoTips account here which posts a lot of helpful info for new users. 🙂

And if the columns are confusing you, you can make some of them disappear, or there is a simplified twitter-like version too... it's all explained in our user guide, which is written in an easy to understand way, but if you need help with something specific, tag me and i'll try to help or find someone who can!