Freedom of speech is overrated. Those who demand it simply want to spew their hateful opinions. No thanks. I am happy here.

welcome to CoSo new folks!!!

there's a pretty nifty userguide at:

https://counter.social/userguide.pdf

let us know if ya have any questions (post em to # help...some folks who've been here awhile have that pinned to assist new folks)

following @CoSoTips and/or # CoSoTips are also great resources

#MarshyWelcomesTheNewNauts

@AnnieSage
1. Site is still recovering from a sustained DoS attack aimed directly at the API. Jester is fixing things as best he can.
2. This, combined with the lions share of 40,000 new users this week alone is adding even more pressure on the system.

Please try to bear with it. It won't last forever, I promise.

PSA - Link previews have been disabled while I investigate an issue with pulling them from their external source.

Don't freak out.

@susankitchens
Quick summary: There is a social media open source software called Mastodon. Site owners create their own "instances," places like this, but the software creates an additional column called the fediverse to see what's going on in other instances.

There was a kerfluffle because Coso blocks several countries that don't respond to complaints about bots and forum spamming. Mastondon's creator responded by cutting off our interaction with the fediverse.

@ArcturusSaDiablo @misterfrumble

The API is currently locked down (not forever) since the last 24 hours as it was being abused in order to create a DoS condition.

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It’s also important for folks to know that you can shape and manage your experience.

Over the years, J has added a bunch of fancy capabilities but I am almost exclusively a simple chat kind of gal.

So ignore what overwhelms you, tailor it to fit your needs.

This place offers exceptional capacity to curate your experience.

💛

#welcome #CoSoRocks

Here, in this season, the Northern Hemisphere experiences…

Autumn

Played live by it’s creator. The breathtakingly talented Matteo Palmer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQt7IxJpeZo

This was the first song I ever heard of his creation, he even mentions the compilation album I heard it on at this live performance.

As soon as I heard it, I went to buy everything I could find of his works.

My life has been blessed by that discovery

#CoSoMusic

@CherNohio That's like a 35% increase of the total user number over 8 days... insane! 💛

@th3j35t3r I really hope you are accounting for this with your budgeting for the site support percentage bar, we really don't want you to be underselling the increasing cost of site maintenance.

My sub is going to be staying, all I need now is a merch store to support the site some more. 😅

And it wouldn't surprise me if it keeps going! 👀