My advice to the newcomers:

1) check out @CoSoTips or #cosotips
2) check out commonly used hashtags at @realDDGlover ‘s timeline
3) Introduce yourself.
4) watch the firehose & follow those with similar interests. People have control over privacy, so many convos may not be on firehose, but are in friends columns.

5) GIVE IT SOME TIME. There is a huge influx from Twitter rn, as you can imagine. Let things settle a bit and then make up your mind. It’s a bit crazy rn 😅

6) welcome other newbies!

The best way to engage with an asshat on CounterSocial is to report them immediately and wait for the inevitable

#CoSoTips

@N3v3rf0110w

https://counter.social is not for sale, and by extension, neither are you guys.

Stuper busy today and could use some community assistant pwetty pweese.

Need the following liked and shared around as much as possible. its to help an Animal Shelter in #Ukraine .. be sure to show them some luv. Thanks youz in advance! ❤️ https://twitter.com/NoBeardEcho6/status/1577227355940347905

I just wanna say, the big takeaway for me in the Gizmodo article today is the good things he noted about the community - and that's you guys, and it's on you guys. So, thank YOU guys.

I've said it before... I just built the sandbox, it's you guys that craft the sandcastles.

Keep being awesome. 👊

Being angry has always been an excellent motivator, and it has driven the good work of political action since the dawn of time.

Our problem is that social media has perverted our understanding of effective anger, by convincing us that anger itself 𝘪𝘴 political action. It gave us license to stop doing the work.

Just mentioned in a DM that part of my experience of #CoSo has been bittersweet precisely because, after years of thinking I was just a tedious weirdo for wanting to talk about subjects that no one else seemed interested in (i.e., subjects that weren't trending), and in much more *careful* ways, too... it was so easy to find my people here.

*So* easy!

So--it's been bittersweet to realize how much time I'd lost to toxic spaces.

But I'm glad to focus on the "sweet" part of that equation now. 😊

Related: On CounterSocial, follower counts aren't nearly as valuable as quality posts.

We aren't here to collect or compare stats. We're here for genuine interactions with real people without algorithmic interference! #CoSoTips

"It's a blessing."

For those wondering why photos taken from a phone might be rotated incorrectly when posting:

CoSo strips all EXIF data while uploading (for your safety and privacy). Among other things, that data may include rotation info, and wiping that out may cause your photos to un-rotate. This is a known bug, on the list to be addressed down the line.

To correct in the short term, make a small edit to your photo of any type, save that copy, and upload again.

#cosotips

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Join in any convo. :) or start a new one. Follow the interesting, Mute the really irritating.

I have some CoSo tips Pinned on my profile, tap my username & browse my profile.

NEW PEOPLE Welcome

Please understand our platform

We are not like twitter following is not a big deal .....people with lots of followers is not a thing.... if someone has a lot it just means they are welcoming and friendly..We value communication . not prestige. this is not a clique.like you had in junior high.

Patience grasshoppers. When there is change, it can be overwhelming. we get that, felt it too when we were new. Release expectations that things are, should be or will be the same as from where you came. They aren't, they aren't meant to be & they won't be. That's why COSO is unique.

Sit back, relax, read the user's guide (ink is in my profile), & be patient w/our host who is extremely busy tweaking all things to make this your best experience. Expect hiccups, it's ok, it will smooth out. 💜

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Another #Protip 🙂

Because CoSo doesn't promote content, new folks find accounts to follow through different ways

1. Watch the community firehose for interesting posts and follow

2. Check out hashtags, many of which are pinned on @realDDGlover 's account :)

3. Folks are friendly and you are welcome to join threads--find your tribe that way

#welcome and Enjoy!!

#CoSoRocks