@BrianUnbothered it takes a little bit of reading, but this guide is fantastic: counter.social/userguide.pdf

@phase on a day like today, a slight banhammer delay is only to be expected. Thanks for fighting the good fight!

@sfleetucker hopefully the income is a little higher too!

@jquimby And just like that, you're on your way!

@Bashowicks counter.social/userguide.pdf

@BabyToaster there are a lot of hashtags that pertain to writing. I have them all grouped into the same feed, so I'm not sure which one is doing the heavy lifting! An unfortunate side effect of today's massive traffic boost is that it has been hard for the normal crowd to get online today. It's usually quite active though, never fear!

@Just_Breathe welcome aboard! Check out The user guide to get started the style: counter.social/userguide.pdf

@MwabaAmy there's a very helpful user guide here counter.social/userguide.pdf

@BabyToaster here's hoping! check out #cosowriters for inspiration and, honestly, commiseration

#introductions

Welcome, everyone! There's a user guide for this site, and lots of people have been posting it. But the fire hose is moving so quickly it seems worthwhile to give it more air time if possible: counter.social/userguide.pdf

Looking forward to interacting with all these new faces!

@Scatterlux hashtags are the best way to find something. I recommend #cosogaming and similar!

@LJK Just add them as a friend. Their post will show up on your friend feed, which is one of the default feeds along with the firehose

@SerenityInSD The troll slayers here are very efficient

@lockdownyourlife It's great advice! There's a user guide here though, if you're so inclined to check it out! Counter.social/userguide.pdf

#introductions

Welcome, everyone! Glad you're here!

Overwhelmed? Whelmed-adjacent? This guide can help: https://counter.social/userguide.pdf

Take the time to settle in and set up your feeds according to your interests. There are smart, kind people here. You're going to love it.

@Juanita63 If you scroll down on the firehose a little bit, it will stop bumping down and instead it will build upward for you to scroll back up at your leisure.

The day was new
The spring had sprung
The revolution had begun

A tiny spark
Now fanned to flame
A beacon beckoned; people came

Refugees from distant lands
Welcomed warmly to the fold
Real freedom can't be bought or sold

#cosopoetry

My brain every five seconds as I see the stream of cracked eggs flowing through the community firehose: