So, the π¦site has become a #hellscape...
#Welcome to CoSo. I've only been here since Takeover Week (so, two Scaramuccis, or Β½ 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 β‘ 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
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! π
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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. π₯°
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. π€£
#NewCoSoNauts
Gifs aren't integrated into the platform, so if, like me, you came to rely on them HEAVILY (and automatically) on π¦, 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? π€·ββοΈ
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