+(Expand this to fully explain all the different timelines available and how to access them using stock vs Qvitter interfaces).
+To get the most out of GNU social you need to find your way around the various servers.
-Once you have an account you need to find some interesting people to follow. If somebody you know is already using GNU social, ask them for the URL of their profile. You can put it straight into your web browser to see their notices. If you would like to follow them, see the next section.
+{HEADING:SUBSECTION:exploring_timelines:The different timelines} -If you don't know anyone there are several different ways to explore to explore the GNU social network. Look for these links:
+If you've used Twitter before you're used to the Home timeline. This shows messages posted by people you follow. Because GNU social consists of separate servers you can browse three different timelines:
-You can look up GNU social servers in other ways, such as searching in search engines. If you find another server you can follow any user who has an account there, whether or not they are already part of the "known network" for your server.
+This is how it would look if you followed two people on the same server as you, plus two people from different servers:
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+{HEADING:SECTION:following:Following}
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+Thanks to federation it is easy to follow both people on the same server as you and on different servers. However, following someone on a different server requires a couple of extra clicks.
+ +{HEADING:SUBSECTION:local_follow:Following people on the same server} + +Click on their username to go to their user page. There you will find a button to follow them. It will look like one of these:
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+Click the button. Their notices will now appear in your Home timeline.
+{HEADING:SUBSECTION:remote_follow:Following people on other servers} -{HEADING:SECTION:following:Following other people} +First go to their user page. You can always get there by clicking on their username. This will take you to server where that person has their account.
+Suppose your account is on quitter.no and you clicked on a user who is on quitter.se. Your browser will now be at an address like https://quitter.se/some_user. You will not be logged in on the remote server—you're just a public visitor. Don't try to log in or create an account; it's not necessary.
-(Something about the difference between following people on the same server vs a remote one.)
+The page might look completely different from what you're used to! Every server can have its own custom style. What you need to look for is the remote follow button. Here are three examples:
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-{HEADING:SECTION:remote_follow:Following people on other servers}
+Click on it. A box will pop up asking what your account is, in email address format. If your username is fido and your server is quitter.no you would type fido@quitter.no. Then click Subscribe or Remote follow as appropriate.
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-When you follow somebody it means their notices will appear in your timeline (or Home screen). The simplest way to follow somebody is to visit their profile. For example, if you are browsing "The Whole Known Network" you could click on an account you see there.
+You might (or might not) be taken to an intermediate screen like this one. Check the details are correct and click Subscribe again.
-[example]
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-Once the account page loads you will see some option to "Remote follow". Depending on the style of the website this could take multiple forms:
+You will now be taken back your own server where you're logged in. You will be shown profile information about the user you are about to follow. To complete the process click the Confirm button. It will look something like this:
-[form 1] [form 2] [form 3]
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-When you click on the button you will be asked for your account address. This is the full form that looks like an email address; something like: myaccountname@someserver.com
- -After you submit your account, you will be taken to a page where you confirm the nickname of the person you wish to follow, along with your account. Click "XXX".
- -You will then be redirected to the server where your accounted is hosted. It will also ask you to confirm that you wish to follow this person. Click "Confirm".
- -Congratulations! You are now following that person.
- -If you click on the "Home" / "Timeline" link on your server, you will see notices that they post from now on. (Not previous ones.)
- -[screenshot]
\ No newline at end of file +You are now following that person. Notices that they post from now on will now appear in your Home timeline. If someone else on your server was already following them you might get some older ones as well.
diff --git a/html/user/getting_started.html b/html/user/getting_started.html index 95fd0a5..5f5d13e 100644 --- a/html/user/getting_started.html +++ b/html/user/getting_started.html @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@There is a small advantage in choosing either a local server or a server where you already know people. Every server has a user directory that lists all the accounts registered there. This can make it easier for others to stumble across you.
-Although there are many GNU social servers not all of them allow members of the public to create new accounts. The administrator of each server can turn this feature on or off.
+Although there are many servers not all of them allow members of the public to create new accounts. The administrator of each server can turn this feature on or off.
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