Hi again,
Yes, I remember where those 2 tabs are, but maybe it's just my eyes, I can never tell easily which replies/comments/posts are new, or have already been seen by me.
Considering I can see old/new posts/comments fine on other sites, I have to assume it's the poor design of Steemit : (
I finally found where the people I follow are LOL I kept looking in the drop down menu, but it's in the top nav area which again, isn't intuitive IMO.
As for discord, I actually know of that site b/c someone here said that was a site to go seek emotional help on.
After wasting time for about a week on there, I finally learned it was a waste & there was no help, that the site isn't the site for help, rather someone's group or channel on the site is.
Even the person who said he was going to bring me into that specific group disappeared.
I didn't even understand if I needed to DL the app or just be on the site.
Again, nothing really tells me (easily) how to do things on there.
All I saw on the index page was the same message over & over again by the same person, so I was very turned off by the entire experience.
Just to be clear, I'm a nettie, I used to be a netrepreneur & I don't consider myeslf a geek geek, but I'm certainly NOT new or afraid of technology or sites (been on computers since '84 & the net since '98), but I AM very anal about things being designed well so almost no instruction is needed, it's just intuitive.
This is why I always hated FB, b/c I could never find anything.
Now it's slightly better & I happen to love the group function which I wish Steemit had, b/c people have a habit of joining groups based on interest. It actually makes them feel safe instead of just posting for the ENTIRE world to see & I like to post to people who are interested in my various topics. I don't even know how to get followers on here.
Thanks a ton for your help thus far. Much appreciated, & I hope your weekend is going well : )
thanks for replying! No worries - I think Steemit is difficult to use and could be reorganized in a better fashion. It is still in beta so perhaps there will be some helpful changes made - like a library bot where you can easily find posts on whatever subject you want.
There are some great communities on here which I finally found - but it was a long, difficult road to finding my place on here. I don't use facebook simply because I post a lot of articles and research related posts but I've found at least a place to share writing so that's why I stick around lol
Discord doesn't actually have any help channels really but I just meant I could easily chat and give you some advice if you were interested.
The @newbieresteemday channel and the @greetersguild channels are full of cool people into all types of different stuff - if you have the time check them out - you will find a ton of followers and friends!
Ok, I'm finally logged into Discord, but you didn't tell me, do I need to DL their app or just use the site?
And how do I find you there or any of these other usernames you mentioned?
So Discord is literally tied into Steemit?
Thanks : ) I wish the emojis worked on Steemit, that's another thing that didn't work the last time I tried it.
I downloaded the app for my mobile but use the web site on my laptop - either works the same and both update real time.
Discord is totally separate from steemit but a ton of people use discord to do steemit groups and chats. If you send me a friend request you can message me. You just have to click the discord invite links for groups to join them. I can send you a few invites on discord. Just dont forget the numbers that go with the name and the # too when you look me up.
emojis only work on steemit when I use my mobile 😀👍✌otherwise I can't get them to work
Ok, I tried to upvote your response above, & once again I couldn't.
This time a notification popped out on the bottom left of my screen.
I don't have enough steam.
You see the more I post/comment, the less steam I have it seems sigh
So I couldn't find the button to add you to discord, so I will give you my handle there.
PeaceLoveAndSerenity#0296
Thank you
P.S. Great, now I can't even post this as Steemit is telling me there's html in my comment when there ISN'T. You see this is why I get pissed off.
I don't have time for this nonsense.
It could be the number sign associated with the discord, so I'll remove that & hope you know where to put it back in.
It wasn't that, maybe it was the brackets around the word sigh
I've sent you a friend request on discord - it will be much easier to explain if we can catch each other on there and have a quick chat about it. Starting out is very frustrating because the SP system is difficult to understand and also takes time to build up. If you want to learn I'm more than happy to give you some basic instructions on how to watch your vote power.. If you like the premise and what to keep up with it I would be willing to delegate some SP to you so you can actually vote and see the impact? Hit me up over on discord if you're interested - I have never delegated SP before so I will need to look into it as well but I think it's around 50SP you get some leverage to vote and stuff.. I will look into that before we chat.