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{HEADING:SECTION:exploring:Exploring the network}
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<p>(Expand this to fully explain all the different timelines available and how to access them using stock vs Qvitter interfaces).</p>
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<p>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.</p>
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<p>If you don't know anyone there are several different ways to explore to explore the GNU social network. Look for these links:</p>
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<ul>
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<li><em>Public</em> / <em>Public Timeline</em>: This shows you all of the notices published on this server.</li>
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<li><em>Network</em> / <em>The Whole Known Network</em> - This shows you all of the noticed published on this server, plus all of the notices of all the people followed by people on this server. This is a good way to see lots of activity if you are on a busy server.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>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.</p>
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{HEADING:SECTION:following:Following other people}
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<p>(Something about the difference between following people on the same server vs a remote one.)</p>
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{HEADING:SECTION:remote_follow:Following people on other servers}
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<p>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.</p>
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<p>[example]</p>
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<p>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:</p>
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<p>[form 1] [form 2] [form 3]</p>
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<p>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</p>
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<p>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".</p>
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<p>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".</p>
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<p>Congratulations! You are now following that person.</p>
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<p>If you click on the "Home" / "Timeline" link on your server, you will see notices that they post from now on. (Not previous ones.)</p>
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<p>[screenshot]</p> |