*banned 4 MarkDown love* @design_RG@qoto.org

And once the post is SHARED (posted), it gets added to the list of all post in your User Profile.

Once you have uploaded images, you can select any of them in teh Browser tab.

That will place link text into the post editor box -- at the location you were currently typing. So place your cursor in the right place, before clicking on the image.

A Preview of the post, this one already using most of the Text Formatting options and an inserted Image follows.

You can upload images similarly; thru the Browser (which means, look at my resouces) tab. Click on Image (little landscape icon).

It will show any images you already have.

- Either on your Profile itself (avatars).
- Or in your Timeline posts.

There's an UPLOAD button, you use it to add new images to your account.

Later, any of those can be selected and entered into posts.

Here's my finished message with two files attached.

You can see a preview by hovering the mouse over the icons; the preview shows the Filename and size too.

Uploading and attaching files is also possible, and easy too.

It can be done via the post editor.

- Click on the last tab on the right.
- select files via the highlighted button on my image.
-click on Upload and you can select the files you want.

Later, these files will be available to be attached to any message you write.

While in the text editor, you can easily clink on the Tabs at the top of the editor to:

- Set or Change permissions.

- Get a Preview of what your post will look like!

I am really liking this - text formatting even done lightly can really emphasize words or meaning.

While in Mastodon instance posts we don't have ANY option of text formatting, here in Friendica, the post editor already hints it's different -- just look at the Bold[, Italic, Underline buttons below! :)

Aha! And the formatting is done using the super easy BBCode, which anyone who spent time in Forums will instantly feel familiar with.

Nice!

@Sphinx It could be that they want to make sure they are covered, and called the insurance agent to ask for reassurance.

If you would only drive the vehicle very rarely, I imagine you would not need to be added. We have kids, and they have licenses, but were away in Uni, so we never added them into our policy.

The neighbour wants to make sure they don't end up being responsible for damages; not only to their vehicle, but specially in case of an accident with people getting hurt.

In some countries, there's a whole industry of exploring legal claims from accidents.

Thanks to the nice administrator who created this server, we can create an account without messing up a live and active server instance.

And learn without feeling embarrassed! 😜

Go on, find out how it is, write that first post. Hello World!!

(the admin who runs this site also has two other full fledge nodes, both open to registration, free service.)

The screen cap below shows my user profile 'home' with my first post.

Honestly have to say that I did not RTFM (read the friendly manual) yet, but am investigating the basics and posting things here as I find them out. 😉

after registering an account, the server has some extensive documentation to guide new users, see it at : https://tryfriendica.de/help/Quick-Start-guide

There's detailed info, you just need a quiet time to read, try things out and learn how this works.

@Sphinx If someone allows you to drive their vehicle occasionally, their insurance covers that vehicle, including any incidents while you are driving it.

If you moved into a home and would be driving their vehicle in a regular basis, adding you as a driver would be required.

so for now, you are ok.

Buying and registering a vehicle, you would need to have an insurance policy for it, so it can be licensed and you get plates. You could stil buy and transfer it to your name, without insurance, but the vehicle cannot be plated or use the roads.

It seems to be a quiet time today here at Qoto. 😺

Since there's not so many replies to be written, new posts to be followed, I am taking the time to look at another Fediverse network area I had seen mentioned. It's called Friendica.

Basic info: https://friendi.ca/about/

And it seems interesting - the main idea being that information on it is organized and displayed in a way similar to the Facebook site. Without all the algorythm massaging and massive advertising that floods the timelines there.

I am attaching a screenshot below, from the Friendica's Screenshots page. Visit and take a look around; https://friendi.ca/about/screenshots/

So, to start with, you will have an account, edit your profile, etc. And if you find new friends there, their posts will show in your timeline. Friendica also supports connecting to other networks and even places like Blogs, to export or import content.

I have looked at the directory of instances in the Friendica network and there's one specially for Trying it out.

Your account there will be deleted after a week or two of testing, by then you should know if you want a permanent account or not.

Try out Server -- https://tryfriendica.de/

@freemo

I was going to suggest spelling out the meaning of the acronym STEM in full words in the entrance area, maybe in the text that ends up showing in the joinmastodon.org website (and brings lots of new users looking for a home).

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics are intense and interesting subjects, this instance is unique in offering a home for users who are into those, or just want to learn.

We need to keep the focus, or we lose relevancy, disgruntled users, etc.

Spammy posting originating from an instance also diminish the instance's street cred and reputation.

This instance is well run, hosted on stable server and with a focus that I find quite unique and important.

Too bad we don't have the "Pinned Threads"or Posts we had in Forums - that would be a good place to have general guidance information to keep things more or less in focus.
@johnlitt @arteteco @Surasanji

@SecondJon The impeachment process is very real, imo, so the hash used is propaganda.

But you probably know that, uh.

@mngrif Returning home?

Have a good trip, when time comes. 🛫 ✈️

@rodolpho hope that doesn't attract their attention to you, as in, "Uhm, who is this smart Alec? "

Best to fly under their radar, but if it a common and normal request in your area it sounds like a good idea!

@johnlitt
That is a good idea.

I am getting a bit worried about the impact on the instance of too many general, "spammy" posts, while the site's clientele might have joined originally due to the focus it has.

@freemo @arteteco @Surasanji

@freemo Surprised you find time and concentration to get into the books reading, with so much happenning in qoto and fediverse. Plus the news in general, which I haven't even been following closely as usual.

Have fun with the books! 😺

@chikara I will post a screen capture here for reference. I think the group of links you see there are standard accross places running the Mastodon software.

BTW, Mastodon is only one of the possible software packages in use around our new network = the Fediverse.

Federated Universe, in my free translation, I imagine the term came from that. Pleroma is quite similar to mastodon in terms of use, but has unique features. And there are other packages for discussion forums, video hosting, etc.

List of Pleroma sites if you want to take a look at one: http://distsn.org/pleroma-instances.html

I am not sure what the common name of that Footer series of hyperlinks would be, but refering to it as the Footer might help.

@Leodlion You are very welcome.

If you are new at using mastodon, there is a great guide here: https://lifehacker.com/a-beginner-s-guide-to-mastodon-1828503235