From: Evan Prodromou Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:30:21 +0000 (-0400) Subject: more modern main help page X-Git-Url: https://git.mxchange.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=d250d0161a755635194a4932e99a93dbc291b0b0;p=quix0rs-gnu-social.git more modern main help page --- diff --git a/doc-src/help b/doc-src/help index d85a328900..d304486c35 100644 --- a/doc-src/help +++ b/doc-src/help @@ -2,17 +2,18 @@ -%%site.name%% is a **microblogging service**. Users post short (%%site.textlimit%% -character) notices which are broadcast to their friends and fans using -the Web, RSS, or instant messages. +%%site.name%% is a **social service**. Users can post short +(%%site.textlimit%% character) status messages which are broadcast to +their friends and colleagues on the service and (optionally) onto the Web. If you'd like to try it out, first [register](%%action.register%%) a new account. Then, on the [public timeline](%%action.top%%), enter your message into the textbox at the top of the page, and click "Send". It will go out on the -public timeline and to anyone who is subscribed to your notices (probably nobody, -at first). +public timeline and to anyone who is subscribed to your notices. To subscribe to other people's notifications, go to their profile page and click the "subscribe" button. They'll get a notice that you're now -subscribed to their notifications, and, who knows?, they might subscribe -back. +subscribed to their notifications. + +You can also broadcast other types of data, like bookmarks, event +invitations, polls, and questions.