The first thing I want to say is welcome to @thecogent. He is a highly intelligent friend from my old life in London who felt himself called to action when 'the powers who shouldn't be' started enacting their Orwellian plan two years ago and now dedicates most of his time to researching and writing articles of the highest quality, looking at "the ethical and legal issues around lockdowns and mandates, the history and roadmap to today's biosecurity state, the deployment of social psychology to essentially railroad the masses into compliance, and the key players and institutions involved in the globalised takeover of our commons".
After receiving very little in the way of payment for his efforts over the last two years I suggested he post his work here and see what happens. He is one of those rare humans who has the ability to place his wonderful collection of words in a certain order which triggers something deep within us and for me personally it makes me want to write down what he has said. I believe one day people will quote him. And you will not be disappointed by the standard of his work.
He posted his introduction a few days ago, so do please check it out and if you like the sound of what he has in store for you, give him a follow.
RC issues for beginners
It has been years since I last onboarded someone to this blockchain and I must say I was impressed at how much simpler it has become since joining in 2016.
However, upon receiving his introduction post (after offering to post it for him with correct formatting etc) I quickly realised it was too big to post even when the RC in his newly created account was fully charged. After removing two of the images I was able to post it but my friend contacted me the following day as he was unable to respond to comments. I had a look and it turned out he needed more RC to do this! And it would take four days before his account was fully changed, after maxing it out with the post itself.
I advised him to be patient and respond when the platform permitted but it got me thinking about how this would feel for someone who doesn't have an experienced user guiding them through their first weeks here.
My feeling is that a lot of new users must hit this same brick wall and become confused & frustrated. And without someone guiding them, they will likely give up before their second post.
Do we have stats on this I wonder?
How many people made just one post and then disappeared without a trace?
Or how many people were unable even to get this far?
Perhaps new users could be prompted to read a particular post which highlights some of the potential issues they might encounter while there is no hive in their wallet? Or perhaps we could have a help button which takes them to frequently asked questions.
Telling them they must buy hive to effectively unlock their account seems an odd suggestion. Most first time users will already be struggling with the complexities of this place and the last thing they need to be told at this stage is to go away and figure out how to buy hive.
I understand RC stops spammers from using free accounts to plague the platform with rubbish but how can newcomers understand this? Perhaps they don't need to. They only need to understand what to do when something doesn't work as expected. For which clear instructions are required.
All thoughts welcome!
