Why isn’t there some sort of help for beginners?

in #search7 years ago

I came here to follow theouterlight. I can’t even get the search bar to locate his channel or whatever the heck you call it here. In fact, I’ve pressed the “Follow” button for a few different steemers and nothing. I can’t find the list of people I’m following, can’t licate their content. What the heck is going on? Really. Is there a reason why you would intentionally make it difficult for a beginner to find things here?

Is this meant to discourage people from coming here, interacting here, participating here? All I want right now is to type something into the search bar and get accurate results. I left YouTube because that wasn’t happening anymore. But Steemit? I know theouterlight has content here. Why is it being hidden?!?

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Hi there! I feel your pain, but hang in there. I've been on here around a year and it still makes me feel like a newb. Look for the magnifying glass, it's top left on my phone. Put the @ sign in front of the name with no spaces and that should pull it up in a list, you'll just have to sift thru the results.
There is an enormous beginners manual if you click the 3 horizontal bars at the top right and click thru the menu. I need to consult it again myself, can't get muy profile pic to stick, smh.
I hope that helps!

Thank you so much! I learned to type on a Selectric and never had to worry about the FBI spying on the things I said on that machine. However, every time I change platforms I feel like a stranger in a strange land. Even the easiest task takes hours as I find myself running the maze — incorrectly — again and again. I’m hoping I can inspire someone to film themselves running through some basic commands with commentary. Or in writing. Or pictures. Or chalkboard.

Thank you so much!

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