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== <strong>A brief guide for new pnut.io users</strong> ==
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== <strong>A brief guide for new Pnut users</strong> ==
Taken from the https://pnut.io/about page:
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=== Community ===
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== <strong>[[Help:NewUsers#This is not a guide for editing this Wiki|What is Pnut?]]</strong> ==
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[https://pnut.io Pnut] is a social network created by [[@33MHz]] and inspired by [[App.net]]. Here's a typical exchange, from a chat group on the service:<br>
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<blockquote>"It's cozy here. in Germany we would call it 'gemütlich'. this is not the marketplace like Twitter is, it's the pub where your friends are. it's like Cheers the TV show.  Also, this is a playing ground for developers.  Also, we all come from app.net."<br>
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-- [[@blumenkraft]]</blockquote>
  
Pnut is a friendly, international social network with an unintential focus on tech. Jumping into others' conversations is encouraged.
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<blockquote>"Pnut is a social network where the focus is towards humans, not brands; where the incentive is to be able to talk to people and jump into conversations; where abusers of any sorts have no right to be; this is a friendly platform for people wanting to create or join communities, where you expect to not be crushed by the giant corporate machine while you simply enjoy being there with other people."<br>
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-- [[@ericd]]</blockquote>
  
In a typical week, we might have a Monday night dance party, an event to change avatars to match a theme, a writing challenge, and requests for peoples' favorite quotes for the day. Folks will host coding parties, Minecraft play days, and other community events. The Secret Santa around Christmas is a blast.
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<blockquote>"Amen!  Also, no ads! \o/"<br>
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-- [[@blumenkraft]]</blockquote>
  
@bazbt3 and @blumenkraft have collected more details in this community wiki.
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For more detail see the [[Help:NewUsers#This_is_not_a_guide_for_editing_this_Wiki|Guide for new users]] here and the [https://pnut.io/about official About page].
  
=== Data ownership ===
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== What to Do ==
  
What you create on pnut is yours. You can download it at any time in its raw form, and you can remove it as you see fit.
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=== Creating Posts ===
  
Once you have an account, you can authorize third-party apps to do powerful things. The major features are a global feed of posts for you to engage in conversation, and private messaging between groups. But pnut is very extensible, and developers can use it to build many different kinds of apps.
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Posts are the bread and butter of PNut. People make them and direct them at other people, or just out into the wilderness.
  
=== Developer platform ===
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Posts are visible to anyone, even non-PNut users. They're tacked together into lists of posts called "streams". The Global stream has all posts. If a post is directed at you, it will be included in your Mentions stream. There are lots of streams to view posts in.
  
Pnut is an API-first platform; we keep the service lean and let developers build the front-ends and creative applications on top of pnut.
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Posts are limited to 256 characters in length. This is one of the characteristics of a short messaging service. It makes content more accessible, and easier to keep up with.
  
The API was inspired by App.net, and there are lots of resources available to jump into development. People have built apps for iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Linux, Blackberry, command line, and more.
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They can be edited, but only once, within 5 minutes of creation. And when you edit it, you can change any text, but you have to include all the same [[mentions]], [[links]], [[tags]], and other fancy things like [[spoilers]], [[embeds]], and [[polls]].
  
For $10/year, developers have access to pnut's API and app directory. But any user can create one app for themselves. Take a look at the API.
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=== Following Others ===
  
=== Economics ===
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No, it's not creepy. Well, it could be creepy. Don't be creepy about it.
  
The network is supported directly by users and developers. For a minimum of $10/year or $3/month, a pnut badge will unlock a few perks:
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=== Private Messaging ===
* 10GiB storage
 
* RSS feed of your personal stream
 
* E-mail notifications for reposts and new followers
 
  
=== Invites ===
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Many apps or clients let you send private messages to other users. You can send them to one or more users at once, and all of you will have a shared room to view the messages, that no one else can join or see.
  
We have no intention to be elitist here at our social sideshow; the invite system is fun, and a practical way to control spam. We'd love to hear from you!
 
  
We love talking about this project, and are open to any ideas you have for supporting it! From features, to writing copy and ways to welcome people, to graphics or other improvements, let us know.
 
  
There are no ads, no ulterior motives. Pnut is built by people who enjoy building.
 
  
=== Contact ===
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== More ==
 
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Before relaxing into a conversation here you'll need an account and an [[Apps|app or web service]] to connect to PNut.
: E-mail support@pnut.io
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: pnut @pnut
 
: Twitter @pnutio
 
 
 
Our preference is for feature requests and bugs to be submitted on GitHub, but we won't turn down good input! If your issue involves security, please contact us privately first.
 

Latest revision as of 12:05, 21 November 2018

This is not a guide for editing this Wiki

See the Style Guide for more details about that.


"logo by @brainseller"

A brief guide for new Pnut users

What is Pnut?

Pnut is a social network created by @33MHz and inspired by App.net. Here's a typical exchange, from a chat group on the service:

"It's cozy here. in Germany we would call it 'gemütlich'. this is not the marketplace like Twitter is, it's the pub where your friends are. it's like Cheers the TV show. Also, this is a playing ground for developers. Also, we all come from app.net."
-- @blumenkraft

"Pnut is a social network where the focus is towards humans, not brands; where the incentive is to be able to talk to people and jump into conversations; where abusers of any sorts have no right to be; this is a friendly platform for people wanting to create or join communities, where you expect to not be crushed by the giant corporate machine while you simply enjoy being there with other people."
-- @ericd

"Amen! Also, no ads! \o/"
-- @blumenkraft

For more detail see the Guide for new users here and the official About page.


What to Do

Creating Posts

Posts are the bread and butter of PNut. People make them and direct them at other people, or just out into the wilderness.

Posts are visible to anyone, even non-PNut users. They're tacked together into lists of posts called "streams". The Global stream has all posts. If a post is directed at you, it will be included in your Mentions stream. There are lots of streams to view posts in.

Posts are limited to 256 characters in length. This is one of the characteristics of a short messaging service. It makes content more accessible, and easier to keep up with.

They can be edited, but only once, within 5 minutes of creation. And when you edit it, you can change any text, but you have to include all the same mentions, links, tags, and other fancy things like spoilers, embeds, and polls.

Following Others

No, it's not creepy. Well, it could be creepy. Don't be creepy about it.

Private Messaging

Many apps or clients let you send private messages to other users. You can send them to one or more users at once, and all of you will have a shared room to view the messages, that no one else can join or see.



More

Before relaxing into a conversation here you'll need an account and an app or web service to connect to PNut.