PoeticPieces's Notebook

May 14, 2024 at 12:09pm

Hello, all! I figured I'd finally try out this Community Newsfeed thing.

I just entered my poem, "A New Day"

, into "RWB Presents: WDC 24th BD Poetry Event "

. I'd love to have some competition if you feel up to entering with me!

I also got credit for my contest entry in "The Contest Challenge"

. Why not pop on over and check that out too?!

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PoeticPieces

May 15, 2024 at 6:03pm

Schnujo's in Alabama

- Thank you for letting me know! Is there a way to see who has "hearted" me? (If anyone besides you

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PoeticPieces

May 15, 2024 at 6:04pm

~ Brian K Compton ~

- Too funny!

Schnujo's in Alabama

May 15, 2024 at 9:24pm

You can't see who has only favorited you (1 click). That's private. That's why I always suggest people double click, so folks know they've been fanned (2 clicks) because they get a notification. To me, just favoriting people or items is more what you do when you don't want folks to know because maybe you're following someone that posts a lot of links to naughty stories or whatever.

To see who has fanned you, go to your port. Along the top, you'll see tabs. On the far right of your list of tabs, you'll see either a down arrow or "Fans." If you see the down arrow, click that and then you'll see a popup menu that says "Fans." Either way click Fans and you'll go to the page that lists all the people who have fanned you and all the people you've fanned.

Note that while it's nice for people to double click your heart so you know they are following you, even if they single click, they see all your stuff. The difference is you don't know, unless they Like or comment on your note. But then, they could just be hanging out on the Community Newsfeed. Hardly anyone does (like 1-5 people, tops), but still, it's another way they'll see your stuff, but won't be following you. But then, it's not so important that they follow you if they get on the Community Newsfeed a lot.

I used to be on there all the time. Not a single post (18+ or below) went by without me seeing it. But now that I'm living in the Falkland Islands, I'm barely on the Newsfeed because the internet is so slow and expensive. It's common for a page to take 15-30 seconds to load and sometimes it will actually take a couple of minutes -- annoying!

As the person choosing to follow others, it's best to double click because some folks will reward you (like I do) when you start following them. Some people (like me) will even reward their fans from time to time. Other people will automatically fan you back. Most folks don't do anything, but why miss the chance by just single clicking when you might get a new fan, GPs, a MB, or who knows what else just because you double clicked.