Tips for new users coming from other platforms

[vriddy]

I was recently asking about Dreamwidth tips for new users on my journal, and this community was suggested to me in the replies! Here to my first post in a DW community. I am wondering, what little tips and tricks do you have that make for a more comfortable experience? The kind of tips that wouldn't be obvious for someone coming from another of the modern platforms.

For example, I only recently discovered the "Track this" option to keep an eye on post with thriving/interesting discussions in the comments without necessarily getting emails for it. Love how this lets me participate in conversations for longer, or get a notice if it was e.g. a request for recs and someone replies later.

Thank you!

Comments

[azurelunatic]

I prefer the new create entries page over the old, even though it doesn't have a rich text editor yet; the way to use the new one is to turn it on in the beta testing page: https://www.dreamwidth.org/beta

[vriddy]

Oooh I tried it for my latest entry and will give it a shot for the next while! I don't use my phone to post personally but I know that was a sticky point with a couple of people I introduced to DW, so if that can help make that experience that would be really cool. Thank you for the tips!