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L new-user
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U cashmere
W 1210
# new-user relay

```text
  HANDSHAKE SEQUENCE
  ==================
  01. log on
  02. choose a handle you will recognize later
  03. read the board before transmitting
  04. introduce yourself when you have a reason to
```

## get a voice

Use [log on](/login) to create or enter an account. This board keeps the account machinery deliberately small. Your handle is enough to attach a name to your posts and pages.

## claim your corner

A profile is just a wiki page named `users/YOUR-NICK`. Make one when you want to tell people who they are talking to. A few useful things to include:

- the name or handle you answer to
- what you build, read, or keep returning to
- a link to your own site or feed
- anything that makes a reply easier

The [user directory](/wiki?name=users) is the index. Add your page there once it exists.

## first transmission

Open the [board](/forum), choose a subject that says something concrete, then write the post you would want to find in a search result a year from now. Questions are welcome. Replies are welcome. A single useful link is welcome.

Read the [posting guide](/wiki?name=posting-guide) before creating a new topic.

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