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The Field Guide

Six short lessons, then everything else you might need: posting, communities, discussions, profile and privacy. This resource grows with the platform.

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Field Guide lessons

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Getting startedWhat TALE is, what is free, and the first three things to do.+
  • Create an account — it is free during early access, and no payment details are ever requested.
  • Fill in your profile: handle, disciplines, topics you follow, one honest paragraph.
  • Read the feed, follow a few creators, and respond to something you disagree with.
Creating a postText, images, artwork, video, links, questions and discussions.+
  • Open the feed and use the composer at the top of the column.
  • Choose a kind — text, image, video, link or discussion — then a topic so the work can be found.
  • A title is optional; a body is not. Up to four images attach to one post.
  • Publish. Your post appears in your studio and in the public feed.
Creating a communityHow community ownership will work, and what is available now.+
  • Public communities are free to join and free to take part in.
  • During early access, TALE opens communities itself: name, description, cover, category, guidelines, visibility, member list and moderators.
  • Founding members can request a space; owner-run communities and their optional paid memberships arrive in a later phase.
  • No community-owner subscription is on sale and no payment is collected today.
Discovering creatorsSearch, topics, profiles and follows.+
  • Discover suggests creators by shared discipline and interest rather than by follower count.
  • Use the topic rail or a search term to narrow the field.
  • Open a profile to read the work before you follow.
  • Following adds that person's work to your Following feed.
Managing your profileHandle, images, links, categories and visibility.+
  • Studio → Edit studio holds every profile field, including your avatar and cover.
  • Handles are unique, 3–30 characters, lower case letters, numbers, dots, dashes or underscores.
  • Profile and posts are public; your saved posts and settings are not.
Participating in discussionsResponses, replies and the standard we hold.+
  • Open any post to read the thread and add a response.
  • Replies nest under the response they answer, not under the post.
  • Argue with the idea, not the person. Popularity is not evidence.
  • Use Report when a contribution breaks the guidelines; a person reviews every report.
Privacy and account settingsThemes, saved work, blocking, muting and data.+
  • Theme: Dark, Light or System, remembered on this device and on your profile.
  • Saved posts are private to you.
  • Mute or block a member from their profile — muted members stay out of your feed.
  • Your account is managed by the platform's authentication; TALE never sees your password.

Questions

Does TALE cost anything right now?+

No. TALE is in early access: joining, publishing, reading, commenting and following are free, and no payment details are collected. Paid memberships, creator subscriptions and community-owner subscriptions are future developments and are not on sale.

Can I read without an account?+

Yes. The feed, posts, discussions, profiles, communities and search are open to visitors. Liking, responding, following, saving, joining and publishing need a free account.

What happens to my work if I leave?+

You can remove your own posts at any time from the post itself or from your studio.

Are the sample entries on the feed real members?+

No. Anything marked as a sample is an editorial demonstration written by TALE to show the format. It carries no engagement figures and is replaced as members publish.

What is TALE Intelligence?+

A planned assistant that would help members navigate the platform, find communities and creators, and organise their projects. Nothing has been built yet, and no assistant is answering questions today.

How do I report something?+

Use the report control on a post, response or profile. Reports go to a person, not an algorithm, and every report is reviewed.