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Hi all,

The new site is now open. Please read below before joining.

Profile Type

There are two types of profiles available - Persons and Pages.

For individuals who post about lots of different things, please use the "Persons" classification.

If you intend posting about your books/blogs/websites etc [i.e. promoting your selves etc] use "Pages" when registering.

Porn

What is classified as "porn"? Images showing two people having intercourse and showing the private bits between the legs. Please note that the site is open to anyone aged 13 and above. If you intend to post images that show partial nudity, please create a group and use the restricted type. If in doubt, message me. The only exception to this is art work, so showing ancient Greek or Roman statues is fine.

Spam and hate speech

Need I say "zero tolerance"?

Features, Privacy etc

1. You can create personal blogs, groups, polls, keep notes on others which only you can see [this will be handy if you share common interests or need a reminder about something], uploading of photos up to 16 MBs, organise events, and more

2. Not available right now is video uploading [something you have on your laptop/PC or mobile] but you can share Youtube videos etc.

3. Mobile apps ... coming shortly. Will advise when they are up and running for Android and Apple.

4. Your data. You own your profile details and the content you post. We do not monetise or share anything you post. You can download what you share and delete your profile and its content any time you like. We are compliant with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation [GDPR]. You can read more here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation and here https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32016R0679

5. When you join, I will automatically become your first "friend".

6. The site is still being fine tuned, so if you find something that doesn't seem "right" or have suggestions for improvements, please add it to "my topics" that I have. https://youme.social/topics/view/2/improvements-to-youme-social

7. Stream - the default set up is "friends and me" which will show what you and your friends have shared. You can toggle to the full stream to see everything by clicking "everyone".

8. Mentioning someone. On Google+ you add the + sign in front of their name. On YouMe Social, its the @ symbol.

9. Private messages - the site has its own private messaging service which is on the top right of the screen. Similar to Facebook.

10. Friend limit is set at 5,000

11. Profile and profile background - to change, simply go to your profile. It works the same as Google+ You can also change your profile visibility by clicking your profile's cogwheel and choose between everyone, friends only and only you.

12. Someone violating the rules or you think its not appropriate? Message me the details and will look into it.

13. External advertisements - we don't run external advertising. If this ever changes, we will advise everyone in advance.

Finally, a thank you to those that have tested it and provided feedback. Have tried to keep the interface clean and easy to use. There are more features to come down the track and will advise when launched.

Feedback is welcome - both positive and constructive.

Hope to see some of you there.


http://www.youme.social

Comments

  1. Why would you have "Sign In With Google+"? Won't that strand IDs in about three months?

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  2. ❨❨❨David C. Frier❩❩❩ its only active till G+ finishes, then it will change to Google log in.

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  3. ❨❨❨David C. Frier❩❩❩ Or sooner because of the API shutdown starting January 28.

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  4. Jamez Frondeskias Why would a Sport Social Network tolerate porn?

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  5. people think its okay to share porn anywhere ... which its not

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  6. What kind of server are you hosting on? Do third parties have access to data? What country is your server based in?

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  7. Di Cleverly Apache server based in London. And no, third parties do not have access to the data.

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  8. Hi Jamez Frondeskias I have problems, I do not receive the validation email.

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  9. Margoryt will check it out. Thanks for letting me know

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  10. How do you plan to continue to pay for the hosting if it becomes popular? What's your business plan?

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  11. Filip H.F. Slagter I answered a similar question on YouMe.

    I have a reasonably healthy budget for the site. If it gets to the stage where the site becomes economically unmanageable, there are a number of options open. 

    These include activating the online store options that are currently inactive on the site, activating paid options for extra features, obtaining funding from various bodies, etc.

    Anything that I do here that may impact on individuals' privacy, will be announced in advance to allow people to decide on whether they continue with the site or leave

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  12. Jamez Frondeskias yes , I have not received anything yet
    check the spam mailbox
    and check my email again
    I will continue waiting

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  13. Margoryt that's weird. Will message you

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  14. Jamez Frondeskias my email is @outlook.es

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  15. Few questions:
    - if i understood correctly, porn is allowed in closed communities? If so, ex-tumblr's are probably coming to you :D
    - public posting possible?
    - can we get some screenshots as examples? Conversations, groups, interface...?

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  16. Jamez Frondeskias Let me restate my question.

    Why would a social network ostensibly about sports allow porn or private groups for posting porn?

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  17. Andrius Narbutas porn is NOT allowed. Partial is fine ... and define "partial" ....boobs and butts. Or in short, something that most people won't find offensive but may not be appropriate for children

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  18. Linda Tewes - who said the site is about sports?

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  19. Jamez Frondeskias Read the link description.

    Youme.social

    Your Sport Social Network! Sign up with ...

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  20. Linda Tewes not seeing it. Can you screen dump it?

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  21. Is anyone else seeing something like what Linda Tewes is seeing?

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  22. Jamez Frondeskias yes, it is even in site front-page code:


    Your Sport Social Network!

    So, everything is OK, preview done when not logged-in and without JS parsing, so this shows up.

    What about my 2 other questions?

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  23. Andrius Narbutas have escalated it to the guys doing the site. Thank you for highlighting that for me Linda Tewes

    Re the other questions - if you set your privacy setting to "everyone", your profile is publicly viewable. If you set it as "friends only", then is not. e.g., https://www.youme.social/-frondeskias

    To see the site in action, its best to log in and check it out.

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  24. Michael Warburton they are behind the set up .. yes.

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  25. Jamez Frondeskias Does it have a community feature?

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  26. Also, LOL - on registering you need to agree to terms and conditions, but... This page does not exists (it links to youme.social - Error )
    Kinda cool when you can't even read terms of service =)

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  27. Andrius Narbutas The rules are whatever they decide they are.

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  28. Jamez Frondeskias How mature is this network any way?

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  29. ~50 users so far, needs a lot of work....

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  30. Jamez Frondeskias Yes, same here; Sports

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  31. Jamez Frondeskias Info on the landing page, or an About page, would be useful.

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  32. Jamez Frondeskias: Clarifying (I'm writing up a #PlexodusReddit post based on your content here):

    1. This is an effort you're undertaking?
    2. As an individual? (Is there any corp / firm / partnership behind this?)
    3. To what intent?
    4. With what syndication / access / federation?
    5. What public content is visible?

    Kicking of a de novo social network is a high-risk, low-probability venture. Interesting idea though.

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  33. Andrius Narbutas try again re the terms.

    Re the number of people, I was never under the illusion that within 24 hours of launching the site , I would have thousands :) Prefer to see people coming, seeing how it is and gradually growing if_ they like it.

    Edward Morbius Terms etc on the landing page being added today. Thank you. I did have a number of G+ users test the site before launching it yesterday to see what needed fixing/adding etc. Not something they highlighted. Re the other stuff you mentioned, will flip you a message with all the details in about an hour or so.

    Linda Tewes - it was only launched yesterday so there are a number of features still to come, once I sort out the current issues that have been highlighted. So, it is still a "baby" in terms of maturity.

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  34. Jamez Frondeskias Thanks.

    Another suggestion: showing some typical content on the landing page would be great. Look at, for example, Cake or a Mastodon instance (say, https://mastodon.social). Give people a view of what is available rather than a regwall barrier.

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  35. Jamez Frondeskias So it’s more substantial than vaporware but not a fully developed network yet.

    How does it compare to early G+? G+ circa 2011?

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  36. Linda Tewes from memory of what G+ looked like when it started, it is pretty much on par.

    Edward Morbius - that is something that will be added once it becomes a bit more active.

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  37. Jamez Frondeskias In that case I’ll check you out 3 years hence. I have no desire to be on the bleeding edge. I joined G+ in 2013. It was running pretty smoothly then.

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  38. Jamez Frondeskias well, most likely you won't get millions users on 1st day, but still, even trivial user testing would show issues.
    From initial page ("why i should register?", "what is here?", "Who we are - as a company and why we host this network?) to technical issues (missing TOS, mails ending in spambox (now probably ok but previously cpanel was doing $hit with spf), no info about limits, no initial content, really bad looking fonts on some browsers (scaling issue?), etc etc etc etc).
    Good job on 2-column layout, also really nice to have dislike (afaik hubzilla has it, too?) but bad initial launch :/

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  39. Jamez Frondeskias I like the way it looks. It seems very familiar to me, as a G+ user. I’ve pointed out a couple issues on your topic within YouMe. Always exciting to see a newborn. Congrats! :)

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  40. Jamez Frondeskias This is the first option I tried that I am happy with. Tested Mewe and Pluspora and deleted my account again within 30 minutes. A massive undertaking on your part, my compliments

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  41. Wow... Emailing me my password in clear text.

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  42. Andrius Narbutas - thank you for the feedback. Some of your feedback has already been addressed re TOS etc. The others are in an email to the developers to address.

    Ann Pollak thank you :) I am trying to give it a G+ feel in terms of look. And your issues that you have raised are being dealt with.

    Nina Anthonijsz wow! Thanks!

    Mads Jensen - thank you!

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  43. Mads Jensen Jamez Frondeskias Can you please comment on the password situation?

    Was this a previously-submitted password or a reset?

    Jamez Frondeskias are you storing clear-text, un-hashed, un-salted passwords?

    That would be exceedingly concerning.

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  44. Edward Morbius It was during signup.

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  45. Edward Morbius passwords a #'d and not viewable by anyone - including me.

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  46. 2 step authentication is coming in a week's time and will require a mobile number on registration.

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  47. Mads Jensen I changed that randomly assigned password after the first sign in.
    I thought nothing of it, it often happens with signing up somewhere that you get a random password assigned.

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  48. Any questions/issues/etc .. email me at support@youme.social for a prompter response

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  49. Mads Jensen Emailing an initial password and requiring a change on login is ... fairly common. Though better practice / workflow is to have the user create a password, but hold the account until email is verified.

    Tildes takes a different approach in which not even email is stored, but rather a hash of it. I need to check back on how that comes together.

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  50. Edward Morbius Nina Anthonijsz The password that was emailed to me, was not a randomly generated one, but the one I provided. I know this happens, but IMO it is a less than stellar approach to security, and frankly not a great start on a SoMe that I need to trust with personal info.

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  51. Ron Serina check it out. Oochee coochee coo. It’s a newborn.

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  52. Mads Jensen That did not happen to me, so it must be incidental

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  53. I have joined. It does look like google plus!

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  54. The password "issue" in the initial email has been removed completely.

    Also with revamping on the weekend, it is more Google+ looking now.

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  55. Edward Morbius No! Could you ping me again...? Sorry :(

    Jamez Frondeskias I just reviewed that in the email that I received :-D Well done!

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  56. I joined and am very happy with the site...especially at this early stage.

    It really has that G+ feel to it.

    I asked quite a few non technical questions and Jamez Frondeskias answered them all to my satisfaction.

    I'll share the post and copy the Q/A here in this community after I post in my own Google Plus Meetup.

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  57. I joined but when I tried to verify my phone number, I repeatedly got an error message that it wasn't in the correct format.
    ETA: This is the error message that shows up --

    [HTTP 400] Unable to create record: The 'From' number YouMe Social is not a valid phone number, shortcode, or alphanumeric sender ID.

    ...

    Secondly, is there a way to make your birthdate not visible to public?

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  58. Kristin Moran The only part of your birthday that shows is month and day not the year. It can only be blanketed for everyone.

    The developers are testing the SMS bit but it is working as there have been others who have joined in the last hour. Please try again and message me here if any further issues.

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  59. I don't see why strangers need to see any part of my birthdate. That's something often used to validate my identity, so I don't want it publicly visible.

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  60. What purpose does it serve to publicly show the month and day a user was born?

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  61. As a social network, its a way of knowing when your birthday is and wishing people a happy birthday. We don't show your year.

    Also, had a quick reminder look-up on my own Google+ profile ... my day and month shows but the year is optional.

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  62. Jamez Frondeskias - I have the same issue as Kristin Moran.
    My number is usually presented in one of these formats
    +47 123 45 678
    +47 12345678

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  63. Lars Fosdal but you are in? How long ago did this happen?

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  64. I can't post without verifying the phone number though.

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  65. Lars Fosdal log out and log back in and see if it is still happening. Did a change in the back end.

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  66. Jamez Frondeskias That helped, but I guess the phone number still needs to be put in somewhere?

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  67. Jamez Frondeskias - On the comment of Kristin Moran about displaying birth date. I agree with her. It should be optional or private. I never show my birth date on social media, as that is something I consider to be private.

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  68. Lars Fosdal have disabled the sms verification. Will raise it with the provider

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  69. I still think it should be optional to show any part of a birthdate or not.

    Not everyone celebrates their birthday.

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  70. Kristin Moran Let me talk to the developers and see if we can make it optional.

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  71. Kristin Moran of course, you can use a fake birthday

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  72. I could set up an entire fake profile, but that's not the point.

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  73. Kristin Moran whether your birthday shows or doesn't , you will need to enter one during registration.

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  74. Lars Fosdal that is correct. It doesn't prohibit sites asking for it though as part of their registration process.

    As it is personal data, we don't display one's full DOB - just the month and year.

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  75. Yes, I understand it's part of registration. That was never the question.

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  76. Both Facebook and Google allow you to decide whether or not to display your birthdate.

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  77. I have sent the request to the developers for members to be able to hide their DOB. Just waiting on their reply Kristin Moran

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  78. You mentioned your Google+ profile, so I looked at mine. I could make it public, private, or visible to my circles.

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  79. Jamez Frondeskias My personal preferences is to NOT show DoB at all.

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  80. The Google sign-up flow seems not to be working at all. The redirect back from Google (with the authorization code) elicits a strange message.https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/dgynyT0vOZhdhd7YyAdW5-AnSeJNYuc8_AYqBHD6yOhgevO_aqY7_KdpNj1Zx4QD460_lZhF3QhvhHoPDb77SeoKL6UWPMbXdQpk=s0

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  100. Adrian Colley I signed up with email at the time.

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  101. I also couldn't use the Google signup, so used email.

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  102. Robin Griggs Wood here it is -- changes and updates being made, and very much in response to user input, including, I believe, larger images upload. Getting better every day as people join.

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