Welcome!
Hi there, my name is Gregory Lopez or just Greg to my friends. I’d like to welcome you to this experimental microblog I call Greg’s Place. I’ll admit that it isn’t pretty or fancy, but it serves its purpose. I set this microblog up to give me a place to speak my mind plus discuss things with others on the Fediverse, so things like its look and the latest buzzy features are of lesser concern to me. There’s some things I’d like to try with this space, so expect the design and feature set of this microblog to evolve over time.
Navigating Around
Getting around this microblog is simple and straightforward in nature. You’ll find the main menu at the top of each page with things broken down in logical categories depending on what type of post each entry falls into. In the footer you’ll find a series of widgets that add additional wayfinding options like the latest 5 posts I’ve made, the latest 5 comments I’ve gotten on my posts, a link cloud containing topic tags and access to the archives broken down by the month they were posted. Yes, it’s a simple layout, but keeping it simple and easy to use for non tech-savvy family and friends was important to me.
Commenting And Sharing
Nothing stimulates me more than a good conversation, so to encourage conversation on this microblog of mine I’ve made sure there’s a couple options for people to comment on what I’ve written and share it with the wider world. To leave a comment and possibly spark a discussion, you can log in using your WordPress.com account as a subscriber or fill out the comment form at the bottom of each post. If you use an ActivityPub-based service like Mastodon, just simply follow my microblog using the handy widget at the top of the footer of this website. Once you’ve got that set up, just reply to posts from its ActivityPub handle like you would normally do to leave a comment or join a discussion already in progress. As for sharing my content with others, you’ll find a series of share buttons for some popular social networks and messaging services below the content of each post on this website.
Thank You
I’d like to thank you for visiting Greg’s Place. I hope you find something interesting here worth reading. If you’ve left a comment or shared something you read here, thank you. Your patronage and the opportunities for conversation are much appreciated.