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Sign up. If you haven't already signed up as a member, consider doing so. This gives you access to much more on this site, and allows interaction with other members via forum discussions, blogging, and posting comments. You do not have to reveal your real-world identity or email address to the Unfettered Mind community (unless you want to); your email address is used as a sign-in but is kept completely private by ning.com.

Post a picture. It doesn't have to be of you, it can simply be a visual that allows people to easily distinguish you from others. (If you don't have a picture yet, the default graphic is the elephant in the sunset.)

Invite people to be your "friend". All social networks depend on connecting with people who know people who know people, etc.. If you personally know someone on the network, make them a "friend" by clicking on their name or picture, and then click the "Add as friend" link under their picture.

Use the RSS links. This is "geek speak" for automatic notification of new items and changes. If you see a little orange rectangle that says "RSS", it means you can create a toolbar or menu link on your browser that will show changes to that page. Hard to explain: try clicking the "RSS" on the main page and see what happens. Then you'll understand. 

If a discussion interests you, follow it. Forum discussions include a link on the bottom that says "Follow this discussion". If you're signed in and you click it, you'll be alerted by email whenever something is added to the discussion.

Have a question? Start a discussion. If you have a question that might be nourished by the collective experience of the network, start a Forum discussion by clicking on "Start Discussion" under "Forum" on the main page.

Blog. Once you've signed up you will get your own blog (sign in and click on "My Page" and then "My Blog" to get there). If you have an insight or a link that would be useful or interesting to other people, the fastest way to share it is to post it in your blog. It will automatically appear in headline form on the main page for a period of time. Be sure to make your blog entry headline very specific so that people will know right away if it's something they're interested in reading.

Groups. People with a common interests  can set up groups to focus on those interests. One such group is the "Teaching and Awareness" group. Other possibilities are local meditation or practice groups, or a group of people studying a particular topic or text. You can set up an RSS feed for the group and group members can, if they choose, send messages to everyone in their group. Groups can be open or closed, etc. You'll see what you can do when start a group.