# FAQ

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## Looking to join? We can't wait to meet you!

We have some capacity and process issues to work out, but they're being actively worked on. [Follow the discussion here](https://github.com/tildeclub/tilde.club/issues/18) and join [the waitlist here](http://goo.gl/forms/gRMRT1YBU4)!

[Several alternate sites have sprouted up](http://tilde.club/%7Epfhawkins/othertildes.html) and they have no waiting list. Feel free to join one and we can start working on ways to get everyone connected into one happy hyperlinked network of shared interests.


## How did this accidentally awesome thing get started?

[Paul wrote an explanation on Medium](https://medium.com/message/tilde-club-i-had-a-couple-drinks-and-woke-up-with-1-000-nerds-a8904f0a2ebf) and you can follow along with his thinking
[on his tilde blog](http://tilde.club/~ford/).

## I'm on Tilde, now what?

Tilde has a great community culture and we're trying hard to keep it that way. We're working on some netiquette outlines for people who are new to all of this. In the meantime... 

- DON'T HACK THE GIBSON.
- no drama. be respectful. have fun. we're all trying, and we're all in this together :)

## Got it, don't be a jerk. But how do I, like, do things?

[~anthonydpaul's got you covered with the unofficial official tilde primer](http://tilde.club/~anthonydpaul/primer.html).

## Other links
- [Github](https://github.com/tildeclub/tilde.club)
- [Webring](http://tilde.club/~harper/link.html?action=join) 
- [Skillswap](http://goo.gl/forms/LT2bDgtmwH)

We can't wait to meet you.
 
 
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