I don't know how to access the comments to Notes. It is very frustrating. When I click the comment icon under a note, a window appears allowing me to comment but I cannot access previous comments to a note.
Thanks, Victor. For how important this platform is, it could definitely use some professional help in the web design arena. For me it seems I need to double click the logo on the desktop version.
My pleasure. Yes, agreed, it is important. And yes some features and functions can be confusing and perhaps some things could be made a bit more intuitive. I do fear though that such updates, if they are major, can sometimes result in forever being left with a modernized dorkiness that leaves users missing deleted functions and wishing for the old version to come back. I think there's similar complexities with other perhaps more well known social platforms as well, but the most ordinary of avid die-hards who use them seem to persist in becoming quite expert with them. I guess it's just time and learning.
Well you just have to go clicking around the white space to the right of (what? maybe the graphic?) and eventually something happens. Nothing like invisible buttons in user interfaces, plus I’ll probably have to google for this solution several times before I remember it.
Clicking on the text of the Note used to work. Now it no longer does. I used to love reading and interacting in those comments. Now it's just community unravelling. I can still.comment solo,.of course, but shouting into empty space?
Thank you - this is a very old post of mine and I figured it out on my own many moons ago. I am still able to click to the left of the text to read the comments.
In his TED talk "The Future is Ours: Student Activism" aired in 2019, Samuel Caruso emphasize that with increasing rates of school shootings, it is students who are at the forefront of speaking out and pushing for change. He talks about how even students lack the courage to question such issues due to fear of not knowing where to start. (Caruso 0.20 ). Caruso discusses his personal experience of holding marches and meetings to draw attention to the issue of shootings in schools. By doing so, he motivates young people to act and assume leadership in their society by being the change they need to see.
Caruso followed some steps and activities to achieve his ati-school shootings campaign. First, he identified school shootings as one of the most burning issues that are not given sufficient attention. This happened after his schoolmate and teammates cousing was killed in a school shooting in Florida where 17 students died (Caruso 2.13). Next, he came up with a strategy: develop a forum through which learners could express their grievances and such things and call for change. He then embarked on a mission to mobilise people for the purpose of protests and demonstrations in order to support safer schools. Thus, through the social media and networking with students, he was able to rally them and also call for public attention. It is important to note is that such engagements as these are realistic for most students; the only prerequisite is commitment, time, and resourcefulness (Conner et al. 104). Caruso’s work can be concluded by the fact that if students have passion and get togetherness they can do great things.
In the TED Talk, Caruso attempts to persuade people regarding the necessity of students to stand up for change, specifically, resistance to school shootings. Though, he has a pragmatic view towards the issue he was a part of organizing the marches and rallies that attracted the community to his message. Another advantage of his speech is the importance of the students to advocate to their own cause. Through creating his own narration, he proves that youths are not actually voiceless and can make changes when they unite. He uses personal narratives and current situations that many people go through which makes a big difference.
Moreover, Caruso captures the threats that student activists have to deal with – fear and institutionalization. It’s an inspiring speech that motivates students to rise above these challenges through unity and determination. He then draws a vivid picture on how social media is an embodiment of activism in the present day physical world where students can use the gadgets to make a stand.
Nevertheless, while delivering inspiration step towards change, Caruso could suggest more actions than rallies and protests. For instance, talking about legislative advocacy or policy partnership in addressing the school shootings could have presented more broad perspective. Additionally, although he stresses student action, he should have included the responsibility of teachers, parents, and community members of supporting such endeavors. On the other hand, it is worth stating that Caruso’s talk is inspiring and makes people think about the values of life itself. It stands on the part of teaching students and make them to grapple over social issues and make simple real efforts towards solving those issues.
Go into your settings, Notes, toggle 'enable Notes tab' and *click the box next to your name as contributor*. If you don't add yourself as contributor your notes won't show up on your publication.
They don't seem to include this in any of their info pages -- taken me two weeks to figure it out!
How do I find my notes on Substack Notes. I created a note two days ago. I'd like to view it. There doesn't seem to be a "note history" where I can see these.
I’m sort of an “apple snob” in that I’ve always been amazed at the intuitive design and flawless functionality of their products; at least the ones I use. Maybe Substack is just more complex than I can even imagine! HOL
It usually remains (and grows even more) complicated unless developers/designers make a conscious effort to simplify. (Former designer/developer speaking.)
I wonder why my first reply (a) didn’t sort within this chain but instead filed at bottom of everyone’s messages? (a) “Thanks for replying. After I sent my message, I couldn’t find it! HOL Now that your reply is In “activity”, I’ll keep you posted if I find anything too! HOL“
Also this reminds me a little bit of 1200 baud character-based email in terms of being a very preliminary design and functionality. Not complaining just surprised. This is 2023 isn’t it! HOL
When we had the 110 baud modem where you put the phone handset into the modem cradle, we kept a baby's squeaky hammer around, and would occasionally whack the handset with the hammer. That would transmit about 20 characters of nonsense. This reminds me of that.
Brings back memories. I have been programming computers since 1962 (!), and in one of my jobs I had to test a data transmission app called "Kermit". I remember using a handset modem (I forget whether this one was 110 or 300 baud), and I would tap on the handset with a pen or pencil to generate noise and see how well Kermit was able to recover from the errors.
Cool! Will there also be something similar to Twitter Lists? I'd like to organize the topics I follow into lists. Information overheard from many different things is a problem to handle.
That's a great idea! We know people want more control over what shows up in the feed and it's top of mind how we might build tools for you to curate that.
In case anyone else is wondering, Notes show up in your *user* profile and not your *blog* profile. I was confused about why I didn't see notes in anyone's profiles!
If you only want to see notes from a writer, and not subscriber to their publication, click the three dot menu on their profile and select “See notes from [writer].” This is only available on web.
For some writers, to whom I am not subscribed, the menu option says "See more from [writer]" rather than "See notes." Clicking "See more" does not seem to do anything.
I don't know how to access the comments to Notes. It is very frustrating. When I click the comment icon under a note, a window appears allowing me to comment but I cannot access previous comments to a note.
I can't even find the note I wrote. 🤣
Go to Dashboard.
> Home tab.
> View Site button.
> Notes tab.
Okay, thanks, but where is the View Site button hiding
Sorry I found View Site but not the Notes tab
For me it's the 3rd tab along the top. (Desktop site; not mobile app)
Thanks, Victor. For how important this platform is, it could definitely use some professional help in the web design arena. For me it seems I need to double click the logo on the desktop version.
My pleasure. Yes, agreed, it is important. And yes some features and functions can be confusing and perhaps some things could be made a bit more intuitive. I do fear though that such updates, if they are major, can sometimes result in forever being left with a modernized dorkiness that leaves users missing deleted functions and wishing for the old version to come back. I think there's similar complexities with other perhaps more well known social platforms as well, but the most ordinary of avid die-hards who use them seem to persist in becoming quite expert with them. I guess it's just time and learning.
Same here. Have you found a solution yet? Please share if so. Thanks
You click to the side of the note for which you want to see the comments. Hope it works for you.
Didn’t work for me
Well you just have to go clicking around the white space to the right of (what? maybe the graphic?) and eventually something happens. Nothing like invisible buttons in user interfaces, plus I’ll probably have to google for this solution several times before I remember it.
To the left
Thankyou! I could _not_ figure this out!
That worked for me (on mobile app)! Finally! Thanks so much.
Thank you!!
Thank you !!!
Well THAT'S intuitive (not). But thanks,
Clicking on the text of the Note used to work. Now it no longer does. I used to love reading and interacting in those comments. Now it's just community unravelling. I can still.comment solo,.of course, but shouting into empty space?
Thank you - this is a very old post of mine and I figured it out on my own many moons ago. I am still able to click to the left of the text to read the comments.
I figured it out. Not intuitive though.
Quote from UI class: if the user can’t find it, the feature isn’t there.
In his TED talk "The Future is Ours: Student Activism" aired in 2019, Samuel Caruso emphasize that with increasing rates of school shootings, it is students who are at the forefront of speaking out and pushing for change. He talks about how even students lack the courage to question such issues due to fear of not knowing where to start. (Caruso 0.20 ). Caruso discusses his personal experience of holding marches and meetings to draw attention to the issue of shootings in schools. By doing so, he motivates young people to act and assume leadership in their society by being the change they need to see.
Caruso followed some steps and activities to achieve his ati-school shootings campaign. First, he identified school shootings as one of the most burning issues that are not given sufficient attention. This happened after his schoolmate and teammates cousing was killed in a school shooting in Florida where 17 students died (Caruso 2.13). Next, he came up with a strategy: develop a forum through which learners could express their grievances and such things and call for change. He then embarked on a mission to mobilise people for the purpose of protests and demonstrations in order to support safer schools. Thus, through the social media and networking with students, he was able to rally them and also call for public attention. It is important to note is that such engagements as these are realistic for most students; the only prerequisite is commitment, time, and resourcefulness (Conner et al. 104). Caruso’s work can be concluded by the fact that if students have passion and get togetherness they can do great things.
In the TED Talk, Caruso attempts to persuade people regarding the necessity of students to stand up for change, specifically, resistance to school shootings. Though, he has a pragmatic view towards the issue he was a part of organizing the marches and rallies that attracted the community to his message. Another advantage of his speech is the importance of the students to advocate to their own cause. Through creating his own narration, he proves that youths are not actually voiceless and can make changes when they unite. He uses personal narratives and current situations that many people go through which makes a big difference.
Moreover, Caruso captures the threats that student activists have to deal with – fear and institutionalization. It’s an inspiring speech that motivates students to rise above these challenges through unity and determination. He then draws a vivid picture on how social media is an embodiment of activism in the present day physical world where students can use the gadgets to make a stand.
Nevertheless, while delivering inspiration step towards change, Caruso could suggest more actions than rallies and protests. For instance, talking about legislative advocacy or policy partnership in addressing the school shootings could have presented more broad perspective. Additionally, although he stresses student action, he should have included the responsibility of teachers, parents, and community members of supporting such endeavors. On the other hand, it is worth stating that Caruso’s talk is inspiring and makes people think about the values of life itself. It stands on the part of teaching students and make them to grapple over social issues and make simple real efforts towards solving those issues.
Hi there. Don’t know if you found it but here’s what I do.
On my iPhone. I go HOME. then I click on my picture icon. I choose the name of my posts. Click on that. Then I can see my notes in the middle of menu.
I can't see them either - make not sense?
Finally figured it out. Go to ? Where my logo is at top of my Substack. Click there. You get a long top menu and notes is one of those.
Right?! What’s up with that? It’s frustrating!
I really want the notes to show up on my main substack blog site too!!!!
Hey Matt, was there an answer to this? Have you figured this out yet?
Go into your settings, Notes, toggle 'enable Notes tab' and *click the box next to your name as contributor*. If you don't add yourself as contributor your notes won't show up on your publication.
They don't seem to include this in any of their info pages -- taken me two weeks to figure it out!
I only have an 'enable notes' tab - no box next to my name (no my name in the area that lets me turn on the enable notes tab)?
Boy, that's intuitive--NOT. This site really needs some UX help.
I feel insane. How do I get to "notes" within settings? On the app or the website version? Help! I can't see anything and my notes are not showing.
I was looking for a solution for that for several months, thanks to your explanation I found it. Thank you so much!💙
How do I find my notes on Substack Notes. I created a note two days ago. I'd like to view it. There doesn't seem to be a "note history" where I can see these.
Let me know if you find the answer! :-) HOL
Me too: Robert Sain
Nothing so far...
I’m sort of an “apple snob” in that I’ve always been amazed at the intuitive design and flawless functionality of their products; at least the ones I use. Maybe Substack is just more complex than I can even imagine! HOL
Software is hard to get right. Usually, it gets very complicated before it gets simple.
It usually remains (and grows even more) complicated unless developers/designers make a conscious effort to simplify. (Former designer/developer speaking.)
Oh, first time I clicked “reply”, which seemed reasonable.
HOL HOL
I wonder why my first reply (a) didn’t sort within this chain but instead filed at bottom of everyone’s messages? (a) “Thanks for replying. After I sent my message, I couldn’t find it! HOL Now that your reply is In “activity”, I’ll keep you posted if I find anything too! HOL“
Also this reminds me a little bit of 1200 baud character-based email in terms of being a very preliminary design and functionality. Not complaining just surprised. This is 2023 isn’t it! HOL
When we had the 110 baud modem where you put the phone handset into the modem cradle, we kept a baby's squeaky hammer around, and would occasionally whack the handset with the hammer. That would transmit about 20 characters of nonsense. This reminds me of that.
Brings back memories. I have been programming computers since 1962 (!), and in one of my jobs I had to test a data transmission app called "Kermit". I remember using a handset modem (I forget whether this one was 110 or 300 baud), and I would tap on the handset with a pen or pencil to generate noise and see how well Kermit was able to recover from the errors.
I wrote a note yesterday on my bday and not a single response?
Cool! Will there also be something similar to Twitter Lists? I'd like to organize the topics I follow into lists. Information overheard from many different things is a problem to handle.
That's a great idea! We know people want more control over what shows up in the feed and it's top of mind how we might build tools for you to curate that.
In case anyone else is wondering, Notes show up in your *user* profile and not your *blog* profile. I was confused about why I didn't see notes in anyone's profiles!
thank you so much!
Hi, question about this bit:
If you only want to see notes from a writer, and not subscriber to their publication, click the three dot menu on their profile and select “See notes from [writer].” This is only available on web.
For some writers, to whom I am not subscribed, the menu option says "See more from [writer]" rather than "See notes." Clicking "See more" does not seem to do anything.
I've heard you can subscribe to someone's notes without getting their essays in your email, but I seem to be doing it wrong. Help?
(I'm enthusiastic about Notes in part because I do want to subscribe to many more people without choking my email.)
You can follow someone instead of subscribing.
Will we be getting a hashtage feature?
You use category as hashtags
I am adding them to my notes pre-emptively!
> We dare you to try to figure out the character limit.
4200, substack IPO at $42.00 confirmed but why not 4269?
How do I search for a note that I've already read, but appatently did mot save?
I've got this problem too.
Why do my replies not show up on my notes list? Where can I see my replies?
Did you ever figure this out? I have the same question.
me too
why am I seeing Notes from people that I am not subscribed to??
PDF's can't be shared.
Can't write in Markdown.
Character limit? Who knows?
Is there a way we can auto post to Notes from an RSS feed or otherwise?
is the edit feature down currently? I was able to edit a note last night, but not today.
Are you on the app? You can edit on the web but not in the app yet.
I just started. Wrote a little note. Now I can't find it.
On the iPhone Substack app I’m still not understanding how to post a note
Hey Michael, from the Notes tab you should see a "+" button. From there, you can compose and post a note.
FYI: Notes Tab didn't show up until I force quit the app...
Hey, same for me!
Figured it out 👌👌
I think some of us are still waiting for the app update to push out. I don't have it yet on iPhone, although I've been playing with Notes on the web.