# Starting harsh

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/starting-harsh/26069>\
**Category:** MakeCode Blog\
**Created:** [January 17, 2024, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/starting-harsh/26069 "2024-01-17T21:50:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![robotosaurus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/robotosaurus/32/19294_2.png) [@robotosaurus](https://forum.makecode.com/u/robotosaurus)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/starting-harsh/26069/1 "2024-01-17T21:50:22Z")

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For anyone who hasn’t made a account yet. When you do just make a topic that says like “you got a new user” or something. I know I started harsh no welcomes woo who! Bad start am I right?

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**Author:** ![randomuser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/randomuser/32/36648_2.png) [@randomuser](https://forum.makecode.com/u/randomuser)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2024, 12:38am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/starting-harsh/26069/2 "2024-01-18T00:38:26Z")

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XD Yeah, it can be hard to notice a new person, as their ‘this user is new’ message only shows up on their first message which may be in a topic with only a few people.

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**Author:** ![JtSpeedRun](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/jtspeedrun/32/33167_2.png) [@JtSpeedRun](https://forum.makecode.com/u/JtSpeedRun)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/starting-harsh/26069/3 "2024-01-18T18:00:20Z")

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Yeah… did the same thing… its definitely a good idea to make a post first.