# New to the community? Let's get started

**URL:** <https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/new-to-the-community-lets-get-started/1563>\
**Category:** community 101\
**Tags:** community-basics\
**Created:** [July 28, 2020, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/new-to-the-community-lets-get-started/1563 "2020-07-28T21:54:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![monicafitzpatrick](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/1.png) [@monicafitzpatrick](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/monicafitzpatrick)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2020, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/new-to-the-community-lets-get-started/1563/1 "2020-07-28T21:54:58Z")

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**Author:** ![discobot](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.blackspectacles.com/discobot/32/507_2.png) [@discobot](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/discobot)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2020, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/new-to-the-community-lets-get-started/1563/2 "2020-07-28T21:55:00Z")

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