New to Win-Win Democracy? Start Here!
Several people have asked for advice on how to catch up if they’re just starting now with the newsletter. That’s the purpose of this little guide.
If you subscribe (free) to Win-Win Democracy you’ll receive each new post in your email (turn this off if you prefer). You can also read posts on the web, on your phone or tablet using Substack’s app, or with an RSS reader.
Mechanics
How do I read the newsletter on the web?
The address is https://winwindemocracy.org. If it asks for your email, see “Not (yet) a subscriber” below.
Can I read the newsletter on my phone or tablet?
Yes, there is a nice app:
How do I get to the next post?
There is a “Next” button at the bottom of each post. It looks like this:
Not (yet) a subscriber?
The first time you try to access the newsletter you’ll see this:
Substack, the platform I use to host the newsletter, really wants you to subscribe. I’d like that, too. But, it’s fine if you want to read some of it first: Click on the “Let me read it first” link below the email field and you’ll go straight to the good stuff. On the computer and browser from which you do this, it will remember your choice. If you decide later that you want to subscribe (free) use the subscribe button that appears in every issue.
I’ve subscribed but it doesn’t act like it
If you try to access the web site from a different browser or computer, it won’t know that you’ve already subscribed. Simply click on the “Sign in” in the upper right corner of your browser window, then give your email address. It will send you an email with a link in it, which you can use to sign in.
Where’s the RSS feed?
(If you don’t know what an RSS feed is, just ignore this.) The address of the feed is https://winwindemocracy.org/feed.
Where Do I Start Reading?
Often, I write several posts on a topic and they flow one to another, almost like they’re chapters in part of a book. This creates two problems for new readers:
You might start subscribing when I’m already underway on a topic and you might want to start from the beginning of the topic. If only you knew where that was.
You might be interested in previous topics. If only you knew what they are.
So, I maintain a Guide to Topics, a sort of table of contents, with links that you can use to go directly to posts on a particular topic.