The community is the social half of Lonida: posts, comments, likes and followers. Reading, commenting and liking are open to everybody from your first day. Creating posts has to be earned, and this guide explains exactly how.
Before you can post
Posting is gated to keep the feed free of spam. Two things stand between a new account and its first post.
First: you need a username
You cannot post at all until you have set a username on your Profile tab. Remember that a username is permanent once set — so choose it properly rather than rushing it to unlock posting.
Second, your account must meet all three participation requirements. These are strict, and they are checked on the server as well as in the compose box:
The three posting requirements
- Account ageRequiredAt least 30 days since you registered.
- Community participationRequiredYou have commented on at least 200 distinct posts. Multiple comments on the same post count once.
- EngagementRequiredYou have given at least 1,000 likes across posts and comments combined.
You are shown your progress
The compose box displays a checklist with your current number against each requirement, so you always know how far you have to go rather than guessing. Administrators bypass these requirements entirely.
Breadth counts, not volume
The 200 figure counts distinct posts you have commented on, not comments written. Leaving ten comments on one post advances you by one. The rule is deliberately measuring whether you take part across the community, so the fastest honest route is to read widely and reply where you genuinely have something to say.
Creating a post
A post must contain something — text, a photo, or a video. An entirely empty post is refused.
What you can include
- TextOptionalYour message. Emoji are available from the composer.
- ImageOptionalUpload your own, or generate one with AI from your post text. Uploads must be under 1MB.
- YouTube videoOptionalAttach a video by its YouTube ID. Invalid IDs are rejected.
AI images cost LONIDA
Generating a post image with AI is charged from the club wallet, exactly like club logos and avatars — so it is limited to the owner, an Admin or a Finance member. Uploading your own image is free and open to anyone who can post. You can optionally describe the style you want before generating.
The thirty-minute edit window
Posts and comments can both be edited for 30 minutes after publishing, and only by their author. After that the edit window closes permanently.
Why the window is short
Half an hour is long enough to fix a typo or a broken sentence, and short enough that nobody can rewrite a post after people have replied to it. If you spot a mistake, fix it straight away rather than coming back later.
Comments, likes and reporting
What everyone can do from day one
- Comment on any post — and it counts towards your posting requirements.
- Like posts and comments — this also counts towards your requirements.
- Report a post that breaks the rules.
- Follow other managers to keep track of them.
Commenting and liking are not busywork
They are the mechanism by which you earn posting rights. Every genuine comment and like moves you towards being able to post yourself, so the requirements are less a barrier than a description of how to become part of the community.
Following
Following another manager is a single click from their profile, from a post, or from your History page. Your followers and the people you follow are both listed on your public profile, and your History page lets you follow back directly from the list of people who followed you.