Lobsters Platform Help

Helps with everything related to Lobsters (lobste.rs) — an invite-only, computing-focused link aggregation and discussion community. Founded by Joshua Stein (jcs) in July 2012, currently administered by Peter Bhat Harkins (pushcx). Open-source Rails app with 4,600+ GitHub stars.

Step 1 — Gather context

Ask the user:

1. What are you trying to do on Lobsters?
   • A) Share my developer tool or project
   • B) Get an invitation to join
   • C) Share a blog post or technical article
   • D) Understand the community norms before posting
   • E) Compare Lobsters with Hacker News or other communities
   • F) Something else — describe it