Had the strangest experience setting up this #Friendica account. So, when you create an account you're assigned a password and then encouraged (but not prompted tsk tsk) to change it.

So I hit up that url, copy/paste the password from the email and I'm in. Huzzah! Login info saved to the password manager. Go to change the password... and it fails: 'Login failed', 'password unchanged.' It's copying from the password manager but still failing again and again. I log out and log back in with the password manager. No problem, I'm in. Huzzah! Yet changing passwords fails and so does setting up 2fa. It's the right password to log into the account but the wrong password for the 'current password' field. What's your deal, website?!

I confirm that the password matches the email. Copy from the passwd manager and of course it fails. I'm about ready to toss this laptop into the sea. Know what? This happened to me the last time I tried out Friendica - and I threw that account into the sea. It has only ever happened on Friendica -- and I tried multiple password managers and browsers. So I guess this is life now. No one try to hack me, even though it'd be super easy.

Just kidding, I copied directly from the email and it worked. WHY.

Anyway, I kinda like this place. Thinking about sticking around for a while 😀