New user is stuck

[Etan Reisner]

On Wed, Aug 03, 2011 at 04:21:47PM +0100, Dave Davenport wrote:
> Hi,
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> I've just tried to set up Pidgin and have run into trouble. The main thing
> I've found with the help is that it's not helpful - it's far too technical
> and tends to concentrate on things that have gone wrong in the past rather
> than a good, simple guide to how to get going.

Solutions to things that have gone wrong in the past when those problems
still occur is, in fact, quiet helpful and the idea behind a FAQ. But
that's neither here nor there.
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> My specific question at this time is that I've added myself and a couple of
> other users. One use is on gmail like me and the status shows "Subscription:
> Both" but the other is on Yahoo and the status shows "Subscription: None (To
> Pending). What does this mean and what can I do about contacting the second
> user?

I'm not going to answer the "What does this mean" part of the question so
as to vaoid being "far too technical" and skip right to the "good, simple
guide to how to get going". The answer to that half of the question is:
You get yourself a Yahoo! IM service account.

> Thanks, Dave

    -Etan