I'd like the new user experience to be discussed. Gridcoin has a reputation for being difficult to get into and new users needing to be enthusiasts.

Are there any changes in this area planned by the devs?

From my perspective the things that could be improved:

• Telling the user what step of the setup they are on, what needs to be done (if anything) and how many steps to go.
• Having potentially confusing terms such as difficulty and weights not presented as the first thing users see. Perhaps a separate tab called Mining Info?

Although it probably doesn't matter too much if new users don't understand the Gridcoin jargon straight away, they don't know that it's not important and it leads to the perception that the setup is difficult and Gridcoin is for advanced users.

I'd love to join the hangout but I'll be asleep sadly. Thanks!