How Kolsphere works

Getting started

Create an account, find a conversation and make your first connection.

Join or return

Choose Join now to create an account, or Sign in if you already have one. New email accounts verify an eight-digit code and create a password. Returning members can use their email and password, or Google where available. Open Terms and Privacy separately before continuing. You can skip the introduction; optional profile details can wait.

Passwords and recovery

Create or change a password in Profile → Settings → Password. Verify your current password or a fresh email code. Forgot password sends a single-use link that expires after 30 minutes. A reset signs out existing sessions; sign in again afterward. Email verification protects signup, Google linking and password changes. Never share passwords, codes or reset links.

Find a session

Choose up to five hashtags, then open Discover. View a session to read its details and register for reminders, or join when it is live. A shared link does not bypass session access rules.

Close session options

Pull down from the top handle of Session options to dismiss it. When the options list is already scrolled, scroll back to its top first. The Close button and system back action remain available. Dismissing options does not leave the session or change audio.

Host a conversation

Use Instant for a session now, with no required duration. Use Create session in Profile for a scheduled one-time or recurring session. Add its details, hashtags, icon and theme. Only the creator can end the session for everyone.

Keep the conversation going

Open Messages to send an eligible person a request. Accept a request before replying. Share a post from Feed, comment or save a bookmark. View your private numbers and seven-day activity from Profile.

If the app opens blank

Use Reload app or Try again when recovery appears. This keeps saved account data and does not remove your home-screen shortcut. Reloading may interrupt an active call. If an iPhone home-screen app remains blank without controls, close it fully from the app switcher and reopen it; report repeated failures with your device, browser and the action you took. Do not send passwords or codes.

If a save or send fails

Your draft remains after a failed save or send. Read the error, check connectivity and retry. If the resend countdown is active, wait before requesting another email code.

Sign-in and access scenarios

Stay signed in, recover access and understand a closed browser launch.

Already signed in

Adding password support does not sign you out. Existing valid sessions restore when you reopen the app. Sessions normally last seven days. Explicit sign-out, expiry and security revocation still apply.

Adding or changing a password

Use Profile → Settings → Password. A fresh code protects first-time setup; an existing password or fresh code protects changes. Other sessions are signed out, while the session making the change remains. Routine password sign-in sends no email.

An expired or reused reset link

Choose Forgot password and request a new link. Use the newest email: links expire after 30 minutes and work once. A successful reset signs out existing sessions; sign in afterward. Never share a reset link or code.

A policy update

You may need to review updated Terms and Privacy while remaining signed in. This is a new document acknowledgement, not a new account, forced password setup or a change to the frozen scoring rules.

The browser app is not open yet

The website, administrator sign-in and password recovery can remain available while member web is closed. A closed notice does not mean your account was deleted or your scores were lost.

Administrator access

Signing in does not grant staff permissions. An explicitly provisioned administrator can choose Switch to admin on their own profile, or open Administration from Settings. The administration header has Social app to return. Administrators can also use Admin panel at the bottom of the desktop sidebar. A native app opens it in a separate browser, which may require its own sign-in.

Invite a friend

Save a username and share a personal invitation.

Reserve

Tap the Reserve icon immediately to the right of Notifications. Choose an available username, then reserve it. The server protects it for seven days. Normal username rules apply, including reserved names and administrator restrictions.

Share and claim

Choose Share to use your phone’s sharing menu. No contact access is needed. Your friend opens the link, signs up or signs in, reviews the documents and confirms the username. They may keep another username. Share privately: the first eligible verified recipient to claim the link receives it.

Limits and expiry

You can create three reservations per seven days. An unclaimed reservation expires automatically. Resending the same invitation does not extend its expiry. Reservations and claims do not award points.

Feature availability

If invitations are paused, the Reserve button is hidden and new reservations are blocked. Existing links remain claimable until their original expiry. Ordinary signup and profile username editing still work; a currently protected handle must be claimed through its invitation.

Alpha · credibility

Session quality plus matured appreciation, less validated penalties.

How it changes

Your first eligible session rating establishes session quality. Later results use 80% previous quality and 20% new quality. Social credit and penalties are separate components. Alpha can exceed five or become negative; “Unrated” is different from zero.

Rating eligibility

Scheduled sessions must actually last at least 15 minutes. Eligible raters must attend at least half the announced duration and rate an actual speaker, not themselves. Ratings are submitted or edited after completion, within 24 hours. Instant sessions do not earn session-quality Alpha.

Example

A session-quality component of 4 followed by a new result of 5 becomes 4.2. Matured social credit is added separately; a penalty is deducted separately.

Private ratings

After an eligible session, open its rating notification or Session details → Rate contributions. Confirm “I heard Alex’s contribution.”, choose 0–5 and save. You may edit within 24 hours. Attendance and microphone publication back this audience attestation; microphone status alone does not earn Alpha.

Organiser votes

For each speaker, ratings from other hosts, co-hosts and moderators collectively count as one average vote. Other eligible attendees each have one vote. Self-rating is not allowed.

Beta · network access

Start at 100 and build access through eligible session participation.

Time credit

Each complete five-minute block of verified shared attendance earns one attendance Beta within that session. Remainders do not carry to another session. Solo, waiting, disconnected and overlapping time cannot create extra credit.

Example

Twelve eligible minutes in one session earn two attendance Beta. Three minutes in each of two different sessions do not make a five-minute block.

Value bonus

Eligible scheduled speaker ratings can also produce bounded contribution Beta. This settles through the same private ratings and preserves source, pair and recipient limits. Taking the microphone alone does not earn the bonus.

Tau · participation time

Your verified shared session minutes, expressed in units of 108 minutes.

What counts

Tau uses eligible shared attendance, including fractional minutes. Browsing the feed, waiting alone and disconnected time do not count. Overlapping attendance is counted once.

Example

Fifty-four eligible minutes produce 0.5 Tau. Tau records participation, not professional expertise.

What it unlocks

There is no separate Tau loyalty bonus or conversion in this release. Attendance can earn Beta through its own five-minute rule.

Sigma · post appreciation

Appreciation for an original post, credited to its eligible author.

Giving appreciation

An email-verified account can give one Sigma per original post. You cannot appreciate your own post. Reposting preserves the original; it does not create another reward pool.

Seven-day conversion

Eligible Sigma matures once after seven days. One thousand Sigma equals one Alpha; smaller amounts retain their fractional value. No minimum batch or conversion cap is applied. Converted credit is not spendable again.

Pending or held

Pending means waiting for maturity. Held means source verification is missing or restricted. Session-originated rewards need reliable actual-speaker attribution and currently remain held where that proof is unavailable. A visible reaction count is not proof that Alpha was awarded.

Omega · comment appreciation

Appreciation for the person who wrote a comment or reply.

Who earns it

The comment or reply writer earns Omega, not the parent post author. One active appreciation per verified account per comment; no self-appreciation.

Conversion

One thousand Omega is equivalent to one Sigma, and one thousand Sigma to one Alpha. Eligible Omega matures once after seven days, directly into its Alpha equivalent; there is no second seven-day wait.

Example

One thousand eligible Omega contributes 0.001 social Alpha after maturity. Writing, viewing or sharing by itself earns no social credit. Removed or invalidated appreciation can cancel or reverse credit.

Your network and privacy

Understand access before connecting or sending a request.

Sessions

Free session access allows hosts whose Beta is at most your Beta plus 100, including everyone below you. Other restrictions and blocking still apply. Example: Beta 100 can access hosts at Beta 200 or below.

Connections

New connections use an inclusive ±50 Beta range. Existing connections remain until someone deliberately removes them; moving through the network does not delete them.

Messages

You can initiate a request using the downward/+100 rule. After acceptance both people can reply while the original initiator still qualifies. If eligibility changes, history remains but replies may pause. Lower-Beta users cannot initiate above their ceiling; a qualifying higher-Beta person can invite them.

Profile visibility

Your own profile shows your numbers. Existing connections can see your numbers and mutual interests; other visitors do not get that private score view. Keep sensitive information out of your public bio and posts. DOB visibility is controlled separately.

Join, host and participate

Instant conversations or scheduled sessions, with clear controls.

Create a session

Instant sessions start now without a scheduled duration or a saved profile listing. Scheduled sessions have a date, time and duration, and can be one-time or recurring. Up to five scheduled listings can be registered at once.

Managing a room

Hosts, co-hosts and appointed moderators can open More to mute other speakers, pause or resume hand raises and public chat. Speakers unmute themselves. Private feedback and reporting remain available while public chat is paused. Use the remove icon on a chat message to hide it and its replies; this does not deduct points. Ordinary speakers do not have bulk controls.

Starting and ending

Scheduled sessions can start five minutes before their scheduled time. Only the session creator can end a session for everyone. Other participants can leave quietly. A speaker invitation requires your acceptance and does not automatically unmute your microphone.

Questions, takeaways and feedback

In session messages, start with “? ” for a question, “+ ” for a takeaway or “! ” for feedback. Questions and takeaways are visible to participants; feedback is visible to presenters. These message types are not misconduct reports and do not directly award points.

Your session numbers

Open More → Session details for your own verified time and session credits. Live time can update while connected; final points need server settlement. Session details are separate from your total profile scores.

Reminders

Hosts and registered attendees receive session reminders. Recurring listings have expiry reminders; check your notification and device permissions. Delivery depends on connectivity and platform permissions.

Posts, comments and bookmarks

Share ideas, ask questions and return to useful posts.

Create and discover

Write a post or question, choose a quote style and optional decoration, or attach your own session. Share another person’s session using its share action. Attached session details keep their own readable style.

Interact

Comment, reply, appreciate or share through your phone or repost to your bandwidth. Use @mentions where network eligibility allows and #hashtags to explore recent related content. Public feed visibility does not automatically grant session access.

Plain or styled

New posts start as plain text: white background, dark text and up to 1,500 characters. Longer posts show a five-line preview with Read more. Choose Styled for a visual card with presets and up to 500 characters. Attached session details keep their own appearance.

Follow a conversation

Tap the bell beside Bookmark to get grouped in-app updates about new replies. A filled orange bell means you are following; tap again to unfollow. New posts you create are followed automatically. Commenting alone does not subscribe you. Opening an update takes you to its comments. Following is private, independent of bookmarks and awards no points.

Save for later

Tap a post’s bookmark to save it. The bookmark mode at the top of Feed shows saved posts in the same feed layout. Tap again to remove one. Deleted or inaccessible posts do not remain available through bookmarks.

Your posts

Use the three-dot menu on your own post to edit or delete it. Deleting a source can affect its appreciation credit. Sharing does not grant ownership of someone else’s content.

Community rules and reporting

Be respectful. Report conduct accurately, not disagreement.

Conduct

Do not harass, threaten, spread hate or share prohibited sexual or violent content. A different opinion or an unhelpful answer is not by itself misconduct. Do not coordinate fake accounts, reactions or reports.

Report privately

Use the flag/report control for a speaker’s conduct during an active session you attended. Your report is not shown to other participants. Repeated reports by one person do not multiply their vote. Ordinary feedback is separate.

Deductions

The Core requires at least 25% of eligible attendees, at least three distinct reporters and sufficient authorized role weight, plus trusted incident evidence. Agreement alone does not prove misconduct. Missing evidence holds a deduction; reports do not automatically lower Alpha just because they are numerous.

Limits and recovery

Validated penalties are recorded separately and may make Alpha negative. Listening does not erase a penalty. Later eligible quality and social contributions can improve total Alpha. No-show deductions also require trusted evidence; a failed connection alone is not proof.

Safety tools

Block users when needed and use the available reporting controls. Automated scoring applies consistently, but it does not replace applicable privacy rights or legal obligations. Terms and Privacy remain separate documents.

Logs and common situations

See where a number came from and why it may not have changed.

Find your history

Open your profile and tap Alpha, Beta, Tau, Sigma or Omega. Its dashboard shows the last seven days of recorded changes, sources and session information where available. On day eight the oldest visible entries disappear; earned totals remain.

Why no points yet?

Check whether attendance was shared and verified, whether a complete five-minute block finished, and whether settlement is pending. Instant sessions do not award session-quality Alpha. Social credit may still be pending or held.

Why can’t I contact or join someone?

Their Beta may exceed your access ceiling, a request may not be accepted, or a block/restriction may apply. Existing conversation history does not itself authorize new replies.

Why did a total change?

Session settlement, an eligible rating update, social maturity, an invalidated source or a validated penalty can change a total. Alpha’s breakdown separates session quality, social credit and penalties.

Examples versus your account

Development previews are explicitly labelled examples. Example numbers are never written into your real balances or treated as verified attendance.