I made a detailed post with screencaps about some of my experiences here:

https://iris.to/post/note1drf9nmc4jmyxnuzmjgn9rk4cz95aamwem72qy0m525a9q65jmd4qsjt9fp

Will continue to try and use gossip a bit more now that I've added back more people I was following. Great work @npub1acg6thl5psv62405rljzkj8spesceyfz2c32udakc2ak0dmvfeyse9p35c