@MJones if you're trying to find your way around then I can recommend setting aside a coffee break and reading https://fedi.tips
There's a #theblower specific Getting Started guide but I can never remember where. I think @david knows and if he posts the link again I promise to a) save it and b) read it this time
@ozwobbly I mean sex is good and all, but have you tried getting on https://theblower.au?
There's mastodon.au They are "Australia's premiere Mastodon instance"
I've heard of mastodon.nz but only in hushed tones.
You can peek inside by looking at their local timeline by adding /public/local to the end of their address e.g. https://theblower.au/public/local
And you can see what sort of people live there by adding /directory, eg https://theblower.au/directory
Hope you find one
This absolutely needs bookmarking - a list of all the emoji and their shortcut text for any instance:
We do well here at #theblower
https://emojos.in/theblower.au
We're blobcat-tastic compared to https://emojos.in/aus.social
And strangely, streets ahead of Australia's "premiere" Mastodon instance
https://emojos.in/mastodon.au