Mastodawn

PaulRog239 Feb 10, 2023

Deborah Pickett

Looking for a new instance to move to?

These instances have advertised on #FindAServer as having capacity. (I am no longer updating this post except to remove servers now at capacity; check the hashtag for many MANY other announcements!)

aus.social
babb.be
babka.social
blahaj.zone
blorbo.social
bne.social
calckey.social
calckey.art
chaosfem.tw
cloudisland.nz
eigenmagic.net
gamepad.club
gamers.rip
gayfr.social
lgbtqia.space
mastodon.art
mastodon.au
mastodon.scot
meemu.org
mendeddrum.org
mstdn.ca
mstdn.games
ohai.social
old.mermaid.town
oslo.town
paquita.masto.host
social.satan-speaks.com
social.tulsa.ok.us
social.uden.ai
social.veraciousnetwork.com
solarpunk.moe
stop.voring.me
sunny.garden
syd.social
tech.lgbt
tenforward.social
theblower.au
thecanadian.social
toot.cat
toot.lgbt
tooters.org
tsukihi.me
union.place
wig.gl
woof.tech

Mike Fraser Feb 10, 2023

@futzle Our sign ups are open https://thecanadian.social

TheCanadian.Social

Politics, sports, current events and laughs from Canada and across the fediverse.

Mastodon hosted on thecanadian.social

Enrique Barcelli Feb 10, 2023

@futzle
You may want to post in the Birdsite, because everyone here we have an instance... 🤭😉

Deborah Pickett Feb 10, 2023

@kikobar One instance will cease to exist in three months because its admin is closing it down. This post is for them.

Enrique Barcelli Feb 10, 2023

@futzle yes, yes.

Mine was a silly joke. Hope it didn't confuse anyone.

Heliograph Feb 10, 2023

@kikobar @futzle I thought old.mermaid.town was also on that list? and but still a nice idea to post on the birdsite 😆 just for variety of choice

0ddfactory Feb 10, 2023

@kikobar there's a bunch of people (18k-ish) having to move from mastodon.lol over the next 3 months because they're shutting down

Heliograph Feb 10, 2023

@futzle if I had to pick another one today I'd probably go with tenforward even so I know very little about them ☺️ <insert enterprise emoji> was just good times

CautionWIP 🎃+🇨🇦+🏳️‍🌈=

@futzle mstdn.ca, mstdn.games and tech.lgbt have all announced they’ve got room. Mstdn.ca is open signup while the other two (I believe) are manual.

Edited to correct incorrect instance name in OP.

Octavia con Amore Feb 10, 2023

@cautionwip @futzle Is the spelling on games.lgbt correct? I can't seem to find it for some reason

CautionWIP 🎃+🇨🇦+🏳️‍🌈=

@OctaviaConAmore @futzle

I'm an idiot. It's mstdn.games

Sorry.

It's just that it's specifically positioning itself as a safe space for queer gamers, afaiu, so my sleepy brain conflated the two factors and came up with that. yeesh. Gonna edit the OP so noone else gets misled.

Deborah Pickett Feb 10, 2023

@cautionwip @OctaviaConAmore My list fixed too, thanks!

CautionWIP 🎃+🇨🇦+🏳️‍🌈=

@futzle @OctaviaConAmore chaosfem.tw is advertising they're open for transwomen looking for a new home. Given the context of how all this happened, it seems like a relevant instance to list.

Octavia con Amore Feb 10, 2023

@cautionwip @futzle I'm glad to know my tech isn't malfunctioning today (≧∀≦)

Do you happen to know the character limit on there, by chance?

CautionWIP 🎃+🇨🇦+🏳️‍🌈=

@OctaviaConAmore @futzle Only on mstdn.ca, which is the baseline 500.

Octavia con Amore Feb 10, 2023

@cautionwip @futzle
Awww. From what I've gathered so far, it seems that mastodon.art is 500 and tech.lgbt is, quite suitably, 1024 (*‘ω‘ *)

CautionWIP 🎃+🇨🇦+🏳️‍🌈=

@OctaviaConAmore @futzle There's a server out there someone mentioned that has like 50k+ character limit, based on something about The Bee Movie, but damned if I can recall it now.

Octavia con Amore Feb 10, 2023

@cautionwip @futzle toot.cat seems to be basically unlimited (it's set to something like 1M+). The premise is that character limits are just a misguided attempt at emulating the blue bbq bird site and that it's stupid (which I agree with). At this point, tech.lgbt is at the top of my short list because of its 1024 character limit and, honestly, I really wish there just wasn't a default character limit in any practical sense (I say while truncating one thought off of this comment)

CautionWIP 🎃+🇨🇦+🏳️‍🌈=

@OctaviaConAmore @futzle I go back and forth about that. On the hand, yes, it’s absolutely an arbitrary limit and an artificial constraint.On the other, I think that constraint minimizes chaff & enforces tight writing. It’s also a creative boundary like a haiku, IMO.
Plus it’s easier to doom-scroll through micro-blogs than macro.
But hey, that’s one goal of this protocol, AFAIU : to make social media more personally useful & try out new modalities.
And always : Chacun à son goût! :)

Octavia con Amore Feb 10, 2023

@cautionwip @futzle I think you've definitely got a good point about the browsability of it. Unfortunately, as tight as I can make my writing (and as many of my posts might fit into that limit), it's really annoying when I have to break up 1 post into 3~5 at really odd points, badly damaging the readability and flow. If people want to write haiku, that's great, but there's a reason I'm a musician, not a poet.

Reddit is really comfortable in that regard, but just doesn't have the sense of commu

CautionWIP 🎃+🇨🇦+🏳️‍🌈=

@OctaviaConAmore @futzle

🤣

Nice. :)

Octavia con Amore Feb 10, 2023

@cautionwip @futzle I initially did try to pear down my post to make it fit, but then I figured maybe I could use not just the meaning of words, but the shape of words to convey the experience better (≧∀≦)

CautionWIP 🎃+🇨🇦+🏳️‍🌈=

@OctaviaConAmore @futzle See?It’s a joke that’s only possible due to the context and medium. And a good one at that.

Octavia con Amore Feb 10, 2023

@cautionwip @futzle And the point of the joke is that the 500-character post limit hinders my writing in a real and practical way. I'd much rather not have to and just write out what I mean to say (which is why I'm moving to an instance with a higher character limit (・∀・))

CautionWIP 🎃+🇨🇦+🏳️‍🌈=

@OctaviaConAmore @futzle Totally fair. :) I’d honestly enjoy a larger limit, but I also take pleasure in the crafting limitations that force me to play with my words.

Peat Bog Feb 11, 2023

@cautionwip @OctaviaConAmore @futzle
Oh I wish I could quote-tweet this novella long joke toot I saw a couple days ago. It was amazing. Maybe I can find it and post a link.

Found it!
https://hellsite.site/@doot/109738639956145499

I want the best of both worlds: 500 char limit with an override to go long when the feels dictate.

pussy witch (@[email protected])

Content warning: Joke, very long

Hellsite

Phillip Winn Feb 11, 2023

@cautionwip @OctaviaConAmore @futzle qoto.org has a 65535-character limit, but not based on the Bee Movie.

censored for “transphobia”Feb 10, 2023

@cautionwip @futzle mstdn.ca should be avoided. That one is centralized in #Cloudflare’s walled garden. I encounter Tor-hostility when I try to visit that site.

CautionWIP 🎃+🇨🇦+🏳️‍🌈=

@koherecoWatchdog @futzle Are you able to see my profile?

censored for “transphobia”Feb 11, 2023

@cautionwip @futzle Just now yes, but it’s random luck. When I try to reach your profile I get a #Cloudflare page & have to wait for some checks to run. Whenever that happens, sometimes the content is eventually¹ sent and sometimes not. Often it takes the direction of pushing a CAPTCHA & typically the CAPTCHA is broken. ① by “eventually” I mean sometimes it takes a long time; sometimes not.

🅺🅸🅼 🆂🅲🅷🆄🅻🆉:~$ ▓Feb 10, 2023

@futzle Would be great to have a short note on each about who they are primarily meant for. One is primarily for Queer people, another for indie artists, etc.

Deborah Pickett Feb 10, 2023

@kimschulz Agree. I haven’t got the spoons for that though. Might not have the character count either.

GingerSnapped Feb 10, 2023

@kimschulz @futzle dunno if this helps, but i used this site to help identify instances that would be a good place for me to land on mastodon: https://instances.social/

Mastodon instances

Francis Augusto 🇳🇴/🇧🇷/

@futzle babb.be is open!

Patricklee Feb 10, 2023

@futzle I’m going to stay at my current server until they reject me. I like it, I don’t know what the difference is though.

🌈 Barbapulpe 😇 ᴹᵃˢᵗᵒᵈᵒⁿ Feb 10, 2023

@futzle
Hi, our instance is also welcoming new members, we are a French-speaking gay community server and welcome all sympathizers:
https://gayfr.social

Announcement link:
https://gayfr.social/@barbapulpe/109839437387558991

Mastodon GayFR

Service Mastodon généraliste animé par la communauté gay francophone : discussions, partages et tous sujets de conversation, ouverture d'esprit et liberté du corps, dans le respect et la bienveillance

Mastodon hosted on gayfr.social

lookitmychicken Feb 10, 2023

@futzle
Blorbo.social has space too. I'll edit the admin post to add the findAServer hashtag.
https://blorbo.social/@admin/109837179642242069

Blorbo Admin (@[email protected])

Blorbo.Social is, as always, open for new registrations. All new applications are reviewed by a human, and you'll need to say something about fandom or blorbos. No need for an essay; you can just write the word "fandom" and nothing else. :blobhaj_mlem: Existing users have unlimited invites that they can send to friends, so that their friends can join instantly. We have plenty of space and welcome anyone who: - considers themselves part of fandom - vibes with our server rules #FindAServer

Blorbo.Social

Gareth Harmer Feb 10, 2023

@futzle I'm the admin at gamepad.club and we have capacity. We've also signed up to the Mastodon Server Covenant.

Nick P Feb 10, 2023

@futzle @xrobau your server open to new people?

Deborah Pickett Feb 10, 2023

@Nick It’s on the list! @xrobau

Nick P Feb 10, 2023

@futzle @xrobau Wig.gl? I can't see it there.

Deborah Pickett Feb 10, 2023

@Nick @xrobau Ah, I mistook who “you” referred to there. Old.mermaid.town is on the list. If wig.gl should be then let me know.

Rob Thomas Feb 10, 2023

@futzle @Nick it's open, no problems

I_Like_Books (She/Her)Feb 10, 2023

@futzle i will have to get my computer and check each of them out, just being open to users is not enough for me

El Mal de Nuestro Tiempo Feb 10, 2023

@futzle
In Spanish (mostly): @paquita

@Revision Feb 10, 2023

@futzle We have more then enough space and welcome new users over at https://woof.tech :)!

Woof.tech (Mastodon)

Queer, tech and furry instance. Open to anyone that fits the atmosphere, come on in!

Mastodon hosted on woof.tech

rood Feb 10, 2023

@futzle as an Australian I can't help but giggle when I see bne.social. It's clearly a euphemism for prison, right?

Deborah Pickett Feb 10, 2023

@rood You’ll have to explain the joke to this Australian because I don’t understand the reference. Maybe we’re different parts of the country or different generations?

rood Feb 11, 2023

@futzle sorry, I wasn't indicating that all Australians know about bne's.

I meant there is an Australian prison population that will discuss going to prison for B&E/BnE. So, my mind goes there first every time 😄

But you're right. It's probably uncommon these days considering surveillance technology makes it a less prevalent crime.

Deborah Pickett Feb 11, 2023

@rood *frowns in incomprehenion*

💡 Breaking and entering! Gotcha.

violet hands Feb 10, 2023

@futzle got any with mods who won't tone police trans people and BIPOC?

calc.exe Feb 10, 2023

@futzle also, adding

https://stop.voring.me
https://calckey.social
https://calckey.art

:)

ThoseFewCalculators

Fun and cozy hangout for furries and normies alike, run by ThatOneCalculator. Not vore related, just funny domain.

ThoseFewCalculators

Zolon Feb 10, 2023

@futzle hmm.. *looks around his instance. ;)

Charlie Feb 10, 2023

@futzle I've not seen the #FindAServer tag, but if we're playing this game, I can drop my server in the list.

Little Trans Punk Feb 10, 2023

@futzle honestly this is why I always have a secondary account on the same overall platform at all times.

If you want to follow my method:
- make another account somewhere on fediverse you like
- update occasionally
- if original instance goes down/ gets shut down/ etc. then you just migrate to secondary fairly quickly
- saves time on migration with not needing to make another account from scratch and THEN migrating to it

censored for “transphobia”Feb 10, 2023

@futzle Some of those have capacity because they use a privacy-hostile corp and are part of a centralized walled garden:
❌ aus.social ← Cloudflare
❌ eigenmagic.net ← Cloudflare
❌ mastodon.au ← Cloudflare
❌ syd.social ← Cloudflare
❌ thecanadian.social ← Cloudflare

Erik Uden => [email protected]Feb 11, 2023

But using CloudFlare’s CDN is among the few good ways to avoid DDoS attacks.

I wouldn’t call them a walled garden, they still perfectly federate and allow IPv6

censored for “transphobia”Feb 11, 2023

@Erik @futzle #Cloudflare is a #walledGarden b/c access is restricted. It’s not open. Certain browsers & networks are blocked. A crude & unreliable basis for access is used, which makes CF a lousy way to avoid DDoS. It’s also a sham. That is, if an attack happens, the gratis contract by CF is just the bait to make you dependent. You will be told you need to pay a premium for continuity.

censored for “transphobia”Feb 11, 2023

@futzle @Erik *Availability* is what CF fools customers into thinking they are getting, but it’s self-defeating the same way #SpamHaus is. That is, they block legit traffic under the perception of protecting legit traffic.

censored for “transphobia”Feb 11, 2023

@Erik
Also being federated does not overcome the #walledGarden problem. Visibility of msgs in the #fedi is quite complex, ugly, & often disservicing. There are many cases where you need to visit source node to review a complete thread b/c your own node may just get fragments of a discussion for various reasons. There are times that I could not analyze visibility anomalies b/c a CF site was blocking relatively arbitrarily.
/cc @w

Erik Uden => [email protected]Feb 11, 2023

Okay, got that.

However, if you do not use CloudFlare’s proxy service, just the DNS (which I do for many services due to a CloudFlare API script I wrote that is essentially a DynDNS service) encrypted traffic can’t be seen and the worst part is that CloudFlare knows the IP addresses of everyone accessing your site, correct?