Is your home instance based in (if elsewhere or you don’t know please post it as a reply):

Boosts appreciated for better sample size 

Two part poll, next is in the reply to this post.

Have you been sharing your experiences with family and friends your experiences on the #Fediverse?

If you have any influence at a company or connections with high profile figures, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell them the best way for them to join the Fedi is to set up their own server.

At this point anyone with a large following joining an established instance will crush it & incur additional costs on a community funded server.

The EU, German gov, and MIT have all joined the Fedi this way.

https://social.network.europa.eu

https://social.bund.de

https://mastodon.mit.edu

#MastoAdmin #Fediverse

For those joining #Mastodon from Twitter aka Birdsite things may seem quiet at times and not as active when you first join.

Remember that no on here is collecting your data, building a profile of you, algorithms trying to keep your attention to sell ads, and you are not a product.

In a way the more time you spend looking for people to communicate with, replying to toots, and boosting toots will connect you with more people.

Also remember use a couple hashtags once in a while for things you're interested and excited about.

#FediTips #Introduction

Hello #writingcommunity !

How much writing did you get done this weekend?

Did you do more planning than writing?

Or maybe you flexed your other creative muscles?

Share what you got done that you're proud of this weekend!

My first #FF #FollowFriday !

Here's a mix of great accounts to follow for those new to the Fediverse and people I've enjoyed conversing with since joining Mastodon this week  

@feditips & @FediFollows - Tips and interesting people to follow

@stux - Admin and founder of mstdn.social

@Curator - Admin of mastodon.art and boosts lots of art from #Artists

@AimeeMaroux - #Erotica author who writes about sexy Greek gods

@akirashibazaki - 2D and 3D artist studying #GameDesign

@MalteHollmann - Artist, musician, and #Linux & foss proponent

@aurynn - Admin/founder of cloudisland.nz and fan of #Technology

@paulkater - IT professional and #Fantasy /Scifi author

@lunarogue - #Robotics engineer, technology fan, and even has a 42U rack in her NYC apartment

@CJDouglass - Erotica author and #CoverDesigner

@authortoburnett - #SciFi author who posts toots that start good conversations

Before joining Mastodon had you participated or were active on BBS (dial-up) or forums (vBulletin style) in the past?

Boosts are appreciated for better sample sizes.

#writingcommunity What kind of keyboard layout do you use?

I've read Dvorak can be more comfortable and faster.