Fedifolks, you're here so it means at some point you had to pick an instance.
I would like to make an instance picker (à la joinmastodon.org) for the @matrix website.
What were the important parameters for you when picking an instance? Language? Terms & Conditions? Code of Conduct? Age of the instance? Patch level of the instance? Structure running the instance?
In other words: how did you decide who to trust (or not) with your identity?
🔄 Boosts/retoots/reblogs welcome!
I wanted an instance
- in #english
- with reasonable and #openMinded rule set
- #LGBTQ+ friendly (even if I am not, but most of my #friends are)
- that did not block other #instances, at most muted but open
- with open minded #admins
- with extended functionalities
- #STEM oriented
I ended up with #qoto, pretty happy about it!
Have also considered:
- #Japan, #Linux, #art, #3D, #vfx, #FOSS, #FLOSS, #blender oriented ones.
At #today, would also consider their aderation at the #UnitedFederationOfInstances ( #UFI )
I know for a fact that @freemo might want to participate in the #conversation @thibaultamartin @matrix
@thibaultamartin @matrix @freemo @frayoshi I have pretty much the same preferences.
I didn’t research as thoroughly as you, but am very happy to have landed at #qoto. The folks posting on the local feed are the kind of people I like to hang out with. And the posts they boost have led me to other interesting people elsewhere.
I’m best at English, but enjoy reading the occasional post in French or Spanish. I haven’t seen any in Hawaiian yet, but that would be cool.
