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Name Swingset.Social
Languages English (en)
Users 101
Active users (last month) 14
Active users (last six months) 18
Characters per post (max) 500
Known instances 29,012
First sight Before Oct 14, 2020 UTC [?]
Last successful check Dec 21, 2025 UTC
Noxious No
New No
Software Mastodon 4.5.3
Registrations Open (by admin approval)
E-mail dylan@lifeontheswingset.com
Meta’s Threads moderation Threads is suspended, according to the Anti-Meta Fedi Pact list, but it’s currently impossible to verify it because this instance’s list of moderated instances is not accessible.
Most used hashtags (last week) catsofmastodon, caturday, cats, 39c3, cat, queer, meme, gamedev, landscape, code
Short description
We're accepting of any and all relationship practices, are consent and kink aware, are welcoming to LGBTQIA+ folk and extend a specific welcome to black, brown, and indigenous folk.
Long description
We're a welcoming place, working on keeping this a welcoming space. If you're willing to accept people as they are and as they choose to be, and work together to keep this space that way, then feel free to apply to join us!
This service is maintained and paid for as a service to the community by Life on the Swingset.
This service is maintained and paid for as a service to the community by Life on the Swingset.
Instance rules
- To apply for membership on this server you must agree to terms listed at: https://swingset.social/about
- Users of Swingset.Social accept that the the moderation team may take action on community members.
- Users of Swingset.Social must acknowledge that certain types of content may be removed from timelines.
- Users of Swingset.Social must acknowledge that certain types of content will be removed from timelines, and may result in account suspension and revocation of access to the service.
- Users of Swingset.Social must acknowledge that any conduct intended to stalk or harass other users, impede other users from utilizing the service, or to incite other users is disallowed and subject to punishment up to and including revocation of access to the service.
- Users of Swingset.Social must acknowledge the administration of the Swingset.Social reserves the right to revoke any user's access permissions, at any time, for any reason.
Moderated instances [?]
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Instances certainly moderating this instance [?]
None
Admin account DylanTheThomas@swingset.social
Date of creation Sep 10, 2018 UTC
Display name Dylan You Softly Thomas
Bio
Admin of the Swingset.Social instance!
* Host of Life on the Swingset, The Podcast
* IT Project Management & Desktop Systems Engineer
* was a BBS sysop in the 90's take my ascii smileys from my cold dead fingers
I follow instance admins, and instance admins are welcome to follow me! Sympathetic hugs available on request.
* Host of Life on the Swingset, The Podcast
* IT Project Management & Desktop Systems Engineer
* was a BBS sysop in the 90's take my ascii smileys from my cold dead fingers
I follow instance admins, and instance admins are welcome to follow me! Sympathetic hugs available on request.
Statistics
Last 12 weeks activity (totals: 2093 statuses, 133 logins, 1 registrations)
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Last checks (green: OK; red: KO)
| 12/14/25, 3:33:21 AM UTC | 12/15/25, 2:03:12 AM UTC | 12/16/25, 3:33:44 AM UTC | 12/17/25, 3:37:46 AM UTC | 12/18/25, 2:27:57 AM UTC | 12/19/25, 4:22:23 AM UTC | 12/20/25, 2:11:37 AM UTC | 12/21/25, 2:20:00 AM UTC |
Succesful checks: 1211/1213 (99.84%)