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hci.social
Languages English (en)
Users 2,670
Active users (last month) 512
Active users (last six months) 897
Characters per post (max) 500
Known instances 29,526
First sight May 6, 2022 UTC
Last successful check Dec 14, 2024 UTC
Noxious No
New No
Software Mastodon 4.3.1
Registrations Closed
Meta’s Threads moderation Unknown (this instance is not listed in the Anti-Meta Fedi Pact list), and its list of moderated instances is not accessible.
Most used hashtags (last week) Fensterfreitag, unknownholidays, thegameawards, windowfriday, polio, bayrou, followfriday, fridaythe13th
Short description
A social platform for Human-computer Interaction researchers and practitioners.
Hosted by Princeton HCI. Managed by a group of volunteers.
Long description
hci.social is a Mastodon instance for Human-computer Interaction researchers and practitioners. Hosted by Princeton HCI. Managed by a group of volunteers. Learn more in our Frequently Asked Questions page.

Our DMCA Registration Number is DMCA-1043496. DMCA Section 512 notices may be submitted using this form.
Instance rules
  1. Treat everyone with respect and consideration; under the umbrella of respect, we expect all participants to be mindful of their speech and behaviors.
  2. Communicate openly and thoughtfully with others and be considerate of the multitude of views and opinions that may be different than your own.
  3. Be respectful and mindful in your critique of ideas.
  4. Respect others’ identities in full, e.g., using their specified pronouns.
  5. Respect others' right to engage or disengage in conversation.
  6. Accept responsibility to take action, as bystanders and advocates, to call out and report misbehavior and to hold each other accountable to these rules.
  7. Do not engage in harassment in any form, including comments that target other participants based on characteristics such as gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, ability, status, physical appearance, body size, or religion.
  8. Do not engage in unwelcome personal attention, particularly when one individual has authority over the other.
  9. Do not engage in persistent, unwanted attempts to contact another group member, particularly when one individual has authority over the other.
  10. Do not deliberately intimidate, stalk, or threaten violence.
  11. Do not engage in sustained disruption of online discussions.
  12. Do not advocate for, or encourage, any of the sanctioned behavior described above.
  13. Do not use this server if you are younger than 18 years old.
  14. Do not post content unlawful in the United States or the State of New Jersey.
Moderated instances [?]
Not available
Instances certainly moderating this instance [?]
  1. mytter.jp: suspension
  2. polyglot.city: limitation
Date of creation May 2, 2022 UTC
Display name hci.social mods and admins
Bio
We're a collective of volunteer HCI researchers and practitioners. We work together to moderate and administrate the hci.social instance.

The list includes:
@andresmh
@annedrewhu
@axz
@barik
@clatulip
@jordant
@maxpascher
@nigini
@sarahgilbert
@YuhanLiu
Statistics
Last 12 weeks activity (totals: 7886 statuses, 3552 logins, 45 registrations)
S: 669
L: 291
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Last checks (green: OK; red: KO)
12/7/24, 4:17:33 AM UTC12/8/24, 3:29:01 AM UTC12/9/24, 2:46:32 AM UTC12/10/24, 3:19:44 AM UTC12/11/24, 4:07:25 AM UTC12/12/24, 3:53:54 AM UTC12/13/24, 2:43:30 AM UTC12/14/24, 2:18:23 AM UTC
Succesful checks: 839/842 (99.64%)