1. nothing.tacowolf.net: suspension

Run by u/djundjila as a trial balloon to see whether adding a mastodon instance to the sub/barn/ranch scratches an itch.

Initially, this is open to active sub members of r/wetshaving.

1. This is a test server. I may change my mind about running it if it turns out to be a huge time sink or there are too many trolls.
2. No racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, or casteism
3. No incitement of violence or promotion of violent ideologies
4. No harassment, dogpiling or doxxing of other users
5. No content illegal in Germany (where this instance is located)
6. Do not share intentionally false or misleading information
7. Add descriptions for the visually impaired when posting image content.

1. nothing.tacowolf.net: suspension

The home of FreeSewing on the fediverse. Open to the wider FreeSewing community.

FreeSewing is an open source library for parametric design, with a specific focus on sewing patterns. It is maintained by Joost De Cock (that's me, FreeSewing's benevolent dictator) with contributions from various people, and financially supported by the FreeSewing patrons.

Community Standards

When you engage with the FreeSewing community, please remember the following simple rules:

Be nice

We will not accept comments that are either offensive in themselves or clearly offensive to others.

Please avoid obscenities and other insulting language, and show respect for fellow users, public figures and the fundamental principles we hopefully all share.

Without wanting to be exhaustive, that means no racism, xenophobia, calls to violence, discrimination based on religion, ethnic origin, gender, age, body shape, language, ….

Don’t spam

You are free to use freesewing.social for your personal account on the fediverse and talk about things that are not related to FreeSewing. However, we would appreciate it if you refrain from posting advertisements or spam.

(I appreciate that this is open to interpretation, so as a guiding principle steer clear of anything that reeks of an effort at bulk monetization)

Don’t get us in trouble

Content that is defamatory, unlawful, or puts us in legal jeopardy is also against the rules.

Moderation

This Mastodon instance is managed by joost, and a small number of trusted friends help with moderation. This is the moderation team and we will enforce the rules as outlined in our code of conduct.

We rely on the community to report content or behaviour that goes against our values.

Thanks in advance for helping us make this a place where everyone can feel welcome.

1. Be nice
2. Don't spam
3. Don't get us in trouble
4. See: https://freesewing.org/docs/about/community-standards

1. This server is subject to the Newsmast Foundation Community Guidelines

This server hopes to build a respectful community, with a diverse group of people: inclusive of the LGBTQIA+ community; and standing up for POC, trans, and other marginalized communities.

About the Name

CONNECTOPUS /kuh-nektəpʊs/

When we (Octo and John V) had the idea for Connectopus, the friendly octopus connecting you with your community, back in 2016, the landscape seemed prime for a new social platform. We followed many creatives, performers, photographers, and others who had posts constantly reported while hateful and anti-science stuff was left up. After much thinking and when development stalled the idea was scrapped. Now seeing the need for more support to the distributed platforms, the time seemed right to bring the domain back as a Mastodon server and turn development efforts towards contributing to the open source ActivityPub based ecosystem. Like a friendly octopoda, riding on the back of a proboscidean, here's our server!

Moderation Team

Fearless leader: @Octo (she/her)
Tech nerd: @johnvenr (he/him)

You should follow @technuition (not a personal account - used for administrative purposes) to see real-time posts for information regarding the server. Also keep an eye out for announcements that appear at the top of your “Home” timeline under the little trumpet icon.

About the Server and Funding

Thanks to Octo, the hosting this server runs on is administered and funded by Technuition, a woman owned small business providing IT, technology, and software development services.

If you are able, head to https://supporters.connectop.us/ to pledge your financial support to keeping the server running - sadly hosting and storage cost money and we don't have unlimited financial resources.

Trustees

Special thanks to our “Trustee” level Patreon supporters: @CAman

About the Server

This Mastodon Server welcomes members of the LGBTQIA+ community and allies. Hate speech and bullying won’t be tolerated. Just because you're behind a computer screen doesn’t mean that you don’t need to respect other people.

We intend for this server and its moderation to run smoothly. We may or may not notify you when a report you've made has led to a punitive action. Not all punitive actions will be visible to users. First time offenders may have their offensive content removed, but repeat offenders may experience harsher measures up to and including the removal of access to this server.

This group will not tolerate racism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, Nazis, or hate speech which will be determined at the sole discretion of the moderators. All defamatory, abusive, bigoted, threatening, offensive, or illegal material (particularly things illegal in the US as that is where our server is hosted) is strictly prohibited. If you feel that you are experiencing bullying or harassment of any kind please report it to the moderators - report the post or email the administrator account.

We want our community to be able to discuss topics that may be of interest to others but triggering to some. Consent is important in all matters. Some may choose not to see your material so please label things accordingly. If you feel the topic you want to discuss may harm someone who comes across it, please mark it with a content warning (CW). The “CW” button or shield bubble icon with the “!” inside of it. This feature will hide an image that has sensitive content behind a warning banner that can be clicked on to access the material. Sensitive and triggering content may include but not limited to the following: NSFW (we will get into more detail about this later), images with direct eye contact, abuse, wars, graphic images, and mental or physical disorders. Be respectful that everyone has their own experiences and may be triggered by something that you are not triggered by so ensure that you have the proper labels on material. The bottom line is if someone in good faith asks you to CW your post, then kindly use the three dots and select "Delete and re-draft" but this time post with the proper CW.

Since this server is hosted in the US and as a result of (misogynistic) social expectations here, let’s be safe and put all toplessness regardless of gender presentation behind a CW. Any erotic content must also include a CW. If you’re looking to trade your favorite explicit adult content, this is not the place for that. There are other venues for that type of posting.

Further, NSFW is content that you wouldn’t want your job manager to see or things you wouldn’t be caught sending to a minor. Minors may be able to see publicly posted non-CW content, so be mindful that your public posts might make their way in front of younger eyes. Please clearly mark explicit content with a CW.

Be respectful of others. We want this to be a welcoming place for people to share and discuss topics that mean something to them. Please try to discuss in good faith. Bad faith arguments are never beneficial. Any conduct intended to stalk or harass other users or moderators will not be tolerated. If one user has asked for another user to stop certain actions this can be considered harassment and will be addressed accordingly.

Posting or sharing someone's personal information, private data or demographic information without their permission is strictly prohibited.

Some of us make a living by advertising our products and services; however, we’d like to avoid having the server devolve into a stream of advertisements or requests for money. We also understand that sometimes people need help and mutual aid requests are going to be necessary. If you are unsure if your post is going against this rule, please reach out to the administrator.

If you wonder why we mention actual Nazis this gives a pretty good idea: https://www.upworthy.com/bartender-explains-why-he-swiftly-kicks-nazis-out-of-his-punk-bar-even-if-theyre-not-bothering-anyone

tldr; Karl Popper in 1945:"Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them." Bartender at punk bar: "you have to ignore their (the Nazis) reasonable arguments because their end goal is to be terrible, awful people."

Summary of the Rules

1. This group will not tolerate racism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, Nazis, or hate speech which will be determined at the sole discretion of the moderators.
2. If you are experiencing hate speech or harassment, please report it to the moderators.
3. Consent matters. Use content warnings (CW) often and always where required (see details above)
4. NSFW content is allowed behind CW banners
5. Be respectful of others
6. No harassment or stalking
7. No posting or sharing another user's personal information
8. No excessive posting of advertisements or requesting for cash (see details above)

Note on Privacy

Posts made public are replicated on servers across the fediverse. Your content may spread further than you expect.

"Direct messages" (which are @ only posts) are not end-to-end encrypted and sit on servers of the users mentioned unencrypted. If you need secure truly private conversations we suggest you DM a means to communicate using a more secure channel outside of the fediverse.

This is the breakdown of known stored information and who can see it:

• username
  
  
  • used to identify you here on the server and with @connectop.us identifies you in the fediverse
  • the public, moderators, and technical admins
  
  
• email address
  
  
  • used to send you notifications, restore access to your account, identify you for login
  • moderators and technical admins
  
  
• ip address (public facing ip only)
  
  
  • used by the server to prevent flooding attacks, may appear in mastodon logs for up to 2 days, may appear in web server logs for 7 or more days depending on the amount of server traffic
  • accessible to the moderators (for up to 2 days) and technical admins
  
  
• date/time joined
  
  
  • used to show on your profile
  • the public, moderators, and technical admins
  
  
• date/time of last activity
  
  
  • used for maintaining sessions, used for server statistics
  • moderators and technical admins
  
  
• interface language
  
  
  • used for server statistics
  • moderators and technical admins
  
  
• password
  
  
  • used to log you into the system, stored hashed in the mastodon database
  • the hash could be accessed by admins but there is no reason they would do so
  
  
• 2FA status
  
  
  • used to log you into the system, status (enabled/disabled) for user administration
  • moderators and technical admins
  
  
• number of posts
  
  
  • used for system statistics, used for system administration, shown on profile
  • the public, moderators and technical admins
  
  
• size in bytes of media attachements
  
  
  • used for system statistics, used for system administration
  • moderators and technical admins
  
  
• number of followers
  
  
  • used for system statistics, used for system administration, shown on profile
  • the public, moderators, and technical admins
  
  
• number of users following you
  
  
  • shown on profile
  • the public, moderators, and technical admins
  
  
• number of times you made a post or a user moderation reports
  
  
  • used for system statistics, used for system administration
  • moderators and technical admins
  
  
• number of times other users reported you or your posts for moderation
  
  
  • used for system statistics, used for system administration
  • moderators and technical admins
  
  
• profile text and links
  
  
  • used to show on your profile
  • the public, moderators, and technical admins
  
  
• usernames of followers
  
  
  • used to show on your profile, can be hidden in user settings
  • the public (if shown) and technical admins
  
  
• usernames of users you follow
  
  
  • used to show on your profile, can be hidden in user settings
  • the public (if shown) and technical admins
  
  
• public posts
  
  
  • used to show on your profile
  • the public, moderators, and technical admins
  
  
• unlisted posts
  
  
  • used to show on your profile but excluded from explore/discovery
  • the public, moderators, and technical admins
  
  
• followers only posts
  
  
  • used to show to your followers, stored in this server and the servers of your followers
  • your followers, moderators (local and on remote servers), and technical admins(local and remote)
  
  
• mentioned users only posts
  
  
  • used to show to the users mentioned, stored in this server and the servers of the users mentioned
  • the users mentioned, moderators (local and on remote servers), and technical admins(local and remote)
  
  

1. This group will not tolerate racism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, Nazis, or hate speech which will be determined at the sole discretion of the moderators
2. If you are experiencing hate speech or harassment, please report it to the moderators
3. Consent matters - use content warnings (CW) often and always where required (see details in the about)
4. NSFW content is allowed behind CW banners
5. Be respectful of others
6. No harassment or stalking
7. No posting or sharing another user's personal information
8. No excessive posting of advertisements or requesting for cash (see details in the about)

Metalhead.club is a Mastodon instance hosted in Germany and powered by 100% green energy.

What is metalhead.club?

Metalhead.club is a microblogging platform - A place where you can exchange short posts with like-minded people about metal and rock or other topics that attract your interest.

metalhead.club is unlike any other social media platform. We're especially proud of the following features:

• We do not serve ads from ad networks
• We do not collect or sell your data (tracking information)
• Our servers and infrastructure are mainly powered by green energy! - see note [1]
• We're funded by voluntary donations of our members
• There are many features for ignoring content that you don't like
• metalhead.club is connected to the decentralized "Fediverse" platform
• We have a chronological timeline. There are no fancy algorithms which manipulate you to spend more time on the site than you intend to.

On metalhead.club we are mainly connected by our taste in music - but of course you can also discuss other topics ;-)

Curious? Just try it out and register an account for free!

By the way: If you consider yourself more a Punk than Metalhead, try the "Punkstodon.de" Mastodon instance!

Funding / Donations

This instance is run by Leister IT and 100 % funded by its users. It could not exist without financial contributions by the members. If you like this place, consider participating in the funding of this server. More information about donations: https://donate.650thz.de

More useful resources

You might also like the following resources:

• Watch metalhead.club federate with other Fediverse instances: watch.metalhead.club
• nowplaying.metalhead.club by @aymm@metalhead.club
• 650thz.de Blog for updates on metalhead.club service and merch
• 650thz.de fediverse profile
• Find Bands and artists on metalhead.club and on the Fediverse

Merch and side projects

metalhead.club offers / has offered these side projects and products:

• metalhead.club Anthem (Song made by members)
• metalhead.club T-Shirts
• metalhead.club Patches
• metalhead.club Beer
• metalhead.club Flyers
• metalhead.club Posters
• metalhead.club Advertisement in Wacken

Notes

[1]: "Mainly powered" means: While we use 100 % true, green energy for the main services in Europe, we cannot guarantee the use of green energy in other locations in the world. If you're accessing metalhead.club from locations other than Europe and the USA, chances are that media files will be loaded from one of our international CDN server in Australia. Due to a lack of public interest, green energy data centers are rarely available in this region. Therefore, we were not able to find a suitable contractor who promises "100 % true green energy" and fits our technical requirements at the same time.

Imprint

Responsible for this instance:

Thomas Leister\ An der Hofmark 35\ 85570 Ottenhofen, Germany\ E-Mail: mastoadmin@metalhead.club\ Phone: +49 157 73804402 - NO SUPPORT! Only for judicial purpose!

metalhead.club logo designed by @calyxWorks

Our "backup admin" is milan@social.tchncs.de

1. No pornography
2. No hate speech
3. No racism
4. No extremist political content
5. Humans only
6. Obey the copyright
7. No ads
8. Misusing unrelated hashtags on posts is prohibited
9. No upload of AI generated art

1. mytter.jp: suspension
2. supebase.com: suspension

Thicc.Horse is an adult community that empowers users to explore, share, and celebrate who they are and what they love!

THICC.HORSE

Thicc.Horse is an adult community that empowers users to explore, share, and celebrate who they are and what they love.

We believe that the web needs spaces that:

• Are body & sex positive
• Are accepting of all identities and sexualities
• Are open to furries, ferals, therians, and monsters
• Allows adult content, including kink and uncommon attractions
• Bans accounts that mass post stolen content
• Promote being respectful & friendly
• Are free from monetization

Expectations

• Act in good faith.
• Treat others as they would like to be treated.
• Listen if Thicc.Horse staff issues a warning.

Moderation Team

Questions or concerns? Feel free to reach out to our moderation team:

• @iama

Contributions

Special thanks to @Snootly@tiggi.es for the custom horse used in the advanced interface <3

Licenses and Attributions

Mutant Standard Emoji

This instance uses Mutant Standard emoji which are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

1. Act in good faith.
2. Treat others as they would like to be treated.
3. Sexual, adult, and graphic content must be CW'ed. No posting art or sexual content without credit. No AI generated art allowed.
4. No Minors. No accounts impersonating minors. No sexualized content of minors.
5. No cops, law enforcement, or ICE on Thicc.Horse
6. No Racism, Bigotry, transphobia, body shaming, kink shaming. This includes "chasers" and other forms of unwanted fetishization.
7. No explicit profile photos or profile backgrounds.
8. No accounts created directly to impersonate real people.
9. No distribution/posting illegal content that breaks US Law. This includes but is not limited to revenge porn, stolen content, CSAM, or any content that depicts real non-consensual sex.
10. No timeline flooding. This includes but is not limited to: Bulk advertisement, automated posting, any intentional method to make the timeline unreadable to others.
11. No intentional actions to gain unauthorized access or harm Thicc.Horse. Inappropriately Accessing, Destroying, Copying, or Damaging resources.
12. Any hypothetical posting about death, physically maiming, or harming others should be CW'ed.
13. No Doxxing, for legal and safety reasons. Even publicly available information can count if it targets an individual and/or is potentially threatening.

1. bookface.social: suspension
2. climatejustice.rocks: suspension
3. nothing.tacowolf.net: suspension
4. soziale.cloud: limitation