Toot Works is for folks who make things. It provides a collaborative opportunity to build lasting relationships within a supportive creator community.

Welcome to Toot Works!

Toot Works is an instance designed for creators who make things using bits, wires, or wood.

It offers an opportunity for makers to build lasting relationships within a supportive community that encourages one another. Our platform is a space where you can connect with like-minded individuals, share ideas, and work together to create something truly remarkable.

Toot Works is funded and administered by Joe Steinbring. He is open to one-time donations via Paypal or Venmo or monthly donations via Patreon, if you want to help out.

Server Statistics

• FediDB.org
• The-Federation.info
• Fediverse.Observer

Frequently asked questions

When was Toot Works created?

It was created in November 2022, during an early waves of the great migration from the bird site.

Does Toot Works commit to the Mastodon Server Covenent?

Yes.

Do you have a status page, for if the instance goes down?

Toot Works has an account at https://mas.to/@tootworks. If there is an extended outage, you can look there for details.

How is Toot Works hosted?

Toot Works is hosted on a French server at Mastohost. Mastohost offers fully managed Mastodon hosting.

I work for a police or military organization. Can I sign up for a Toot Works account?

Individuals who work for police or military organizations may sign up for an account but police or military organizations themselves may not. Individuals who work for police or military organizations also must not use their account in an official capacity. Violations of this rule may result in permenant suspension.

What custom emojis does Toot Works support?

You can see a full list of supported custom emoji at: https://emojos.in/toot.works. If you want to see an emoji added, please let us know.

How is content moderation handled on Toot Works?

Moderation of this server is based upon interpretation of content posted to Toot Works against our published rules. We do not have the capacity to investigate content outside of Toot Works. All content moderation requests are handled by Joe Steinbring.

Is ElasticSearch/Full-text search enabled on Toot Works?

No.

I have no idea what this Mastodon thing is. How do I use it?

I would recommend checking out the WSJ article How to use Mastodon, the social-media platform blocked by Elon Musk's Twitter or Jeff Jarvis' article On Joining Mastodon.

Who is John Mastodon?

John Mastodon was born in 1843 in what was then the Minnesota Territory. In 1862, he moved to Chicago and opened a small dry goods shop. In 1867, he invented an early prototype of the fediverse using nothing more than scraps of silk (left over from the manufacture of stockings), porcelain spindles, lengths of copper wire, and a toothpick. In 1869, John Mastodon sold his invention to ​​Alphons Krizek of Philadelphia who pivetted the product and only marketed the toothpick.

Is the above answer about John Mastodon true?

No.

What is the goal of Toot Works?

Toot Works is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone. We do not tolerate harassment of participants in any form. We intend to remain a small instance. Our administrator and financial patron stands by the goal of not allowing more than 100 active users on the service. Any more than that risks being both a financial and logistical problem. It also risks running contrary to Mastodon's goal of being a decentralized network.

How much does it cost to host Toot Works?

As of February 2023, we are paying $19/month for Mastohost's Star Plan and $30/year for the domain name. Our patron also contributes $2/mo towards the Mastodon development team.

I am a resident of the state of Louisiana. Can I use Toot Works?

As of January 2023, Louisiana residents are not allowed to use Toot Works due to Louisiana Act No. 440. The law says that porn sites will have to determine whether a viewer is 18 or over or be at risk of possible lawsuits by the state and that websites with content containing at least 33.3% pornographic material are porn sites. We don't have the resources to measure how much porn exists on the fediverse or manually verify the age of Toot Works users.

Has Toot Works ever been contacted by the FBI?

No.

Has Toot Works ever recieved a National Security Letter, FISA order, or any other classified request for user information?

No.

Those past two questions were weird. What is a Warrant Canary?

A warrant canary is a colloquial term for a regularly published statement that a service provider has not received legal process that it would be prohibited from saying it had received. Once a service provider does receive legal process, the speech prohibition goes into place, and the canary statement is removed.

1. Sexually explicit or violent media must be marked as sensitive when posting
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. Do not share intentionally false or misleading information
6. No content illegal in the USA
7. No police or military organization accounts
8. No Louisiana residents are allowed to create new accounts (due to Louisiana Act No. 440)

1. nothing.tacowolf.net: suspension