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Name Medievalist
Languages English (en)
Users 180
Active users (last month) 20
Active users (last six months) 35
Characters per post (max) 500
Known instances 28,050
First sight Before Oct 14, 2020 UTC [?]
Last successful check Jan 31, 2026 UTC
Noxious No
New No
Software Mastodon 4.5.5
Registrations Open (by admin approval)
E-mail nexus@panix.com
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Most used hashtags (last week) nature, Fensterfreitag, dog, TOTP, fursuit, mountains, WindowFriday, footpathfriday, rip
Short description
Medievalists and Medieval-adjacent. Sort-of.
Long description
This instance is a gathering place for medievalists, amateur and professional, including academics, re-enactors (including but not limited to the SCA), as well as for those who share any of a wide variety of interests which experience has shown us tend to overlap with the above, including, but not limited to, historical, mythological, fictional, poetical, gaming, and DIY realms. If you just want to hang out with interesting people, that's fine, too. Try the hashtags #introduction and #HelpDesk if you do join.
Code of Conduct
While not a legal document, what follows is a guideline to acceptable behaviour and content on this instance. This instance will not tolerate any of the following:
Advertising
Limited advertising is permissible, especially if it is at least vaguely on-topic.
Content Warnings
The following types of posts should be put behind a content warning.
Misc.
This instance is not an official channel or outlet for any particular organization or re-enactment group. That said, we have members who are active in the following:
If you are active in a group that is not listed here, contact the admins to have it added. Hopefully this list will make it easier for people who might be looking for us to find us ... The mascot image on this site is from and courtesy of the British Library. Additional 47680, 'Pseudo-Aristotle', f.10, Alexander sending the letter to Aristotle.
Code of Conduct
While not a legal document, what follows is a guideline to acceptable behaviour and content on this instance. This instance will not tolerate any of the following:
- Racism, or advocacy thereof
- Sexism, or advocacy thereof
- Discrimination on the basis of gender, sexual orientation or, well, anything really, or advocacy thereof
- Content illegal in Germany and/or France, including but not necessarily limited to Holocaust denial and Nazi symbolism
- Pornography
- Links to illegal content
Advertising
Limited advertising is permissible, especially if it is at least vaguely on-topic.
Content Warnings
The following types of posts should be put behind a content warning.
- Spoilers for tv, movies, books, or, well, you get the idea
- Anything NSFW
- Most potentially traumatising content - please be sensible
Misc.
This instance is not an official channel or outlet for any particular organization or re-enactment group. That said, we have members who are active in the following:
- Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA)
- Atlantia
- Drachenwald
- East Kingdom
- Middle Kingdom
If you are active in a group that is not listed here, contact the admins to have it added. Hopefully this list will make it easier for people who might be looking for us to find us ... The mascot image on this site is from and courtesy of the British Library. Additional 47680, 'Pseudo-Aristotle', f.10, Alexander sending the letter to Aristotle.
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Admin account AspiringLuddite@medievalist.masto.host
Date of creation Dec 19, 2018 UTC
Display name AspiringLuddite
Bio
Actor/writer/musician/UNIX guru/cook/medievalist and more.
Statistics
Last 12 weeks activity (totals: 960 statuses, 162 logins, 1 registrations)
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Last checks (green: OK; red: KO)
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Succesful checks: 1254/1254 (100%)