Hi Mastodon!

[magpieluvseeds@mastodon.social]

Updates: Thanks for so many great suggestions! Regional instances would be great, but I've yet to find any for #SouthernCalifornia / #LosAngeles. If you know any, please tell me!

#SoCal #LA

[gunchleoc@mastodon.scot]

@magpieluvseeds @gbargoud There's one in Monterey https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/fediverse-near-me_828094#7/36.553/-115.027

[gbargoud@masto.nyc]

@magpieluvseeds

I know that @ai6yr runs https://m.ai6yr.org/about which says in the about page:

> If you're in the Conejo Valley (and promise to abide by the rules), I'll approve you

But that's a bit more specific than Southern California and may not apply to you.

[magpieluvseeds@mastodon.social]

@gunchleoc @gbargoud This is a really cool tool! Thanks for sharing!

[elduvelle@neuromatch.social]

@magpieluvseeds you can check out https://fedi.garden/ to see a curated instance list (by @FediTips 🙏)

[afewbugs@social.coop]

@magpieluvseeds I'm on social.coop which has a focus on cooperative organising, has volunteer mods and admins and votes on decision making. It has a $12 monthly membership fee for server space and software costs

[magpieluvseeds@mastodon.social]

@elduvelle @FediTips Thanks for sharing this. I was on Fedi.garden this morning and have a few on my list from there

[magpieluvseeds@mastodon.social]

@afewbugs This looks very promising. I'm checking out the wiki now, and don't mind covering server costs :)

[afewbugs@social.coop]

@magpieluvseeds

[sibelius@mastodontech.de]

@magpieluvseeds let me know, if you have found, what you are looking for. I am also interested

[susankayequinn@wandering.shop]

@spiegelmama aw thanks 😍

@magpieluvseeds I'm on wandering.shop which is SFF writers (which I am, which includes writing solarpunk), so I'll admit I haven't paid much attention to different instances — I figure we're all connected (hopefully) and all have an interest in a better world.

I will say I've got some solarpunk communities outside of masto — I'm one of the mods on Solarpunk Future! discord and we run a solarpunk bookclub as well. You're welcome to join!

https://wandering.shop/@susankayequinn/115963529571299507

[mycrowgirl@flipping.rocks]

@magpieluvseeds Hi Maggie! Here at flipping.rocks we’re mostly folx who appreciate critters, especially bugs and frogs and reptiles, and… and I guess just nature in general! 😁 But we talk about all kinda of stuff.

The about page has all the details, but feel free to ask me any questions or reach out to our awesome admin, @a

We’re a pretty laid back group and since we’re on a Hometown fork of Mastodon, we get some cool features like “local only” posts and generous character limits. https://flipping.rocks/about#introduction

@stepheneb

[stepheneb@ruby.social]

@mycrowgirl

Ahh … flipping over rocks to look underneath — now I’ll remember what the name means.

@magpieluvseeds @a

[mycrowgirl@flipping.rocks]

@stepheneb (and gently putting it back down afterwards, so as not to smoosh.) 🖤 @magpieluvseeds

[greenwhale@dice.camp]

@magpieluvseeds Will not add to the many suggestions but will say this: good of you to think about the health of the fediverse. Kudos. 💚🐳