Ulrike Hahn@UlrikeHahn@fediscience.org
@thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange @laurenshof@indieweb.social @julian@fietkau.social @FediTips@social.growyourown.services the fact that there are no new largish instances makes it seem like an opportunity to create a “starter instance” that could combine tight moderation with friendly people willing to help newcomers around…
Fedi.Tips@FediTips@social.growyourown.services
@UlrikeHahn@fediscience.org @thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange @laurenshof@indieweb.social @julian@fietkau.social
The best instances for new people are smaller instances. They have admins that are easy to get hold of, friendly, and tend to be very tightly moderated because they have a much higher moderator to user ratio.
You don't need a starter instance, you just need to be sending people to well-run instances that have been operating with a good track record for years (which you can find at https://fedi.garden/servers-sorted-by-founding-year/ for example).