Events in Switzerland

2023-12-19T15:51:37Z

85.195.235.77: Bärenhöhle new website URL, event is no longer paused due to covid, event happens once a month

A list of events in Switzerland.

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! Event Name !! Event Type !! Location !! Organizer(s) !! Status !! When/Regularity
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| [[Berner Stammtisch]] || Roundtable || Seftigen (BE) || [https://baerenhoehle.co Bärenhöhle Events] || current || once a month
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| [[Golden Leaves Con|Golden Leaves Con (GLC)]] || Convention || Hasliberg (BE) || [[Swissfurs]] Association || 2010-current || yearly in November
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| [[Snowtails]] || Convention || Flims (GR) || [[Tomkitty]] || 2019-current || yearly in January
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| [[Solothurner Stammtisch]] || Roundtable || Solothurn (SO) || || current (paused due covid) || monthly
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| [[Suitwalk Luzern]] || Suitwalk || Lucerne (LU) || || current (paused due covid) ||
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| [[Suitwalk Rheinfelden]] || Suitwalk || Rheinfelden (AG) || [http://hackerdragon.ch/suitwalk_rheinfelden Hackerdragon] || current (paused due covid) ||
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| [[Zürcher Stammtisch]] || Roundtable || Zurich Oerlikon (ZH) || [[Swissfurs]] Association || 2006-current (now online-roundtable due covid) || monthly
|}

Mastodon

2023-07-20T17:09:22Z

85.195.235.77: Update derg.social numbers / reg type

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[[File:MastodonLogo.png|thumb|right|Mastodon logo]]

'''Mastodon''' is a social networking and microblogging service. While similar to [[Twitter]], it has many different aspects and features, many of which make it attractive to the [[furry]] community.

== History ==

Mastodon and its flagship '''instance''', [http://mastodon.social mastodon.social], were first released on October 5, 2016, with a goal to create and foster an ad-free, community-maintained social media platform.<ref>''[https://joinmastodon.org Join Mastodon]'' Retrieved December 14, 2017.</ref>

The key functional difference between Mastodon and Twitter is that Mastodon is a decentralized network of independently-maintained servers (called "'''Instances'''"), whereas Twitter's servers are all owned and operated by Twitter itself. Mastodon uses an [[W:open-source|open-source]] server platform which allows virtually anyone with sufficient server space and connectivity to join its network. This allows for servers to have domain names that attract various communities, including furry communities.

On December 1, 2017, the total number of user accounts across all instances reached one million.<ref>''[https://lou.lt/@mastodonusercount/99099871022836220 @mastodonusercount@mastodon.social]'' Mastodon User Count account on mastodon.social. Tooted December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.</ref> As of December 13, 2017, there were 1234 active instances, averaging 826 users per instance.<ref>''[https://dashboards.mnm.social/dashboard/db/network-drilldown?orgId=1&from=1513103903795&to=1513190303796] Network drilldown for December 13, 2017.</ref>, and according to a blog post by co-creator Eugen Rochko, these have risen to 1,627,557 users on 3,460 instances by its second anniversary.<ref>''[https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2018/10/mastodons-2-year-anniversary/] Mastodon's 2 Year Anniversary!''</ref>

Following the purchase and immediate decline of Twitter in October 2022, interest in Mastodon grew significantly.<ref>''[https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/08/mastodon-what-is-it-how-do-i-join-use-find-best-server-list-change-elon-musk-twitter-leaving-social-network-alternative]The Guardian: What is Mastodon? Accessed 14 Nov 2022.</ref> Nearly 500,000 accounts and over 1100 instances were created among the various federated instances on Mastodon between October 27 and November 7, 2022.<ref>''[https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/07/boosted-by-twitter-drama-mastodon-reaches-1-million-active-monthly-users/] Techcrunch article. Accessed 14 Nov 2022.</ref> <ref>''[https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/109300967725833789]Post by Eugen Rochko. Accessed 14 Nov 2022.</ref>

== Usage ==
=== How Instances work ===

Mastodon instances talk to and verify each other through a process called '''federation'''.<ref>''[https://github.com/tootsuite/documentation/blob/master/Using-Mastodon/FAQ.md#how-exactly-is-it-decentralized "How exactly is it decentralized?"]'' Mastodon FAQ on GitHub. Retrieved December 13, 2017.</ref> This allows for users of different instances to view, follow, and communicate with each other, similar to e-mail. The overall network of federated instances, as well as instances of similar federated platforms using the same protocol, is colloquially called '''The [[W:Fediverse|Fediverse]]'''. The original protocol used to communicate across The Fediverse, [[W:OStatus|OStatus]], is also an open standard; however, Mastodon moved to [[W:ActivityPub|ActivityPub]] in 2017, and removed support for OStatus in October 2019. <ref>''[https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/11205 "Remove Salmon and PubSubHubbub #11205
"]'' Remove Salmon and PubSubHubbub #11205. Retrieved November 25, 2022.</ref>

Each Mastodon instance has an administrator (or multiple administrators), who installs and maintains the Mastodon software suite, determines the name of their instance, and set other individual rules and server parameters for their instance. They may also create a distinct theme for their instance, including color schemes, graphics, language settings, and custom [[W:emoji|emoji]]. For privacy and safety concerns, administrators (as well as site moderators) have the right (and, as part of The Fediverse, often an obligation) to suspend or ban users on their instances who are violating the rules of the instance, The Fediverse, or the laws of their locality. Administrators also have the ability to blacklist other instances as a whole that are either out-of-date, poorly administered, have settings undesirable to their users, allow unhidden [[NSFW]] or offensive content, or harbor malicious users or spammers.

=== Users' account perspective ===

A prospective user can create a Mastodon account on almost any instance in the Fediverse; however, some instances are open for immediate use after creating an account, while others require that instance administrator's approval before their account is created. Once created, a user will log into their instance's account to post content using their federated username of '''@username@instance.name'''. Users can view and post content either from their instance's website or via one of several community-supported mobile apps.<ref>''[https://github.com/tootsuite/documentation/blob/master/Using-Mastodon/Apps.md Mastodon App List]'' Mastodon client app list. Retrieved December 13, 2017.</ref>

A post to Mastodon is usually called a '''toot'''. Like Twitter, Mastodon allows users to toot text, image, audio, and video content, as well as use [[W:hashtag|hashtags]] to allow for tagging of content for easier searching. Mastodon has a limit of 500 characters per toot, as opposed to 280 characters per tweet. Instance admins can choose to increase the character limit.<ref>[https://draklyckan.se/2021/11/how-to-increase-the-character-limit-for-toots-in-mastodon/ How to increase the character limit for toots in Mastodon], posted November 8, 2021.</ref> Users can, by default, toot up to 8 megabytes of content per toot, but this is adjustable by an instance administrator. Furthermore, each individual toot can have separate privacy settings of public, unlisted (public but not listed on federated timelines), private (followers-only), and direct.

A major feature of Mastodon is that toots can also have hidden content. A built-in [[content warning]] mechanism is available on each toot, where the majority of a toot's content can be hidden behind warning text and a button that requires a viewer to click to read the rest. This is especially useful (and often encouraged) when a user toots content that is sensitive, lengthy, [[spoiler]]-ish, or [[NSFW]]. Pictures and video in a toot can also be marked as sensitive, regardless of whether they are behind a content warning, requiring the viewer to click on that media to view it.

Users can also "favorite" and "boost" toots, which are analogous to "like" and "retweet" on Twitter.

A user's profile has an avatar, header, small biographical field, and four free-form entries called "metadata". The latter are useful for stating one's pronouns, species, location, and other small information.

=== User interface ===

The website view of a Mastodon instance has a similar look and feel to Twitter's Tweetdeck product, where various pieces of content are viewed in columns, such as:

* "Home", a feed of toots of all followed users
* "Notifications", a feed of toots in which the user is mentioned or replied to
* "Local Timeline", a feed of all public toots on the user's instance
* "Federated Timeline", a feed of all public toots across all instances
* "Bookmarks", a feed of saved posts
* "Lists", a feed of certain public toots filtered by the user's criteria

This view changes to a single column and a series of buttons to select columns when viewed on a mobile platform (or if a web browser's width is reduced to a certain amount).

In addition to the website view, several apps for both mobile and desktop have been developed. As of November 2022, 22 apps are listed at [https://joinmastodon.org/apps Join Mastodon]. <ref>''[https://joinmastodon.org/apps]'' Join Mastodon apps. Retrieved November 25, 2022.</ref>

== Mascot ==

As a whole, the [[mascot]] of Mastodon is the mastodon itself, a non-[[anthropomorphic]] predecessor of the [[mammoth]] and the [[elephant]]<ref>''[https://github.com/tootsuite/documentation/blob/master/Using-Mastodon/FAQ.md#what-is-a-mastodon "What is a Mastodon?"]''. Mastodon FAQ on GitHub. Retrieved December 13, 2017.</ref>. However, administrators may introduce their own mascots, both anthropomorphic and not, as well as part of their instance's theme.

== Mastodon and furry ==

Because of the level of customization and self-identification of Mastodon instances, as well as the ability to set privacy and visibility per toot, furry groups were among the first to create and populate instances.

Current furry-related instances include:

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! Website !! data-sort-type="number" | Users !! Focus !! Registration
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| [https://animal.business animal.business] || 43 || ||
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| [https://awoo.chat awoo.chat] || 12 || || New users require approval.
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| [https://awoo.fyi awoo.fyi] || 79 || || Open registration.
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| [https://awoo.space awoo.space] || 1,732 || ||
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| [https://awtter.me awtter.me] || 13 || [[Otter]]s || New users require approval.
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| [https://babyfurs.social babyfurs.social] || 113 || [[Babyfur]]s || New users require approval.
|-
| [https://bark.lgbt bark.lgbt] || 4,016 || || Open registration.
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| [https://batchats.net batchats.net] || 12 || [[Bat]]s || Open registration.
|-
| [https://bears.town bears.town] || 52 || [[Bear]]s || New users require approval.
|-
| [https://blimps.xyz blimps.xyz] || 451 || [[Inflation]] || New users by invite only.
|-
| [https://cackl.io cackl.io] || 29 || [[Hyena]]s || Open registration.
|-
| [https://chillpeep.zone chillpeep.zone] || 27 || || Open registration.
|-
| [https://chitter.xyz chitter.xyz] || 1,062 || || New users require approval.
|-
| [https://claws.blue claws.blue] || 23 || ||
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| [https://clockwork.monster clockwork.monster] || 17 || [[Monster]]s || Open registration.
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| [https://cloudycrux.es cloudycrux.es] || 7 || [[Crux (species)|Cruxes]] || Open registration.
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| [https://cubhub.social cubhub.social] || 528 || [[Babyfur]]s || Open registration.
|-
| [https://cyberfurz.social cyberfurz.social] || 227 || Technology, [[VRChat]] || New users require approval.
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| [https://dariox.club dariox.club] || 115 || Technology || New users require approval.
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| [https://derg.social derg.social] || 12 || || Open registration.
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| [https://dogbox.social dogbox.social] || 15 || [[Fursuit]]ing || New users require approval.
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| [https://dook.business dook.business] || 23 || [[Mustelid]]s ||
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| [https://dragonchat.org dragonchat.org] || 147 || [[Dragon]]s || Open registration.
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| [https://equestria.social equestria.social] || 2,680 || ''[[My Little Pony]]'' || New users require approval.
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| [https://fellies.social fellies.social] || 12 || || New users by invite only.
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| [https://floofy.tech floofy.tech] || 124 || Technology || Open registration.
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| [https://fluffs.au fluffs.au] || 105 || [[:Category:Oceania|Oceanian]] furries || Open registration.
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| [https://fur.city fur.city] || 9 || || New users by invite only.
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| [https://furality.social furality.social] || 13 || [[Furality Online Xperience]] convention || New users require approval.
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| [https://furred.social furred.social] || 7 || || Open registration.
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| [https://furries.club furries.club] || 571 || || New users require approval.
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| [https://furry.energy furry.energy] || 140 || || Open registration.
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| [https://furry.engineer furry.engineer] || 945 || Technology || New users require approval.
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| [https://furryfandom.me furryfandom.me] || 6 || ||
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| [https://furs.social furs.social] || 40 || || Open registration.
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| [https://fursuits.online fursuits.online] || 144 || [[Fursuit]]ing || New users require approval.
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| [https://gulp.cafe gulp.cafe] || 627 || [[Vore]] || New users require approval.
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| [https://hyper.equipment hyper.equipment] || 60 || [[Hypertrophilia]] || Open registration.
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| [https://hyss.us hyss.us] || 11 || [[Reptile]]s, [[kobold]]s || New users require approval.
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| [https://ibite.lol ibite.lol] || 103 || Furry [[pornography]] || Open registration.
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| [https://instafops.net instafops.net] || 26 || Photography || Open registration.
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| [https://kangaroo.to kangaroo.to] || 60 || [[Kangaroo]]s || New users require approval.
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| [https://kitsunes.club kitsunes.club] || 122 || || Open registration.
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| [https://kitsunet.net kitsunet.net] || 73 || [[Otherkin]], [[therian]]s || New users require approval.
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| [https://macrofurs.social macrofurs.social] || 444 || [[Macro]], [[micro]] || Open registration.
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| [https://mastodon.furrybrigade.net mastodon.furrybrigade.net] || 7 || [[PhiliFur]] convention || New users require approval.
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| [https://mastodon.furrycon.social mastodon.furrycon.social] || 36 || Furry [[:Category:Conventions|conventions]] ||
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| [https://mastodon.furrypaws.cc mastodon.furrypaws.cc] || 47 || || Open registration.
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| [https://mastodon.genderversefurries.com mastodon.genderversefurries.com] || 10 || [[Transgender]] furries || New users require approval.
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| [https://mastodon.sergal.org mastodon.sergal.org] || 258 || [[Sergal]]s || New users by invite only.
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| [https://meemu.org meemu.org] || 394 || || New users by invite only.
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| [https://meow.social meow.social] || 11,787 || || New users by invite only.
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| [https://moth.zone moth.zone] || 53 || ||
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| [https://owo.town owo.town] || 29 || || Open registration.
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| [https://packmates.org packmates.org] || 29 || [[Therian]]s || New users require approval.
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| [https://pawb.fun pawb.fun] || 888 || || New users require approval.
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| [https://paws.town paws.town] || 2 || [[Paw]]s ||
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| [https://pettingzoo.co pettingzoo.co] || 3,539 || ||
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| [https://pixelfed.furryfandom.me pixelfed.furryfandom.me] || 60 || [[Furry art]], photography || Open registration.
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| [https://pixelfur.maw.best pixelfur.maw.best] || 126 || [[Furry art]] || Open registration.
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| [https://plush.city plush.city] || 485 || [[Plush toy]]s || New users require approval.
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| [https://pony.social pony.social] || 357 || ''[[My Little Pony]]'' || New users require approval.
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| [https://pounced-on.me pounced-on.me] || 241 || || New users require approval.
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| [https://puppo.space puppo.space] || 8 || || Open registration.
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| [https://rawr.space rawr.space] || 11 || [[Dragon]]s, [[scalie]]s || Open registration.
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| [https://red.fox.yt red.fox.yt] || 91 || [[Fox]]es || Open registration.
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| [https://redwombat.social redwombat.social] || 27 || ||
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| [https://shark.community shark.community] || 32 || [[Shark]]s || New users require approval.
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| [https://snaggletooth.life snaggletooth.life] || 148 || || New users require approval.
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| [https://social.blimped.net social.blimped.net] || 6 || [[Inflation]] || New users require approval.
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| [https://social.furry.nz social.furry.nz] || 71 || [[:Category:New Zealand|New Zealand]] furries || New users require approval.
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| [https://social.furry.scot social.furry.scot] || 13 || [[:Category:Scotland|Scottish]] furries ||
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| [https://social.furryrefuge.com social.furryrefuge.com] || 264 || || Open registration.
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| [https://social.khajiit.de social.khajiit.de] || 4 || [[:Category:Germany|German]] furries || New users require approval.
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| [https://social.pawsitiv.space social.pawsitiv.space] || 44 || || Open registration.
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| [https://socialpa.ws socialpa.ws] || 15 || || New users require approval.
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| [https://squawk.social squawk.social] || 55 || [[Avian]]s || Open registration.
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| [https://squeak.social squeak.social] || 62 || [[Inflatables]], [[balloonie]]s || Open registration.
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| [https://squeaky.social squeaky.social] || 10 || [[Inflatables]], [[balloonie]]s || New users require approval.
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| [https://stop.voring.me stop.voring.me] || 1,117 || || Open registration.
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| [https://supertails.social supertails.social] || 7 || ||
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| [https://tailswish.industries tailswish.industries] || 22 || [[Otherkin]], [[therian]]s || New users require approval.
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| [https://thicc.horse thicc.horse] || 500 || Body positivity, kink || New users require approval.
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| [https://this.mouse.rocks this.mouse.rocks] || 47 || || New users require approval.
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| [https://tiggi.es tiggi.es] || 100 || Body positivity, gaming, technology ||
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| [https://toot.finfur.net toot.finfur.net] || 20 || [[:Category:Finland|Finnish]] furries || New users require approval.
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| [https://transfur.social transfur.social] || 182 || [[Transformation]] || Open registration.
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| [https://waff.club waff.club] || 5 || || Open registration.
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| [https://were.party were.party] || 26 || [[Transformation]] || Open registration.
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| [https://wobbl.xyz wobbl.xyz] || 232 || [[Fatfur]]s || New users require approval.
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| [https://woof.tech woof.tech] || 130 || || Open registration.
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| [https://wuff.space wuff.space] || 22 || || New users require approval.
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| [https://yiff.life yiff.life] || 3,499 || || New users by invite only.
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== See also ==

* [[W:Mastodon_(software)|Mastodon]] on [[Wikipedia]]

== References ==
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== External links ==

* [https://mastodon.org/ Mastodon.org] - Mastodon's official website
* [https://furryfediverse.org/ Furry Fediverse], a listing of furry themed instances
* [https://instances.social/ instances.social], a tool to help decide which instance to join
* [https://github.com/tootsuite/documentation/blob/master/Using-Mastodon/FAQ.md Mastodon FAQ on GitHub]
* [http://mastodon.social mastodon.social], the original Mastodon instance
* [http://ruthtillman.com/mastodon-overview/ Overview of Mastodon & Why I Like It] by Ruth Tillman

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