OK, so I have seen a few warnings now that my server might not be the best to be on, as the de facto standard that lots of folks flock to as ... :waves hands:
So --- where do I find the scuttlebutt (or, heaven forfend, ACTUAL DATA) about which servers have good moderation and good fediverse connectivity?
I'm happy to move. Once.
@jasonp AFAICS, the "fediverse connectivity" is the same on every instance (well, unless there unilateral blocking going on). If you depend on a large local or federated timeline on your instance (server), lookout for large(er) instances — but beware, depending on their funding and backing, they might run into similar issues as your current instance.
As for moderation, an instance in the EU should give you much free speech unless it's hate speech …
@wusel Hm, I'm not sure that's the case if what I am reading --- that my instance is being silenced or blocked by others in the federation --- is accurate.
I have no problem with that per se but as the fairly popular post I'm cribbing from here predicts, I thought I was doing pretty well in seeing a decent slice of what's on Mastodon as a whole. If that's not true, I'd like to find a decent vantage point from which to take a look and make a comparison.
@jasonp As for "seeing a decent slice of what's on Mastodon as a whole", your're mostly right. That's currently an issue where the idea – everyone is self-hosting – doesn't meet the technology – federaded timeline of one's server consist of stuff the user's subscribe to on other servers –; hopefully this will change over time ...
