Mastodon | social.targaryen.house | About text
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Title
Mastodon | social.targaryen.house | About text
Subject
Social media; Free computer software
Description
This is a text version of the Mastodon instance social.targaryen.house's rules.
Creator
Wonderfall
Source
https://social.targaryen.house/about/more
Date
2017-05-08
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Type
Text;PDF
Identifier
364.20170510
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Text
social.targaryen.house
social.targaryen.house is one of several mastodon instances in the fediverse. It aims to be an
alternative choice, and it will federate with other instances. Fire and Blood!
targaryen house
Home to
3,709
users
Who authored
40,370
statuses
Connected to
1,235
other instances
Goal of this instance
This is a generalist instance. Either you like Game of Thrones or not, either you support the
house Targaryen or not, you will always be welcome. This instance was made because the guy
behind believes we can make the Internet better by decentralising. I use a strong TLS
configuration and all best practices that I'm aware of to make this instance secure.
I want this instance to be welcoming, and to provide a friendly experience. That's why I will
close registrations once we have reached a reasonable amount of users. This instance is up and
running since the 1st April 2017.
Update policy
For your information, this instance is using its own fork of Mastodon available on Github :
Wonderfall/mastodon-targaryen. Don't panic, it's still Mastodon, but as you can see it's...
tweaked, so the look can be a real immersion into the Targaryen house. There are other
tweaks, like the responsive columns (at the moment, it's not in Mastodon). I'm also fetching the
master branch from the official Mastodon repository. It means we benefit from the latest
features, but at the risk of rollbacks (hence a little downtime, though I do my best if something
goes wrong). Don't say I didn't warn you.
What rules?
First, keep in mind the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789). Since the
server is hosted in Germany, you must also respect the Law of Germany. Any (commented)
report is reviewed and the content can be moderated, but every user is encouraged to use the
block and mute functions.Be respectful, be human. Honour the House Targaryen.
Some explicit rules to keep the instance pleasant :
Use NSFW for pornography content.
Use CW for (harming) spoilers.
Excessive harassment is not tolerated.
Spam on public timelines must be avoided.
Freedom of speech is a human right. These rules won't restrict in any way your way of thinking.
In fact, you can post everything which injures no one else (article 4 - DRMC 1789). Moderation
will even tolerate such things as posts about drugs and hacking (in every sense).
Since it would be ironic to have a severe censorship policy, we won't block entire instances
(except in specific cases). Perhaps some can be silenced, and if that happens, the silence list on
Github will be updated (here). Note that accounts won't be silenced or suspended unless
there's a very good reason, or if there's too much recidivism. Bot accounts can be silenced if
there are too much complains about them.
Recommended accounts and bots
Every user is advised to follow these accounts :
Wonderfall : the admin of this instance (info, support)
Khalkount : a usercount bot for this instance
Drogon : a multifunction low-IQ bot (server stats)
Khaleesi : the Queen
By the way : if you intend to run your own bot on this instance, you should tell us first. We
won't be mad at you, but we have to know what's going on this instance, especially if your bot
is flooding the timeline. Thanks!
What's behind?
This instance is hosted on a Hetzner dedicated server located in Germany (EU). It has the
following specs :
CPU : Intel Xeon E3-1271v3
RAM : 32GB (4*4) DDR3 ECC
HDD : 2*4TB (RAID)
OS : Debian 9 Stretch - Linux 4.10
Bandwidth : 1 Gbit/sEncrypted backups of Mastodon are made daily. This dedicated server is hosting other services
but they shouldn't interfere. On top of that, I tuned Mastodon so it can be incredibly fast.
Who can I blame?
@wonderfall (FR/EN) maintains the server and is the main administrator of this instance. If you
encounter any problems, send him some mail, or send him a private toot. There's no service
guarantee, I'm admin on my free time...
How to donate?
Litecoin : LTEHhMW6XUupZKVbJBtXKDNnVMogYiVynK
Bitcoin : 3Pak9gkiU4R7K9qeHYySFyueRRCRuioXsN
Liberapay : donate recurrently!
Patreon : become a patron!
To guarantee the longevity of this instance, every single donation is useful. If you made a
donation, don't hesitate to tell me : I can make you a free Nextcloud account. Anyway, I would
be immensely grateful.
social.targaryen.house is one of several mastodon instances in the fediverse. It aims to be an
alternative choice, and it will federate with other instances. Fire and Blood!
targaryen house
Home to
3,709
users
Who authored
40,370
statuses
Connected to
1,235
other instances
Goal of this instance
This is a generalist instance. Either you like Game of Thrones or not, either you support the
house Targaryen or not, you will always be welcome. This instance was made because the guy
behind believes we can make the Internet better by decentralising. I use a strong TLS
configuration and all best practices that I'm aware of to make this instance secure.
I want this instance to be welcoming, and to provide a friendly experience. That's why I will
close registrations once we have reached a reasonable amount of users. This instance is up and
running since the 1st April 2017.
Update policy
For your information, this instance is using its own fork of Mastodon available on Github :
Wonderfall/mastodon-targaryen. Don't panic, it's still Mastodon, but as you can see it's...
tweaked, so the look can be a real immersion into the Targaryen house. There are other
tweaks, like the responsive columns (at the moment, it's not in Mastodon). I'm also fetching the
master branch from the official Mastodon repository. It means we benefit from the latest
features, but at the risk of rollbacks (hence a little downtime, though I do my best if something
goes wrong). Don't say I didn't warn you.
What rules?
First, keep in mind the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789). Since the
server is hosted in Germany, you must also respect the Law of Germany. Any (commented)
report is reviewed and the content can be moderated, but every user is encouraged to use the
block and mute functions.Be respectful, be human. Honour the House Targaryen.
Some explicit rules to keep the instance pleasant :
Use NSFW for pornography content.
Use CW for (harming) spoilers.
Excessive harassment is not tolerated.
Spam on public timelines must be avoided.
Freedom of speech is a human right. These rules won't restrict in any way your way of thinking.
In fact, you can post everything which injures no one else (article 4 - DRMC 1789). Moderation
will even tolerate such things as posts about drugs and hacking (in every sense).
Since it would be ironic to have a severe censorship policy, we won't block entire instances
(except in specific cases). Perhaps some can be silenced, and if that happens, the silence list on
Github will be updated (here). Note that accounts won't be silenced or suspended unless
there's a very good reason, or if there's too much recidivism. Bot accounts can be silenced if
there are too much complains about them.
Recommended accounts and bots
Every user is advised to follow these accounts :
Wonderfall : the admin of this instance (info, support)
Khalkount : a usercount bot for this instance
Drogon : a multifunction low-IQ bot (server stats)
Khaleesi : the Queen
By the way : if you intend to run your own bot on this instance, you should tell us first. We
won't be mad at you, but we have to know what's going on this instance, especially if your bot
is flooding the timeline. Thanks!
What's behind?
This instance is hosted on a Hetzner dedicated server located in Germany (EU). It has the
following specs :
CPU : Intel Xeon E3-1271v3
RAM : 32GB (4*4) DDR3 ECC
HDD : 2*4TB (RAID)
OS : Debian 9 Stretch - Linux 4.10
Bandwidth : 1 Gbit/sEncrypted backups of Mastodon are made daily. This dedicated server is hosting other services
but they shouldn't interfere. On top of that, I tuned Mastodon so it can be incredibly fast.
Who can I blame?
@wonderfall (FR/EN) maintains the server and is the main administrator of this instance. If you
encounter any problems, send him some mail, or send him a private toot. There's no service
guarantee, I'm admin on my free time...
How to donate?
Litecoin : LTEHhMW6XUupZKVbJBtXKDNnVMogYiVynK
Bitcoin : 3Pak9gkiU4R7K9qeHYySFyueRRCRuioXsN
Liberapay : donate recurrently!
Patreon : become a patron!
To guarantee the longevity of this instance, every single donation is useful. If you made a
donation, don't hesitate to tell me : I can make you a free Nextcloud account. Anyway, I would
be immensely grateful.
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Wonderfall, “Mastodon | social.targaryen.house | About text,” The Social Media Alternatives Project, accessed May 3, 2024, https://www.socialmediaalternatives.org/archive/items/show/364.