<p>new <a href="/tags/hometown/" rel="tag">#Hometown</a> test account, checking that local only posts work</p>
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<p>Just wanted to surface this long comment from me on the state of <a href="/tags/hometown/" rel="tag">#Hometown</a> and its future:</p><p><a href="https://github.com/hometown-fork/hometown/issues/1358#issuecomment-3549758036" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="github.com/hometown-fork/hometown/issues/1358#issuecomment-3549758036"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/hometown-fork/homet</span><span class="invisible">own/issues/1358#issuecomment-3549758036</span></a></p><p>I've been an absentee on the "Future of Hometown" thread for a year now and plan to be more responsive. I say more about it in the post itself.</p><p><a href="/tags/hometownadmin/" rel="tag">#HometownAdmin</a></p>
<p>A post to traverse the Fediverse & beyond <img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/social.heise.de/fedi.png" class="emoji" alt=":fedi:" title=":fedi:"></p><p>Third time's a charm: This post can be seen with <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a>, <a href="/tags/bluesky/" rel="tag">#Bluesky</a>, <a href="/tags/sharkey/" rel="tag">#Sharkey</a>, <a href="/tags/mbin/" rel="tag">#Mbin</a>, <a href="/tags/lemmy/" rel="tag">#Lemmy</a>, <a href="/tags/friendica/" rel="tag">#Friendica</a>, <a href="/tags/hubzilla/" rel="tag">#Hubzilla</a>, <a href="/tags/hometown/" rel="tag">#Hometown</a>, <a href="/tags/akkoma/" rel="tag">#Akkoma</a> & more. </p><p>Please share it wherever you see it in the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a></p><p><a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/bridgyfed/" rel="tag">#BridgyFed</a> </p><p>@fediverse</p>
<p>Dads.cool and cooler.mom are Hometown Mastodon servers for parents of all kinds, including biological and non-biological parents, foster parents, adoptive parents and people of all gender identities.</p><p><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://dads.cool" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>dads.cool</a></p><p><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://cooler.mom" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>cooler.mom</a></p><p>You can find out more at <a href="https://dads.cool/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>dads.cool/about</a> and <a href="https://cooler.mom/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>cooler.mom/about</a> or contact the admin accounts <span class="h-card"><a href="https://dads.cool/@alex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>alex</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://cooler.mom/@sydney" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sydney</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/parents/" rel="tag">#Parents</a> <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#Parenting</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a> <a href="/tags/kids/" rel="tag">#Kids</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/hometown/" rel="tag">#Hometown</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/freefediverse/" rel="tag">#FreeFediverse</a></p>
<p>besides <a href="/tags/gotosocial/" rel="tag">#GotoSocial</a> there’s also <a href="/tags/fedicat/" rel="tag">#Fedicat</a> support for local only posting in <a href="/tags/hometown/" rel="tag">#Hometown</a></p>
<p>Flipping.rocks is a Hometown Mastodon server for people who appreciate arthropods, amphibians, reptiles, fungi, etc. If you want a general Fediverse home, that’s okay too.</p><p>This server has a post size of up to 5000 characters, and has been operating since 2022.</p><p><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://flipping.rocks" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flipping.rocks</a></p><p>You can find out more at <a href="https://flipping.rocks/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flipping.rocks/about</a> or contact the admin <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipping.rocks/@a" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>a</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/arthropods/" rel="tag">#Arthropods</a> <a href="/tags/amphibians/" rel="tag">#Amphibians</a> <a href="/tags/reptiles/" rel="tag">#Reptiles</a> <a href="/tags/fungi/" rel="tag">#Fungi</a> <a href="/tags/hometown/" rel="tag">#Hometown</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/hometownmastodon/" rel="tag">#HometownMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/freefediverse/" rel="tag">#FreeFediverse</a></p>
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<p>Flipping.rocks is a Hometown Mastodon server for people who appreciate arthropods, amphibians, reptiles, fungi etc. If you want a general Fediverse home for chatting with friends and posting about other interests, that’s okay too.</p><p><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://flipping.rocks" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flipping.rocks</a></p><p>You can find out more at <a href="https://flipping.rocks/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flipping.rocks/about</a> or contact the admin <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipping.rocks/@a" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>a</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/arthropods/" rel="tag">#Arthropods</a> <a href="/tags/amphibians/" rel="tag">#Amphibians</a> <a href="/tags/reptiles/" rel="tag">#Reptiles</a> <a href="/tags/herps/" rel="tag">#Herps</a> <a href="/tags/herping/" rel="tag">#Herping</a> <a href="/tags/herpetology/" rel="tag">#Herpetology</a> <a href="/tags/fungi/" rel="tag">#Fungi</a> <a href="/tags/hometown/" rel="tag">#Hometown</a> <a href="/tags/hometownmastodon/" rel="tag">#HometownMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/freefediverse/" rel="tag">#FreeFediverse</a></p>
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<p>Dads.cool and cooler.mom are Hometown Mastodon servers for parents of all kinds, including biological and non-biological parents, foster parents, adoptive parents and people of all gender identities:</p><p><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://dads.cool" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>dads.cool</a></p><p><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://cooler.mom" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>cooler.mom</a></p><p>You can find out more at <a href="https://dads.cool/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>dads.cool/about</a> and <a href="https://cooler.mom/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>cooler.mom/about</a> or contact the admins <span class="h-card"><a href="https://dads.cool/@alex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>alex</span></a></span> & <span class="h-card"><a href="https://cooler.mom/@sydney" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sydney</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/parenting/" rel="tag">#Parenting</a> <a href="/tags/parents/" rel="tag">#Parents</a> <a href="/tags/kids/" rel="tag">#Kids</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a> <a href="/tags/families/" rel="tag">#Families</a> <a href="/tags/hometown/" rel="tag">#Hometown</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/freefediverse/" rel="tag">#FreeFediverse</a></p>
<p>BigShoulders.city is a Hometown Mastodon server for Chicagoans, current, former and future. All sexualities, gender identities, races, levels of mobility and ages are welcome. A community of friends and neighbors across the Windy City.</p><p><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://bigshoulders.city" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bigshoulders.city</a></p><p>Find out more at <a href="https://bigshoulders.city/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bigshoulders.city/about</a> or contact the admins <span class="h-card"><a href="https://bigshoulders.city/@moderation" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>moderation</span></a></span> & <span class="h-card"><a href="https://dads.cool/@alex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>alex</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/chicago/" rel="tag">#Chicago</a> <a href="/tags/illinois/" rel="tag">#Illinois</a> <a href="/tags/chicagoan/" rel="tag">#Chicagoan</a> <a href="/tags/chicagoans/" rel="tag">#Chicagoans</a> <a href="/tags/hometown/" rel="tag">#Hometown</a> <a href="/tags/hometownmastodon/" rel="tag">#HometownMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/freefediverse/" rel="tag">#FreeFediverse</a></p>
<p>BigShoulders.city is a Hometown Mastodon server for people in or connected to Chicago, Illinois, USA. The server welcomes all sexualities, gender identities, races, levels of mobility and ages.</p><p>This server has been operating since 2020.</p><p><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://bigshoulders.city" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bigshoulders.city</a></p><p>You can find out more at <a href="https://bigshoulders.city/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>bigshoulders.city/about</a> or contact the admin <span class="h-card"><a href="https://bigshoulders.city/@moderation" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>moderation</span></a></span> </p><p>cc @chicago </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/chicago/" rel="tag">#Chicago</a> <a href="/tags/illinois/" rel="tag">#Illinois</a> <a href="/tags/hometown/" rel="tag">#Hometown</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/hometownmastodon/" rel="tag">#HometownMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/freefediverse/" rel="tag">#FreeFediverse</a></p>
<p>Hcommons.social is a Hometown Mastodon server for all kinds of humanities scholars and practitioners around the world:</p><p><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://hcommons.social" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>hcommons.social</a></p><p>You can find out more at <a href="https://hcommons.social/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>hcommons.social/about</a> or contact the admin <span class="h-card"><a href="https://hcommons.social/@hello" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hello</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/humanities/" rel="tag">#Humanities</a> <a href="/tags/academic/" rel="tag">#Academic</a> <a href="/tags/scholars/" rel="tag">#Scholars</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/hometown/" rel="tag">#HomeTown</a> <a href="/tags/hometownmastodon/" rel="tag">#HometownMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/freefediverse/" rel="tag">#FreeFediverse</a></p>
<p>Hcommons.social is a Hometown Mastodon server supporting scholars and practitioners across the humanities and around the world:</p><p><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/social.growyourown.services/Fediverse.png" class="emoji" alt=":Fediverse:" title=":Fediverse:"> <a href="https://hcommons.social" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>hcommons.social</a></p><p>You can find out more at <a href="https://hcommons.social/about" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>hcommons.social/about</a> or contact their admin account <span class="h-card"><a href="https://hcommons.social/@hello" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hello</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/featuredserver/" rel="tag">#FeaturedServer</a> <a href="/tags/humanities/" rel="tag">#Humanities</a> <a href="/tags/academics/" rel="tag">#Academics</a> <a href="/tags/scholars/" rel="tag">#Scholars</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/hometown/" rel="tag">#Hometown</a> <a href="/tags/hometownmastodon/" rel="tag">#HometownMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/freefediverse/" rel="tag">#FreeFediverse</a></p>
<p>Hometown 1.2.0 is now available! It brings Hometown up to date with Mastodon 4.5.6, including all major features introduced in Mastodon 4.3, 4.4 and 4.5.</p><p>A million thanks to <span class="h-card"><a href="https://digipres.club/@misty" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>misty</span></a></span> who led the charge on this release.</p><p><a href="https://github.com/hometown-fork/hometown/releases/tag/v4.5.6%2Bhometown-1.2.0" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="github.com/hometown-fork/hometown/releases/tag/v4.5.6%2Bhometown-1.2.0"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/hometown-fork/homet</span><span class="invisible">own/releases/tag/v4.5.6%2Bhometown-1.2.0</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/hometown/" rel="tag">#Hometown</a> <a href="/tags/hometownadmin/" rel="tag">#HometownAdmin</a></p>
<p>In the 24 hours since our last Hometown release, Mastodon released version 4.5.7, so we have provided a quick release to sync with 4.5.7:</p><p><a href="https://github.com/hometown-fork/hometown/releases/tag/v4.5.7%2Bhometown-1.2.0" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="github.com/hometown-fork/hometown/releases/tag/v4.5.7%2Bhometown-1.2.0"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/hometown-fork/homet</span><span class="invisible">own/releases/tag/v4.5.7%2Bhometown-1.2.0</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/hometown/" rel="tag">#Hometown</a> <a href="/tags/hometownadmin/" rel="tag">#HometownAdmin</a></p>
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