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===What does it mean for a server to be self-hosted?=== | ===What does it mean for a server to be self-hosted?=== | ||
Self-hosting a server means that an individual or a Technical Working Group runs and maintains the code on the server themselves rather than paying a company to do the same. | Self-hosting a server means that an individual or a Technical Working Group runs and maintains the code on the server themselves rather than paying a company to do the same. | ||
===What is an instance in the fediverse?=== | ===What is an instance in the fediverse?=== | ||
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===What is your data-privacy policy?=== | ===What is your data-privacy policy?=== | ||
DMs are not end-2-end encrypted on our server. Moderators and Admins | DMs are not end-2-end encrypted on our server. Moderators and Admins have access to DMs but they won't read them barring exceptional circumstances such as when a report is filed against a user's unwanted DMs or in case any legal circumstances demand for this. | ||
===Where is neuromatch.social's Mastodon instance physically located?=== | ===Where is neuromatch.social's Mastodon instance physically located?=== | ||
Our server is located in NJ | Our server is located in the Newark, NJ region in the US. | ||
===I already have a mastodon account, why should I join neuromatch.social?=== | ===I already have a mastodon account, why should I join neuromatch.social?=== | ||
You definitely don't need to! Unless there is an instance-level block, you can still follow and be followed by identities from neuromatch.social That's the beauty of the fediverse! :) | You definitely don't need to! Unless there is an instance-level block, you can still follow and be followed by identities from neuromatch.social That's the beauty of the fediverse! :) However, if you would like to be a part of a cooperatively-governed instance and believe in our mission, you could benefit from being a part of neuromatch.social. | ||
===What is a blocklist?=== | ===What is a blocklist?=== | ||
At the instance-level: it is a list of instances that are blocked by the moderators [predominantly due to a violation of the code of conduct]. | |||
At the user-level: it is a list of users and instances blocked by the user. | |||
===I really like neuromatch.social's vision and mission and would love to become a member. How do I do that?=== | ===I really like neuromatch.social's vision and mission and would love to become a member. How do I do that?=== | ||
Register on [https://neuromatch.social/about neuromatch.social] and follow the onboarding instructions sent in the welcome email :) | |||
===What is the cost of becoming a member?=== | ===What is the cost of becoming a member?=== | ||
Membership is free. | Membership is free thanks to a generous sponsorship by Neuromatch. If you are interested in helping us become self-sustaining please consider volunteering for our Finance Working Group. | ||
===What is Neuromatch's motivation for | ===What is Neuromatch's motivation for spinning up this instance?=== | ||
Our mission is to democratize science. With this instance, we envision building a decentralized cooperatively-governed global community of people who share our mission, and channeling our collective efforts to push the boundaries of scientific discourse and communication as we know it. | |||
===I really like neuromatch.social's vision and mission and am looking to migrate from my current instance. Can you help me?=== | ===I really like neuromatch.social's vision and mission and am looking to migrate from my current instance. Can you help me?=== | ||
Awesome! Here are a few useful links: | |||
https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving/ | |||
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2019/06/how-to-migrate-from-one-server-to-another/ | |||
https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/103393780267601137 | |||