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First sight Before Oct 14, 2020 UTC [?]
Last successful check May 10, 2025 UTC
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Software Mastodon 4.3.7
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Short description
An instance for scientists, researchers, science students, communicators, and enthusiasts! Please visit https://about.scicomm.xyz for details.
Long description
Overview
This instance is aimed at scientists, researchers, science students, science communicators, future-scientists, or anyone with a rational mindset wanting to interact with each other and to help share your perspectives with the wider Fediverse.
So come here to tell us about your research, ask questions, answer questions, and to share ideas and stories with like-minded folk. The federated nature of the network will also help to spread your sciencey know-how and enthusiasm with the rest of the Mastodon network!
About Scicomm.xyz
We have a dedicated site where you can read about:
For all the above, go here:
https://about.scicomm.xyz
Want to join us?
Our registrations are open but manually vetted.
If you want to join us then you need to show us that you have read and understand the Server Rules, including Rule #10.
This instance is aimed at scientists, researchers, science students, science communicators, future-scientists, or anyone with a rational mindset wanting to interact with each other and to help share your perspectives with the wider Fediverse.
So come here to tell us about your research, ask questions, answer questions, and to share ideas and stories with like-minded folk. The federated nature of the network will also help to spread your sciencey know-how and enthusiasm with the rest of the Mastodon network!
About Scicomm.xyz
We have a dedicated site where you can read about:
- our rules and code of conduct
- answer common questions
- how to get an account here
- how to donate towards running costs
- where to find a moderator
- UK Online Safety Act 2023 compliance
For all the above, go here:
https://about.scicomm.xyz
Want to join us?
Our registrations are open but manually vetted.
If you want to join us then you need to show us that you have read and understand the Server Rules, including Rule #10.
Instance rules
- Be civil, polite, and respectful in your posts and replies.
- Abide by our rules and behaviour and content standards
- Use the Content Warning (CW) feature for your public posts, when necessary.
- Avoid cross-posters wherever possible.
- No language or imagery which is spam or advertising, harassing, pornographic, violent, xenophobic, nationalistic, racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, or otherwise discriminatory.
- No bots, i.e. no automated unattended accounts.
- Include a media description (also knows as 'alt-text') with all images and videos that you post.
- Do not use URL shortening services.
- You will not conduct bulk recording or archiving of material from this instance without specific written consent from all users and the administration and moderation team, i.e. do NOT scrape this instance's data.
- >>> IMPORTANT: read this before you register <<<
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Admin account quokka@scicomm.xyz
Date of creation Oct 25, 2017 UTC
Display name Quokka
Bio
An Aussie scientist in London.
Jack of all trades (master of none): biol/biochem, the μscopes; SMLM & FLIM. Silicon Whisperer. Messing about with viruses these days.
Admin of scicomm.xyz
#science #biology #biophysics #immunology #virology #microscopes #python #linux #homebrew #cycling #photography #startrek #fedi23 #nobot #noindex
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Jack of all trades (master of none): biol/biochem, the μscopes; SMLM & FLIM. Silicon Whisperer. Messing about with viruses these days.
Admin of scicomm.xyz
#science #biology #biophysics #immunology #virology #microscopes #python #linux #homebrew #cycling #photography #startrek #fedi23 #nobot #noindex
Header: A series of 4 images, fading horizontally from pixelated white blobs, clustered single points, a point density heat map, and finally outlines of clusters.
Statistics
Last 12 weeks activity (totals: 8183 statuses, 1907 logins, 27 registrations)
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Last checks (green: OK; red: KO)
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Succesful checks: 987/988 (99.9%)