I've made some updates to #MastodonNearMe - and as always I'd love to hear about language- or location-focussed servers for the map.
@jaz There's a wide, sad expanse in the #USA between Chicago and Washington State evidently needing regional or state-wide Mastodon servers.
Maybe that shows untapped potential for growth. Even #California lacks a state-focused server!? Let's go!
New regional instances would do well to follow the model of @hoosiersocial for #Indiana residents.
@ScottStarkey @jaz @hoosiersocial the twin cities have a small server at mspsocial.net!
@gcoleman @ScottStarkey @hoosiersocial I'm a big fan of the MSP approach in general, but a closed registration server doesn't meet the need for the map, I only include servers that are open for registration.