@dulcedemon Hello, sorry to poke you randomly like this! Is there somewhere I could read or learn more about basic Mastodon things like this? I'm a newish user and haven't heard of things like what you mentioned about Mastodon.social before.
Part of the reason I chose .social is because I saw it was the default server now, and I wanted a basic place to reside while I learn more about this platform. Hearing the default instance was a target of defederation is piquing my curiosity lol
@landylachs
I didn't participate in the campaign, so I can't really speak to its specifics.
I have had a mastodon.social account since 2018. I created this other one, when people started blocking that instance.
I didn't migrate to here, so I currently have two accounts. I try to keep the topics different.
As for user tips...
I think there is an account called "fedi tips".