Nerds of a Feather
Invitation only
Opening in a few weeks

A small corner of the internet that's about people.

Nerds of a Feather is a private, community-run space for a hand-picked circle of curious people to share what they find, make and think, and to riff on each other's ideas.

How to join You're seeing this because someone in the circle thought of you.
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A peek at the feed (sample posts)
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Asha @asha · 2m
Found a 1998 essay on how libraries decide where a book belongs. Reading it twice. Anyone else been down this hole?
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Rohan @rohan · 9m
Send it over. I've been collecting odd ways of sorting things for years, and I have a few that might pair with it.
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Meera @meera · 1h
Small win: my little newsletter went out today. 41 readers, and I know every one of them.

What it is

The feeling of the early social web, without the noise: people sharing, replying and building on each other.

People first

No ads, no algorithm, no engagement tricks. You see what the people you follow post, in the order they post it.

Made for riffing

Short posts, replies and threads. It's a place to build on each other's ideas, and it's not a forum or a chat room.

Small on purpose

Capped at around a hundred people to begin with, and closed to the wider network, so conversations stay inside the circle.

Built together, not run as a service

This isn't a product, and nobody here is a customer. It's a community effort, started by a few people and meant to be shared. As the circle grows, the idea is that members take part in running it.

Chip in towards running costs Pitch in as a moderator Help shape the house rules

New to Mastodon?

Think early Twitter, run by a small group of people instead of a company. You don't need to know how it works under the hood.

Use it in your browser, or through the Mastodon app on your phone. When we open, you'll get a personal invite and sign in with your own account.

How to join

Every seat is given, not applied for. There's no waitlist and no open signup.

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Someone sent you this page

It's invite-only. The person who shared it is your way in.

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Tell them you're interested

Write back to whoever shared it, then fill in the short form below so we have your details.

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Get your invite when we open

We're opening in a few weeks. You'll receive a personal invite link and can set up your account in a minute.

House rules. There's a short, strict set of house rules, and you'll see them before you join. Moderation stays light because everyone knows what the space is for.

Interested?

Fill this in once you've been in touch with whoever shared this page. It isn't a guarantee of a seat. We'll use it to send invites as places open up.

How much it costs to run

It costs about ₹1,000 a month to run for up to 100 active users. If the community grows beyond that, the costs will go up too. For now, it's being paid for by the people who are starting it. It will eventually open up for contributions, and the costs will be shared openly when it does.

Nerds of a Feather
Invitation only · A community effort · Opening in a few weeks