There are several forks of Mastodon that have been around for years and work well (not only #Hometown) like #Ecko, #Glitchsoc, etc. for years.

https://joinfediverse.wiki/What_is_Mastodon%3F#What_are_Mastodon_forks_and_why_use_them?

They have many more functions such as editable character limit,
editable poll options, local posts, changeable favicon, markdown formatting - and if that's not enough, there is plenty of other software in the Fediverse for micro- and macroblogging

Hcommons.social is an academic server for humanities scholars and practitioners around the world:

https://hcommons.social

It runs on Hometown Mastodon, a special version of Mastodon with additional features.

You can find out more at https://hcommons.social/about or contact the admin @hello

#FeaturedServer #Humanities #Academic #Academics #Academia #Research #Researchers #Hometown #HometownMastodon #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

hcommons.social

hcommons.social is a microblogging network supporting scholars and practitioners across the humanities and around the world.

^{Hometown hosted on hcommons.social}