@d3z I've been thinking that too. I also - briefly - thought 'Why don't I set up a #NornIron instance?' before realising how awful an NI instance could quickly become.
@d3z I saw your instance name but figured it avoided the awfulness by limiting itself to tech folks.
One of the things I'd miss about Twitter is all the local folks and stories. I thought an NI instance might help bring them over, and also have a nice local 'instance timeline' too. But NI Twitter is often overloaded with politics, and not only am I not interested in that, I don't want the hassle of dealing with other instances and peering when one of the NI users goes too far.