If you want to get a group of people to do something you don't need to ask who is not interested. You can just ask who wants to do it and organize among them.
You don't need votes if you aren't using hierarchy to force everyone to be involved
Mastodon is the best way to keep up with what's happening.
Follow anyone across the fediverse and see it all in chronological order. No algorithms, ads, or clickbait in sight.