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MRW when my Fediverse home is overrun with spam, the sole instance owner/admin/maintainer is missing, repo inactive for months, then the site goes offline for 24 hrs and returns without explanation (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago by kellyaster@lemmy.world to c/tenforward@lemmy.world
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[–] Technus@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I feel like this is a huge problem with Lemmy. All that talk about federation and decentralization and every guide out there for getting started is just like "just register with lemmy.world and don't worry about it". THE WHOLE FREAKING POINT is to avoid one single instance having an outsized influence on the network as a whole.

But choosing an instance to sign up with is such a huge hassle and also kind of a crapshoot. Even if you pick one that seems like a good place to be, it's highly likely the admins will either burn out quickly or just not do their job, and suddenly you're defederated because your instance is full of CSAM. Or they're actually just pieces of shit to begin with.

Fortunately, it seems like I found a decent instance for now. Lemmy.zip has more than one admin, so the burden isn't all on one person, and the main person running it seems to be just a real chill dude. I really hope it lasts.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

For quite a while there, Lemmy.world was the only one that handled the reddit apicolypse rush and stayed up reliably. So it became the defacto funnel point to the Fediverse.

Lemmygrad and Lemmy.ml were tankie cesspits, Beehaw were too busy sniffing their own farts yo approve registrations, Lemmy.ca gave the impression they were a Canadians-only, eh instance and a pile of others were yet to come on line or be stable. So thats where we are.

There'll be another migration wave and may be there will be more diversification in this one.

[–] NegativeLookBehind@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago

OP you said the quiet part out loud. We aren’t supposed to bring this up because it’s apparently a very touchy subject.

[–] Lemming421@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Wait, are you me? That’s my exact experience! But now I’m on lemmy rather than kbin I can use Voyager on my phone, and I’m getting warm and fuzzy Apollo feelings! So maybe I’ll stay…

[–] Remmock@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The W in MRW stands for When.

[–] kellyaster@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

argh thank you, I clearly have not had enough coffee yet. I know you can edit titles, I'll just leave it LOL out loud

[–] MiltownClowns@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Lmao off

[–] pedalmore@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's twice now, RIP in peace friend

[–] Neato@ttrpg.network 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Which one is dead and should we block it?

[–] kellyaster@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

The main Kbin instance, https://kbin.social. I don't think it warrants a block just yet, but it could become a real problem if the spam in its communities doesn't get under control (i.e. - new mods get added to handle it, for starters). Some communities have been getting hit by spam posters for weeks without end.

There's just one guy running the whole thing. It sucks because it's a good place with good people and the owner is a nice guy, but the lack of administration & communication is killing it.

[–] SGG@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

This is both the blessing and curse of truly decentralised and people run technology. The "business case" for it is extremely minimal, so people get bored and just start drifting away.

It's not malicious, it's just how people are.

Trying to find the few diamonds in the rough to keep everything going and put in the effort is like trying to win the lottery.

Even with my home lab services I use constantly, it's a chore to keep them updated and bug* free.

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Check out https://startrek.website. I don't know much about the fediverse, but if you're a Star Trek fan, it's a decent community. Bit quiet in between new seasons.

[–] antidote101@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

We've heard bad things about that option recently... And apparently that's why this place exists.

[–] ApostleO@startrek.website 1 points 9 months ago

Aww, shit.

[–] andthenthreemore@startrek.website 1 points 9 months ago

Well, that sucks.