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[-] rglullis@communick.news 5 points 3 months ago

Now that you mentioned, I also went to look at feddit.ch and it also seems to have been abandoned.

I honestly don't know what to feel about this.

On the one hand, it is yet-another data point supporting my hypothesis that the current server-centric architecture of the Fediverse is not sustainable. On the other hand, it seems like not enough people care. Having to move communities around because one admin just got tired of dealing with this shit should not be normalized.

[-] Blaze@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 months ago

Now that you mentioned, I also went to look at feddit.ch and it also seems to have been abandoned.

It has been a few months.

On the other hand, it seems like not enough people care.

People usually pick large instances that are known to be reliable

[-] rglullis@communick.news 3 points 3 months ago

People usually pick large instances that are known to be reliable

This is remedy but not a real solution to the problem.

[-] Blaze@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 months ago

Feddit.org is now a non profit managed by several people, so that's definitely better.

Feddit.UK is the same I think?

@Emperor@feddit.uk

[-] Emperor@feddit.uk 6 points 3 months ago

Yes, in as much as we aren't formally a non-profit organisation or charity but we have a team and we don't make any money off it. It was touch-and-go for a while as the instance only had one Admin, which always makes it precarious, and they went AWOL. So we assembled a team.to.replace him, tried to get in touch and then had a new instance rolled on a new server. At the last minute he got in touch and handed everything over to us (data and domain) so we were able to keep the lights on.

Our first financial report is here. We have already raised enough that the instance is solid and will be around as long as people want it. As the money all goes through Open Collective, I could spontaneously combust tomorrow and the bills would still get paid.

Lemmy.ca went one better and have done all the paperwork.

[-] Blaze@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 months ago

Thank you for the insights. Ah yes, that's Lemmy.ca, I got confused

[-] mecfs@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago
[-] Blaze@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 months ago

Always has been to be honest, this community is French speaking and never was on the feddit.ch, mostly German speaking

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