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  • @[email protected]
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    15 days ago

    I guess it’s time to migrate to piefed. I really love some of the things they’re doing - but I’ll miss lemm.ee, I feel most other instances either defederate way too much, or way too little (as in, not at all)…

  • PenguinCoder
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    1715 days ago

    I wish the best for the admin and mods of lemm.ee. I can attest to the frustration that is running any online community though, especially one built on/dependent on Lemmy. I am sorry to see you stepping out @[email protected] but hope you’re doing alright otherwise. Was real nice bouncing ideas and changes off you in the past.

  • @[email protected]
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    Dammit, I literally just re-opened [email protected] this week. What unfortunate timing.

    To any of my subscribers reading this: I’m currently in the process of finding a new instance. I’ll update this comment when I establish a new home for Radio Lemmy. Stay tuned…

    (e: Lemm.ee was also my first account after I left reddit. As silly as it is, I’m going to miss it. I have another account on a different instance but it’s not nearly as old…)

    EDIT 2: We moved to [email protected]

    Can’t wait to see you at the relaunch. Streaming will begin Q3 2025.

    • Ænima
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      YOU DID THIS TO US!!!

      In all seriousness, I’m sorry your community is going away. What kind of stuff was it for? Radio as in AM and FM? Ham? Frequencies for radio waves? Aliens?

      Let me know where you end up and I’ll subscribe! I finally convinced my wife to join Lemmy on .ee. It is unfortunate that she’ll have to pick a new instance, but I get it why the effort outweighs the benefit of running an instance.

      Edit This was also my first instance after reddit. I donated a few months ago to help with what I could. I, too, will miss it. As far as instances went, this one matched my personality the closest. Censorship was light but fair. Only now do I realize that it might have been a lack of admin intervention that made that possible!

      • @[email protected]
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        Sorry guys; my bad. It’s all my fault.

        Jokes aside, it is going to be an internet radio station run by Lemmy users. We will have live DJs, scheduled programming blocks, and all music will be picked by the community.

        This actually a relaunch. I originally launched the station back in 2023 but it barely lasted two months because I couldn’t get enough content nor enough DJs to fill the schedule.

        This time around I’m not launching the station until I have enough content to actually function like a proper radio station. I’m shooting for Q3 2025 because I feel like that is a wide enough window to get enough volunteers before we hit the airwaves. It all depends on you.

        So if you want to contribute a block of programming, or even just give me a list of your favorite tunes, please read this first, and then PM we what you’ve got.

        Also if you want to be a live DJ, please fill out this 4 question application.

        Join us at our new home [email protected]. Thank you and see you on the airwaves soon!

        • Ænima
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          415 days ago

          You’re awesome. That sounds like a great project. What are you thinking of moving to for an instance so I can look for the community?

          • @[email protected]
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            I want [email protected] but that instance is more for terrestrial amateur radio so I don’t think my application will be approved. I’ll probably just pick a major instance to minimize the chances that this happens again.

            • Ænima
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              I’ll keep an eye out for the new community!

    • @[email protected]
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      915 days ago

      Pfft, you say that but there’s no way.

      Go look at a big instance’s defederation list. Just the URLs should be enough to clue you in.

      • lai, a supersonic warrior
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        215 days ago

        censorship isnt the answer. its always abused by the party in power. so id rather have death threads, cp and genovidal remarks removed than letting my admins get burned out by every thing they dont like. im just sad that lemm.ee went this way. the fediverse is tiny compared to reddit and x but already breaking from the inside because people cant just fucking downvote, block users and scroll away. no every thing post gets put on the goldscale.

        • @[email protected]
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          215 days ago

          You do realize that any big enough instance hosting cp WILL get in trouble with authorities, not to mention that no sane admin wants to host it anyway? And that by federating with those instances, you’re hosting their content on your instance too.

        • turtle [he/him]
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          315 days ago

          Pretty closely mirrors my thoughts. Especially since Lemmy now allows users to block any combination of: users, communities, or entire instances.

        • @[email protected]
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          You don’t know what you are asking for. There are far more toxic people out there that you can possible handle or imagine and even if you can do it (which I doubt) then majority won’t and they would just delete accounts and move elsewhere.

          Even I cannot handle everything internet has to offer. Even me.

          Don’t ask me what is there, you don’t want to know. We need to be sheltered because we aren’t psychopaths and that’s good.

          There are things that make even most edgy wingcuck chuddy troll recoil with disgust. Even these people have contempt for this kind of content. Even they are sheltered from it by moderators on their stupid pro nazi sites.

          I know them more than most here because I generally like to do sort of gonzo journalism around deep internet subcultures, and there is almost not a one platform without some kind of moderation, except for the few least human that harbour unspeakable things far worse than some civilised 4chan shock videos. That are a home to some users who actually do and film real-life things that strip them of any sliver of humanity.

          And then they are somewhere there, between us, unrecognisable from your uncle Steven, doing groceries and picking kids from school. Maybe typing “:3” here under cat photos.

  • @[email protected]
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    2815 days ago

    Bruh what? They’re citing lack of staff? They haven’t even asked for volunteers! I would be happy to help!

    • AnyOldName3
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      You don’t necessarily want to just ask for volunteers as that’s a great way to summon exactly the kind of people you don’t want to put in charge of online communities. The best way is usually to notice people who are already part of the community and consistently make positive contributions, then ask for their help. If none of those people want to, though, you’re stuck.

      • Krudler
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        415 days ago

        As somebody that created and moderated communities for almost 20 years you nailed it.

        Nobody should actively want to be a moderator, it’s a hell job.

      • @[email protected]
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        515 days ago

        Flashback to when the creator of lemmy.world/c/the_pack was looking for mods. I volunteered with

        I’m also a shitty mod and will disappear for weeks at a time. I only have experience modding a small subreddit and have no familiarity with Lemmy’s mod tools. Feel free to hit me up.

        I passed the vibe check and now I’m exactly as crap a mod as I said I’d be.

        • @[email protected]
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          415 days ago

          Better many lazy mods with proper vibes than one eager mod with a chip on their shoulder.

          I wouldn’t mind going through reports etc. either, I can take off some load, but don’t make it a responsibility.

    • @[email protected]
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      615 days ago

      The people that are most willing to help are generally the least likely to help, especially when it comes to content moderation.

    • @[email protected]
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      615 days ago

      Honestly, me too. I wouldn’t mind taking on some /c/, but I’ve got a bad moderation record (banned in places, removed comments in others…) but I can be better and can take this place with sincerity rather than a place to vent my autistic annoyances in the worst ways possible. I’ve been here for 2 years and I wouldn’t want this - what we have - to go away.

      Can we please have a post where /c/ that are struggling to moderate could ask for help? Hell, we could even do it monthly or every 2 months. Just gather ever /c/ that is struggling and ask for vols.

        • @[email protected]
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          holy jesus… is that…? the user i triggered earlier? bruh… is that what you do to everyone? stalk them?

          regardless, ee doesn’t defed and I don’t share the same opinion in one case about one instance. it’s almost as if people can have differing opinions. crazy world

          • FunkyStuff [he/him]
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            1415 days ago

            You can have a differing opinion, but I don’t know how far you’re gonna get in becoming an admin when you fundamentally differ on the philosophy of the instance. Hell, that’s probably a very valid reason why your admins weren’t letting random users apply to become admins, because it seems a lot of people don’t get it.

            • @[email protected]
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              You are from Hexbear what are you even doing here? This is nothing of any interest or involvement with you

              • FunkyStuff [he/him]
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                1815 days ago

                Another user who signed up in the instance that is specifically supposed to federate with all other instances and only defederate as a last resort who… really doesn’t like being federated with other instances? I’m trying to be respectful here, literally just reminding you of why your instance exists and how your admins think.

                • @[email protected]
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                  Another troll from Hexbear meddling into things that are none of their business. This is a meta community involving events of this server.

                  You are a guest here so behave like a guest.

  • @[email protected]
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    715 days ago

    Anyone have suggestions for similar instances?

    I assume my user account will also go down? I’m new to the lemmy community so I don’t know how this would interfere with me being able to comment and post on other instances from this account

  • @[email protected]
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    815 days ago

    If this is really the end, I’d like to say thank you to everyone who made this instance special and i’d like to say sorry for being an asshole at times. This is the only instance that would take me in during the lemmy boom 3 years ago when reddit killed 3rd party apps.

    if it’s time to go, it’s time to go… thanks again everyone

    • Ænima
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      Here here. This was a special place and I’m glad it existed and I was part of it, too. I wish the admin(s) nothing but the best and hope they stay on Lemmy as one of us reg. users!