It wasn’t just a problem. It was literally impossible for them to keep up.
Re-locating the server was the only option, as opposed to skipping events or shutting down until the problem was fixed.
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poVoq@slrpnk.net 4 months agoAfaik it is a specific implementation issue in Lemmy that causes this. Instances in Australia had problems catching up with lemmy.world because of that.
MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 4 months ago
Blaze@piefed.zip 4 months ago
This has been solved 7 months ago: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/42049808