Comment on Otome Games (again, because original instance went down)

threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Elevator7009sAlt@ani.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  No problem!

  I am not sure what to do about certain other communities I followed. !automation_games@feddit.de seems to still be active from the last time I checked, even though feddit.de is gone and some instances cannot see the community at all (probably because feddit.de is dead), and its mod is active. I messaged them about moving, no reply. Not sure if it would be bad etiquette to just start my own somewhere not-dead.

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  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I am not sure what to do about certain other communities I followed.

    !automation_games@feddit.de seems to still be active from the last time I checked, even though feddit.de is gone

    What is the most recent post that you see, and which instnace are you viewing it from?

    This is an issue with the way communities currently federated. If the host instance goes down, users can continue posting to their local versions of the community, blissfully unaware that their posts are no longer being federated. I think it would be better if remote communities would automatically lock or display some sort of warning if they don’t hear from the host instance for X days.

    and some instances cannot see the community at all (probably because feddit.de is dead), and its mod is active. I messaged them about moving, no reply. Not sure if it would be bad etiquette to just start my own somewhere not-dead.

    If you’ve already reached out to the mod with no reply, I don’t think it would be bad etiquette to start your own. Perhaps reach out to the mod again once you’ve done so and offer them a mod position, but they may have just lost interest or be busy.

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    • MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      This is an issue with the way communities currently federated. If the host instance goes down, users can continue posting to their local versions of the community, blissfully unaware that their posts are no longer being federated.

      …huh. I guess that explains the lack of traction my last post on bertstrips@feddit.de got. TIL.

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      • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        that explains the lack of traction my last post on !bertstrips@feddit.de

        Yup, that’s why. You can even tell approximately when feddit.de went down by observing the sharp drop in engagement on the posts.

        I’ve been trying to grow !bertstrips@lemm.ee, which already existed prior to the death of feddit.de, but was dormant community. Please feel free to subscribe and post there!

        Our little discussion here prompted me to post to https://sh.itjust.works/c/bertstrips@feddit.de, directing people to !bertstrips@lemm.ee. Obviously this post won’t federate, so you might want to consider posting something similar to https://slrpnk.net/c/bertstrips@feddit.de.

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    • Elevator7009sAlt@ani.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      To be honest I forget, but it was back when I was on kbin.run. I have tried a few other instances and it does not work from them. Thank you for your advice!

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  • Shyfer@ttrpg.network ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Wasn’t that the German or instance? I wonder why they went down. They seemed so big and established.

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    • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I wonder why they went down.

      I believe it turned out to be a single-admin instance with a poor bus factor. The admin went AWOL, and the server eventually went down.

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  • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Not a Musk fan but your username is great!

    Haha, thanks. I hope people don’t assume it represents an endorsement of the person. I have a keen interest in SpaceX and Tesla, but have been… rather displeased with the man’s recent antics :)

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