Hello everyone,

There has been some discussions lately about the moderation of some LW communities (see [email protected] for details)

Which made me think that we currently don’t have any active LW mod, the only remaining one being @[email protected]

So why would we not consider moving this community to another instance?

For people curious why moving the community to another instance would be beneficial:

  • LW has a 7-days delay with instances like aussie.zone (https://feddit.uk/post/18336398)
  • Having most of the instances on LW give a lot of power to the LW admins and mods, while spreading them out could be more ideal from a power distribution perspective
  • Previous communities have already migrated successfully, like [email protected]

Instances option

Alternatively, https://lemmy.zip/ is very well run

They regularly post very detailed updates on [email protected] such as this one: https://lemmy.zip/post/27236300

They also offer very detailed information on those pages:

  • @[email protected]MEnglish
    6•12 days ago

    I wouldn’t mind moving the community off of lemmy.world over to another instance. I’m currently travelling so I’ll need to take a deeper look into alternative instances later.

    In regards to the controversies surrounding mods/admins on lemmy.world. I honestly think it’s mostly just a result of lemmy.world’s size and its generic nature. Speaking as an admin that has had my fair share of team discussions about how to moderate our instance, there isn’t a magical solution that everyone will be happy with. Other lemmy.world mods also have no say on this community’s moderation.

    The technical aspects are valid concerns though. Generally when programming.dev experience federation issues, it’s also with lemmy.world, due to its size.

    • borariEnglish
      4•11 days ago

      I upvoted in the straw poll comment, but just adding in my two cents here where it feels appropriate.

      I’m of the same mind regarding the recent mod controversy. That alone doesn’t really influence my thoughts on a community moving, I generally think that such an issue would prompt users to change their home instance.

      I’m firmly in the “move instances because .world is a huge, centralized instance in a decentralized ecosystem” camp.

      I mostly just consume content here and don’t actively post, so treat my opinion on the matter accordingly. Will resubscribe to the new community when/if it moves regardless, and will stay subbed if it stays here.