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  • Psythik@lemm.ee
    29·
    2 days ago

    Dammit, I literally just re-opened !radiolemmy@lemm.ee 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 !radiolemmy@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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

    • Ænima@lemm.ee
      10·
      2 days ago

      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!

      • Psythik@lemm.ee
        10·
        2 days ago

        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 !radiolemmy@lemmy.blahaj.zone. Thank you and see you on the airwaves soon!

  • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
    294·
    2 days ago

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

    • AnyOldName3@lemmy.world
      391·
      2 days ago

      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@lemmy.worldEnglish
        131·
        2 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.

      • grysbok@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        8·
        2 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.

        • barsoap@lemm.ee
          71·
          2 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.

      • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        2 days ago

        Obviously you would vet each person, not just blindly give admin privileges.

      • conditional_soup@lemm.ee
        8·
        2 days ago

        Yeah, I got close to volunteering, too, but honestly, my plate is too full doing more important stuff in the real world atm.

        • boonhet@lemm.ee
          1·
          1 day ago

          So it’s everyone else’s. That’s why we’re at the point we’re at. Sucks, but my plate is too full too.

    • Xanza@lemm.eeEnglish
      101·
      2 days ago

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

    • Rin@lemm.eeEnglish
      61·
      2 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.

        • Rin@lemm.ee
          33·
          2 days ago

          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]@hexbear.netEnglish
            159·
            2 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.

            • Googledotcom@lemm.eeEnglish
              63·
              2 days ago

              You are from Hexbear what are you even doing here? This is nothing of any interest or involvement with you

              • FunkyStuff [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
                176·
                2 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.

                • Googledotcom@lemm.eeEnglish
                  46·
                  2 days ago

                  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.

  • PenguinCoder@beehaw.orgEnglish
    22·
    2 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 @sunaurus@lemm.ee but hope you’re doing alright otherwise. Was real nice bouncing ideas and changes off you in the past.

  • lily33@lemm.ee
    14·
    2 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)…

  • Rin@lemm.eeEnglish
    11·
    2 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@lemm.ee
      4·
      2 days ago

      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!

  • arrow74@lemm.eeEnglish
    7·
    2 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