MRW when my Fediverse home is overrun with spam, the sole instance owner/admin/maintainer is missing, repo inactive for months, then the site goes offline for 24 hrs and returns without explanation
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Which one is dead and should we block it?
The main Kbin instance, https://kbin.social. I don't think it warrants a block just yet, but it could become a real problem if the spam in its communities doesn't get under control (i.e. - new mods get added to handle it, for starters). Some communities have been getting hit by spam posters for weeks without end.
There's just one guy running the whole thing. It sucks because it's a good place with good people and the owner is a nice guy, but the lack of administration & communication is killing it.
This is both the blessing and curse of truly decentralised and people run technology. The "business case" for it is extremely minimal, so people get bored and just start drifting away.
It's not malicious, it's just how people are.
Trying to find the few diamonds in the rough to keep everything going and put in the effort is like trying to win the lottery.
Even with my home lab services I use constantly, it's a chore to keep them updated and bug* free.
Oof. Yeah that's where I started. When it had problems a few months ago I found a second instance. Seems like it's still in it's growing pains.
This is both the blessing and curse of truly decentralised and people run technology.
Agreed. It's also a strength, as the Fediverse's independent operation model allows us to stay somewhat connected even if an instance goes down. I hope everything is all right over there in ernest's world, he was already burning out before and it looks like it might be happening again.
FWIW kbin seems to be back up today. I usually assume when it goes down for long stretches like yesterday that some server maintenance/upgrade is going on, though I do wish the messaging around that was a bit better.
