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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by EllaSpiggins@lemm.ee to c/meta@lemm.ee

Hello everyone! Ella here,

I’d like to preface this post by thanking each and every one of our users for being here with us. Over the past year, lemm.ee has seen slow but very steady user growth. Our goal of being a general purpose, accessible instance for anyone wanting to use the fediverse the way they see fit, has largely been achieved to date.

However with that success comes an increase in administrative burden. This is reflected primarily in delays approving applications, delays in responding to requests on our support forum, and slow response to some reports.

In an effort to combat this, we are looking to bring on two new admins, whose primary duties will consist of reviewing incoming applications and reports.

Note we will be making decisions on this gradually, with input from the entire existing admin team.

Please be aware that being an admin is unfortunately quite a thankless job - if you’re doing your job well, then most people won’t even realize you’re doing anything. OTOH, if you make mistakes, there will likely be many users calling you out in public. The main motivation for joining the admin team would need to be a desire to help build and maintain this instance as a great home for yourself and others.

If there is anybody who would be interested in helping out even despite the above disclaimer, please DM me with the following info:

  • On a typical day, during what hours are you active on lemm.ee (with timezone info)
  • Do you have any previous experience with moderation/administration
  • Are you in agreement with the current state of the lemm.ee administration policy.
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[-] thatdude@lemm.ee 1 points 12 hours ago

Best of luck in finding the right people to help keep things running smoothly.

[-] JuiceMachine@lemm.ee 4 points 6 days ago

Long live the great lemm.ee

[-] ee_pewgar@lemm.ee 0 points 5 days ago

kas sa oskad Eesti keelt? (can you speak estonian?)

[-] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 53 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

if you make mistakes, there will likely be many users calling you out in public.

I wouldn't want to let you down, so,

two new admins, who’s primary duties

Should be "whose primary duties"


For real, though, thank you for your work looking after this instance! And big thanks in advance to whoever takes up the new admin roles. I hope there's some of you out there who have time to take this up, wisdom to do it well, and patience... because, well, it's the internet!


Edit to add: Who downvotes a post like this? Seriously, two downvotes? "Noo! Can't have more admins! Terrible post, get it out of my feed!"

[-] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

This guy^ has my vote.

[-] gt5@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

I downvoted but it was an accident. When I realized it I changed it to upvote

[-] ModsAreCopsACAB@lemm.ee -2 points 2 weeks ago

I downvoted because of you, hope you're happy.

[-] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 8 points 2 weeks ago

You want to know my secret?

How I survive Lemmy?

I'm always happy :-D

[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago
[-] westyvw@lemm.ee 34 points 2 weeks ago

I hope this doesn't clog up the feed in your search for admins but I have to say: You are doing something right. I see people say Lemmy is slow, or there are large amounts of downtime. That has not happened on this instance. I have been very happy here.

I really hope you find the admins you are looking for.

[-] boonhet@lemm.ee 23 points 2 weeks ago

You are doing something right. I see people say Lemmy is slow, or there are large amounts of downtime. That has not happened on this instance.

The guy running the instance is a software engineer with devops experience, whereas a lot of others are amateurs. Which isn't a bad thing - it's great that a lot of people are self-hosting things - but something like Lemmy requires a bit of consideration on the infrastructure and security side of things.

I think there are ideological factors too. Ping lemm.ee or lemmy.world to get the IP address - you get a Cloudflare IP according to the WHOIS. Ping lemmy.ml and you get OVH SAS as the owner. Same for Hexbear actually. Both instances are run by tankies and if there's one thing that they get right, it's that the entire Internet shouldn't go through one single corporation. Unfortunately, that one single corporation, Cloudflare, also provides excellent DDoS protection.

[-] Irelephant@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

I think the thing about cloudflare is that it hasn't given any reason to move away from it. Of course, if it goes down, everyone will know about it. I think deflect.ca is an alternative.

[-] boonhet@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

There's no true alternative to cloudflare because cloudflare provides you with a ridiculous amount of nice things, many with generous free tiers.

Deflect has a 10 dollar minimum which is basically nothing, but at the same time, way more than cloudflare where basic protection is free.

Yes, I'm also a CF user for my personal and business domains. Not sure if I'm happy about it but then again I haven't paid them a cent yet.

[-] WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

What's OVH SAS?

I work in software but wouldn't mind getting better at the administrative side of things myself. It means I probably have to learn Linux better, though.

[-] boonhet@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It's just a host they both use. Exposing it is not a bad thing inherently, but unless you know what you're doing you're probably better off hiding it behind cloudflare. Cloudflare can handle a DDoS a lot better than some regional hosting provider. So I'm not saying OVH SAS is a bad hosting provider, but that it's easier to DDoS an instance not behind Cloudflare (ml, hex)

[-] WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 0 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks for the explanation!

[-] Irelephant@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

Its really just lemmy.world and the odd instance running on a pentium gold in someones attic.

[-] w3dd1e@lemm.ee 14 points 2 weeks ago

Is there a location with the administration policy clearly written or is it communicated over a series of posts in this meta?

[-] beneeney@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago

It is linked towards the top of the instance sidebar

[-] w3dd1e@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago

Weird. I’m not seeing it. I checked the sidebar before I asked. I’m using an app. Maybe that’s why. I’ll check it in the browser.

[-] Irelephant@lemm.ee 0 points 1 week ago

I think they mean the instance sidebar. Its https://lemm.ee/post/401063

[-] w3dd1e@lemm.ee 0 points 1 week ago

Yeah, I can’t see the instance sidebar in the app I’m using. I found the info on the website. Thanks though!

[-] RagingHungryPanda@lemm.ee 9 points 2 weeks ago

How much time do you usually spend per day as an admin? I'm asking because I'm wondering what the commitment looks like and if it works with a schedule where I'm often on the road.

[-] EllaSpiggins@lemm.ee 9 points 2 weeks ago

At a minimum I’d request 5 hours a week cumulatively, with more of course being beneficial.

Tasks like reviewing reports and applications only take a few minutes and can be done on a mobile device- I personally approve most applications on my phone.

[-] Blaze@feddit.org 9 points 2 weeks ago

Good luck on your search!

[-] perestroika@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

I appreciate the effort of running this place - it's working well from my perspective - and hope you find the colleagues you need. :)

Myself, I can't volunteer - I already moderate a few communities elsewhere, my time is limited, and I'm politically too partial. I also cannot say that I fully agree with local federation policy.

[-] IDew@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

As you said in one of the comments, 5 hours a week would put me on the list.. But I'm not sure what the tasks are about and whether I can do them at all since Lemmy has been mobile only for me.. I wouldn't mind to help out, but I'm not sure if I'm actually up for the job

[-] hsakaa@lemm.ee -2 points 2 weeks ago

Can I become the admin and then become the ultimate godmod by removing all the other mods?

[-] JokeDeity@lemm.ee -3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

This stuff always worries me. Like, yeah, the current admins are actual tankies, BUT they don't abuse their position and let Lemmy be free as it can be. It only takes a few bad actors to ruin this entire thing and send us right back to the corporate run highly censored bullshit.

If I were religious this would be something I would legit pray about. Don't fuck this up, please.

EDIT: I misread, this is about Lemm.ee, not Lemmy. Please disregard (but the sentiment stays).

[-] 14th_cylon@lemm.ee 0 points 3 days ago

It only takes a few bad actors

No, it does not. That is the whole point of the decentralized system - the few bad actors can only have power over their specific instance and you can leave it anytime you want.

So the sentiment actually does not stay ;)

[-] Blaze@feddit.org 8 points 2 weeks ago

It only takes a few bad actors to ruin this entire thing and send us right back to the corporate run highly censored bullshit.

There are enough good actors to keep us safe

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