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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/24889

[Disclaimer: Lemmy newb here]

There are currently 3 Rust communities across 3 instances: programming.dev, lemmyrs.org and this one (lemmy.ml). I know it's still very early for the migration from /r/rust, but it would split the community if there are so many options and nobody knows which is the "right" one. Currently this community has the most subscribers, but it would make sense if the Rust community finds its new home in one of the other instances.

  • lemmyrs.org seems like the logical solution if instance-wide rules are paramount and "non-negotiable"
  • personally I would love a programming-centric instance and programming.dev seems like a good way. Rust is not the only language I'm actively using (unfortunately :)). Maybe there can be community-specific rules that "enforce" the Rust CoC and the Rust community can find a home there?

Either way, the current situation has the most negative impact.

Thoughts?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Agreed, there are advantages of having an own community. Especially until the people running e.g. programming.dev have a proven track record of being reliable.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Hi, creator of programming.dev here. What could we do to prove reliability to you? Would open graphs and metrics of the current state of the service help? Would current server costs and how much has been covered by donations help? Would knowing the names of everyone with access to the server, on the admin team, or access to the domain name help?

It seems to me like a user stood up an instance of lemmy and because it has rs as part of the name you might be treating it like the Rust community's, but to me, it's exactly the same as programming.dev, except it has a lot less chance of staying running.