You already did the hardest part - to start the whole thing.
I hope that you find someone whom you trust to pass the torch to.
this post was submitted on 27 Jun 2023
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I'm guessing this will be a recurring thing that happens in the future where folks get burned out. I don't fault anyone for getting worn out hosting stuff for people.
So sorry to hear about your situation. Thanks so much for starting this instance, and Best Wishes for your future adventures.
No the site has just started gaining traction
Don't worry, its not going anywhere.
There seems to be enough interested people that even if this one were to die, a "phoenix lemmynsfw" or few is almost sure to happen. Of course the issue with that would be getting all the activity back again, so it would be nice if that did not happen.
It's unfortunate, but understandable. There's no shame in admitting when you've bitten off more than you can chew. It happens to a lot of mods. Thank you for the work you've put in, and I wish you the best.
Is there any word on who the new admin is going to be? What should us users expect, moving forward?
For now, no changes. Whenever things are expected to change, announcements will be made. Right now it seems a matter of finding someone who can take on the backend stuff.
That's good to know. Thank you.
Thank you for all your hard work to date. Unfortunately, I don't know nearly enough about any of how this actually works behind the scenes to volunteer, but I do want to express that you've done a great (if thankless) job so far. I think a place like this probably NEEDS to exist in the fediverse, but it's also understandably a huge job, probably larger than just one person. Good luck, thank you, and I hope you find a new admin (ideally a new admin team) soon.
Thanks for your efforts. I'm sure most commenters here don't believe this was easy, and everyone should do what's best for themselves. Take care!
Best of luck, both to you and whatever you decide to do in the future, but also to the poor soul who will now have to maintain all this after you :p
Thanks for all your work on this, if you end up having a hard time finding someone I would definitly be up for it.
I understand the workload, even just finding content to bootstrap communities is taking more of my life than I want. Thank you for filling a hole in Lemmy when it was needed, I hope your replacement can keep the ship running as smoothly as this.
Good luck with your future ventures, hope you find something more relaxing.
I've got no interest in hosting but would be happy to help with moderation.
Thanks for starting this up! Hopefully you can get a team to manage this instance to avoid having it all be done by one person.
Thank you for everything, I'm sorry for our pettiness. I really hope you all the best.
If u are looking for someone I want to apply. And also thanks for what have u done, GL
Great work.