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Discussion on moving to another instance (slrpnk.net)
submitted 10 months ago by spaduf@slrpnk.net to c/mensliberation@lemmy.ca
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I've been kicking around the idea for a while of moving to another instance for a while for two reasons:

  1. We're primarily on lemmy.ca because there was already a skeleton community here (around 80 subscribers pre-July migration)
  2. I believe that whose local feed we're on has a significant impact on the overall tenor and level of interaction here.

This post is definitely not intended to suggest we've had any issues with lemmy.ca, but it always seemed like an odd fit. So my question to y'all is this: If you could choose any instance to have an outsized effect on this community, which would it be?

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[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 15 points 10 months ago

I enjoy sh.itjust.works. I'm not convinced the instance makes a big difference, but I feel like this one is fine.

[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 14 points 10 months ago

The only real reason I can think to move is if your current instance is regularly down for extended periods or if a lot of other instances defederate it.

[–] spaduf@slrpnk.net 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (5 children)

Some other instances that have come to mind:
https://slrpnk.net - Seems like something of a natural fit considering they are also the home of !twoxchromosomes@slrpnk.net which is roughly the same size and number of active users
https://lemmy.world - This is a fairly general community and so it makes some sense to be on a fairly general instance

[–] solariplex@slrpnk.net 13 points 10 months ago

I'm a user on https://slrpnk.net and thoroughly enjoy my home feed. Climate, nature, solarpunk futurism, memes, soil, activism, creative pursuits, anarchism, different kinds of liberation.

If you do decide to move; I'd be pleased to have you as part of my home instance

[–] Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 10 months ago

Hello,

Thank you for your work with this community.

I'm not that active here, but if I may, I would prefer to not have another active community moving to Lemmy.world.

Slrpnk seems nice, and makes sense to get closer to the other community.

[–] jadero@lemmy.ca 9 points 10 months ago

I like the idea of slrpnk, but not lemmy.world.

My lemmy "philosophy" is that generic centralization should be discouraged. I prefer more "category-like" centralization. This is not just to support my preferred usage pattern (browse and participate "local" on multiple instances), but to ensure that lemmy doesn't evolve toward major centralized instances that end up just being just another clone of the various commercial platforms.

Centralization means less diversity in rules, less diversity in enforcement, and higher instance costs. I think the loss of diversity is just a bad idea, because it leaves less room for widespread experimentation. Higher instance costs could be a problem if instance owners find themselves needing to monetize the instance in order to remain solvent. The outcome is a generally less resilient system.

[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

How about blahaj.zone

[–] TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Hard no, they are extremely sensitive and ban happy

[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Let's do it just to see what happens.

[–] TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago

We would get banned for acknowledging men can have problems

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago

I enjoy a lot of communities on lemmy.world, but I'd recommend against moving a community into it. Centralizing more communities there doesn't feel productive, and I don't think it would help with user numbers.

If you do want to move, slrpnk is cool and I think this community could succeed there. Personally, I think the best solution would be to promote this community around the Fediverse regardless of if you stay on this instance or move to another one. Places like !communityPromo@lemmy.ca and the other ones listed here: https://lemmy.ca/post/5581032.

Thanks for thinking about these things and for working on the community!

[–] liverpoolbutter@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago

I like having it here, like how it just fits in with the everyday ongoings in the local feed.