Currently, the default sort type for comments is "Hot".
I checked the settings, and there doesn't seem to be an option to set the default sort type to anything else such as "Top" which I massively prefer.
It's not the biggest deal since I can always just click on "Top" once the comments load. But it would be nice if there was a way to change the default type....
I've been hosting a gaming server plus other related stuff myself for some years now.
While the user base will definitely be different, relying solely on donations is unfortunately not sustainable long-term. Donations fluctuate massively based on time of year in my experience. So it's always good to periodically remind your community that lemm.ee needs donations to survive long-term.
When I do those reminders, users come out of the woods in droves to donate. It's less that they're unwilling to donate and more that they just forget to donate.