/kbin - a few quick announcements

Good morning! :) Today I want to focus mainly on reviewing the pull requests you've submitted. There are many great things there that will help improve the kbin experience. That's amazing, thank you! I'm also in the final stages of sorting out the infrastructure-related formalities. Soon, the situation with the website's functionality should stabilize, and the traffic from the fediverse will gradually be restored. I've decided to delegate some tasks as I can no longer oversee everything at this stage. There are many offers of help for which I'm very grateful, and I haven't had a chance to respond to some of them yet because I only just saw them - a lot is happening, really.

As I mentioned before, new possibilities have emerged that I couldn't have imagined before. All of this is thanks to your support; you are incredible, and I thank you. That's why it's crucial for me to ensure transparency in everything we do and provide regular reports. I want to share as much information behind the scenes as possible. That's why it may seem like it's taking a long time, but I truly want to make the most of every cent.

Now, onto the bad news. I messed up.

The workload overwhelmed me, and I couldn't read all your messages. I will diligently work my way through them, but I need time.

The registration system is far from perfect, so from time to time, I manually verify and activate accounts whose activation links didn't arrive. Please check again later if you find yourself in such a situation.

The queue for account deletions is stuck. Manual fix is needed, which will be difficult until the infrastructure is moved. I have recorded all 230 account deleiton requests, and each one will definitely be deleted, but I also need time for that. I apologize for this. If someone wants their account to be immediately deleted, please send an email through the contact form starting with "DELETE MY ACCOUNT" - it will be easier for me to filter it out, and I will delete the account manually.

That's all from me. I'm going back to stirring the cauldron. Thank you for all the messages and kind words. Thank you for being here. Have a nice day!

AlteredStateBlob,
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Thanks for the updates and your work! Don't think anyone could've forseen the amount of work needed in such a short amount of time. Happy to read you're willing to delegate and not break yourself over all this.

Anon2971,
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Now, onto the bad news. I messed up. The workload overwhelmed me, and I couldn't read all your messages. I will diligently work my way through them, but I need time.

That is not a mess up, man! Like you said, you're overwhelmed. Your small project has now been flooded with thousands of users wanting to find a Reddit alternative. You're only one dude. There's only so much you can do.

IMO you're doing a great job so far. Do what you can. I'm happy to be patient and see how this place grows naturally over time. It's exciting to be a part of. We're with you. I'll be donating shortly.

Chuck-of-the-North,
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@ernest Please hang in there and take a breath. This site is amazing quality for a beta given the insane traffic coming over from the /r debacle. Pace yourself. Development and testing is a marathon, not a sprint (no pun intended).

I hope the many new arrivals (like me) appreciate how far kbin has come so quickly. /r wasn't solid for quite a while.

caffeinePlease,
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Nothing requires forgiveness; we are thankful for your efforts. Keep up the wonderful work!

black-twisted-boughs,
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Just chiming in to say how much I appreciate all the hard work you’re putting into this. Managing this sudden influx of traffic with so little down time and such grace is really impressive and hasn’t gone unnoticed. Cheers mate.

InLikeClint,
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I've been a member for an hour, so far so good.

experbia,
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I've been in a position similarly unenviable to yours. It's exciting but stressful. Even if it all feels incredibly high-priority, don't burn out; it's a marathon not a sprint!

I've been picking through issues and working on fixes locally to try and get you bundled-up PRs that use the systems and conventions you've already established, instead of just taping discontinuous new on top of everything. However, despite being a grumpy old PHP and JS veteran, I'm somehow a relative newbie to Symfony and Stimulus, so I hope I'm not doing more harm than good lol.

I think /kbin has a big future.

hariette,
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@ernest I've been working on a 3rd party app for kbin. I'm gonna be running a beta test within a month or two. Would love to know about official API support, seems like you're pretty darn busy. For now I'm working around that and cloudflare protection but not sure how that'll scale eventually heh. So just an FYI.

minnieo,
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Thank you so so much for all you are doing. This must be incredibly overwhelming, and your efforts despite that have not gone unnoticed. We are so very appreciative of you accommodating us.

MindDragon,

Hey -- take care of yourself.

Don't feel that you have to do it all yourself!! If others of us can support you in ANY way, just post a note. Hey I need (x) and we'll be there.

Also - Gitcoin is an option even if you're not a crypto project!

Take care.

nightauthor,
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btw, you posted that 3 times. There seems to be a bug that doesn't show you when your comment is submitted (I think particularly when the server is under load).

Happened to me a couple of times yesterday.

Khalic,

Thank you so much for the work you’re doing, and take it easy, a burnout is no laughing matter

IrritatedSysAdmin,

You're doing a remarkable job @ernest - Thank you for your hard work.

iByteABit,
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Thank you for your great work! Remember to take care of yourself, health is more important than everything.

HealGirl,
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Thanks for all of your hard work Ernest!

Ungoldy_Hour,

Everything is looking good so far, hopefully the community will grow and more people will migrate.

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