The instance feddit.nl (a Dutch Lemmy instance hosting the largest Dutch communities AFAIK) appears to be down. None of the communities can be accessed anymore....
Not a cache or DNS issue as far as I can tell, but it’s obviously interesting you are able to reach the instance.
If I open feddit.nl in a web browser and click on the communities tab, none show up.
Same if they decide to shut down
Exactly, which is a continuity issue of course. I know Mastodon administrators can vow to uphold a code of conduct allowing users to migrate after they warn them they want to shut down.
Again, I don’t know what the issue is with feddit.nl (although it might be on my side if you are able to view the communities), but AFAIK you cannot migrate an account on Lemmy.
To make it more illustrative: imagine the administrator(s) of lemmy.ml or lemmy.world decide(s) to quit tomorrow.
It would be a good reason to return to Reddit IMO. What’s the point of decentralization if you’re completely unsure your account is still there tomorrow?
No, setting up a personal instance isn’t a solution for the potential problem I’m describing here.
I’m not discussing whether an instance owner or commercial platform is at right to shut down an instance (an instance administrator probably is in most if not all countries), but the risk of a loss of continuity and the seemingly absence AFAIK of a continuity mechanism in the design of the Lemmy platform.
As explained: it’s possible to migrate a Mastodon account from one instance to another including followers.
Is it also possible for a moderator of a community to move a community from one instance to another including all subscribers? That would be a solution. Setting up one’s own instance isn’t beside keeping your account. But that’s not the issue.
I'm returning to Reddit, here's why
Although the idea of decentralized servers sounds nice, there are at least two serious problems IMO that make me return to Reddit for at least now....
How to contact a Lemmy instance administrator if server seems to be down?
The instance feddit.nl (a Dutch Lemmy instance hosting the largest Dutch communities AFAIK) appears to be down. None of the communities can be accessed anymore....