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@astrid@fedi.astrid.tech @cyrus@wetdry.world what instance is the one that shut down because of the vps provider

@cyrus @xyhhx
I think "@yassie_j's account creation foretold the closure of this server" has happened like three times.

It hasn't happened yet, but I'm waiting for "admin defederated from literally all other ActivityPub servers".

@cyrus @xyhhx add "had a temper tantrum over being called on blatant racism" cause that keeps happening.

Or "too much heat for their own actions". ~ Grimm

@cyrus @xyhhx one of the admins got raided by cops, who took a copy of the database

@cyrus shut down by just "regular" criminal activity

@cyrus @xyhhx jajaja, aún hay huecos que llenar

@cyrus @xyhhx I guess Matrix homeservers get shut down for more common reasons...

- Too much effort for few active new users (some)
- Gets spammed by registration because the owner left it open without realizing (much more than you think)
- Gets spammed/harassed by remote accounts (a few)
- Resource strain (some)
- Setup failure (plus.st)
- Opposition to Matrix itself (disroot.org)
- Failure to solicit donations (pragma-messenger.ch)

Some just go down without notice, even...

@cyrus@wetdry.world @xyhhx@438punk.house
- invaded by pedophiles
- invaded by nazis
- doxed
- attempted to run a free speech instance (invaded by nazis AND pedophiles)
- Seized by the FBI / CIA
- Soviet Union domain (.su) too hard to renew

@cyrus @xyhhx
Server software forked while feeding the cat.

@cyrus @xyhhx i feel like 'database seized by the feds' counts even though kolektiva did not shut down

@cyrus @xyhhx ddosed to death

@cyrus @xyhhx "started a podcast"

@cyrus ooh ooh, allow me to suggest:
* "argument got way, way, way, WAY out of control"
* "admin revealed to be that one fucker yet again"
* "personal grudge exploded"
* "single-user instance moved to new flavor of the month"
* "policy criticism caused moderation team implosion"

@cyrus @xyhhx Server ,,exploded"

@cyrus @xyhhx I have scrolled the replies, but my brain is mukier than the unchanged oil in my car tonight; maybe I missed it?

Which instance was seized by the Taliban?

@cyrus @xyhhx

Moved to Bluesky

Moved back to Twitter

Ennui

Mental health breakdown

Went back to college

Lost interest

Had better things to do

Pedos

Infighting

Nazis

Failed migration

Hardware failure

Lack of time

Drama

Friends left

Instance instability

Unwanted media attention

Racism

@xyhhx @cyrus i think burnout is too broad and could be split by:

• burnout from community management
• burnout from ops workload
• burnout from updating custom patches to fix conflicts with upstream
• burnout from having to create custom patches to work around unwanted upstream changes

@cyrus @xyhhx cat ate the power cord

@cyrus@wetdry.world @xyhhx@438punk.house
Cat and catgirl seem likely as potential reasons

@cyrus@wetdry.world @xyhhx@438punk.house killed by @yassie_j@labyrinth.zone

@cyrus For me, it was legal risks. Didn't want to be on the hook if someone did something very illegal on my instance without knowing about it, and the political current in my country of residence was very much running that way at the time.

Then there's Monsterpit. Just vanished, no one knows why.

@cyrus @xyhhx
can't wait to see "specific kink no longer of interest to admins" join this bingo card

idk if it's happened but I want to believe it will

@cyrus @xyhhx @frummidge oh how I wish we knew an instance to name, soon, hopefully soon

@cyrus @xyhhx forget exactly but whatever happened with plus.st ​

@freeplay added