Hello everyone! Ella here,

I’d like to preface this post by thanking each and every one of our users for being here with us. Over the past year, lemm.ee has seen slow but very steady user growth. Our goal of being a general purpose, accessible instance for anyone wanting to use the fediverse the way they see fit, has largely been achieved to date.

However with that success comes an increase in administrative burden. This is reflected primarily in delays approving applications, delays in responding to requests on our support forum, and slow response to some reports.

In an effort to combat this, we are looking to bring on two new admins, who’s primary duties will consist of reviewing incoming applications and reports.

Note we will be making decisions on this gradually, with input from the entire existing admin team.

Please be aware that being an admin is unfortunately quite a thankless job - if you’re doing your job well, then most people won’t even realize you’re doing anything. OTOH, if you make mistakes, there will likely be many users calling you out in public. The main motivation for joining the admin team would need to be a desire to help build and maintain this instance as a great home for yourself and others.

If there is anybody who would be interested in helping out even despite the above disclaimer, please DM me with the following info:

  • On a typical day, during what hours are you active on lemm.ee (with timezone info)
  • Do you have any previous experience with moderation/administration
  • Are you in agreement with the current state of the lemm.ee administration policy.
  • RagingHungryPanda@lemm.ee
    5·
    19 hours ago

    How much time do you usually spend per day as an admin? I’m asking because I’m wondering what the commitment looks like and if it works with a schedule where I’m often on the road.

    • EllaSpiggins@lemm.eeOPM
      3·
      13 hours ago

      At a minimum I’d request 5 hours a week cumulatively, with more of course being beneficial.

      Tasks like reviewing reports and applications only take a few minutes and can be done on a mobile device- I personally approve most applications on my phone.

  • hsakaa@lemm.eeEnglish
    1·
    20 hours ago

    Can I become the admin and then become the ultimate godmod by removing all the other mods?

  • milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee
    44·
    3 days ago

    if you make mistakes, there will likely be many users calling you out in public.

    I wouldn’t want to let you down, so,

    two new admins, who’s primary duties

    Should be “whose primary duties”

    For real, though, thank you for your work looking after this instance! And big thanks in advance to whoever takes up the new admin roles. I hope there’s some of you out there who have time to take this up, wisdom to do it well, and patience… because, well, it’s the internet!

    Edit to add: Who downvotes a post like this? Seriously, two downvotes? “Noo! Can’t have more admins! Terrible post, get it out of my feed!”

  • arglebargle@lemm.eeEnglish
    23·
    2 days ago

    I hope this doesn’t clog up the feed in your search for admins but I have to say: You are doing something right. I see people say Lemmy is slow, or there are large amounts of downtime. That has not happened on this instance. I have been very happy here.

    I really hope you find the admins you are looking for.

    • boonhet@lemm.ee
      12·
      2 days ago

      You are doing something right. I see people say Lemmy is slow, or there are large amounts of downtime. That has not happened on this instance.

      The guy running the instance is a software engineer with devops experience, whereas a lot of others are amateurs. Which isn’t a bad thing - it’s great that a lot of people are self-hosting things - but something like Lemmy requires a bit of consideration on the infrastructure and security side of things.

      I think there are ideological factors too. Ping lemm.ee or lemmy.world to get the IP address - you get a Cloudflare IP according to the WHOIS. Ping lemmy.ml and you get OVH SAS as the owner. Same for Hexbear actually. Both instances are run by tankies and if there’s one thing that they get right, it’s that the entire Internet shouldn’t go through one single corporation. Unfortunately, that one single corporation, Cloudflare, also provides excellent DDoS protection.

  • JokeDeity@lemm.ee
    2·
    2 days ago

    This stuff always worries me. Like, yeah, the current admins are actual tankies, BUT they don’t abuse their position and let Lemmy be free as it can be. It only takes a few bad actors to ruin this entire thing and send us right back to the corporate run highly censored bullshit.

    If I were religious this would be something I would legit pray about. Don’t fuck this up, please.

    EDIT: I misread, this is about Lemm.ee, not Lemmy. Please disregard (but the sentiment stays).

    • Blaze (he/him)@feddit.orgEnglish
      6·
      2 days ago

      It only takes a few bad actors to ruin this entire thing and send us right back to the corporate run highly censored bullshit.

      There are enough good actors to keep us safe

  • w3dd1e@lemm.ee
    15·
    3 days ago

    Is there a location with the administration policy clearly written or is it communicated over a series of posts in this meta?

      • w3dd1e@lemm.ee
        8·
        2 days ago

        Weird. I’m not seeing it. I checked the sidebar before I asked. I’m using an app. Maybe that’s why. I’ll check it in the browser.

    • JokeDeity@lemm.ee
      11·
      2 days ago

      Wouldn’t matter because absolutely no one with any sense at all is putting someone from hexbear behind the wheel of their instance.