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is lemmy.sdf.org running poorly for anyone else? (lemmy.sdf.org)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/sdfpubnix@lemmy.sdf.org
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I think the server components need a reboot or some part of the system needs to be looked at. Seems to have been getting worse as the week has gone on....

Did we ever figure out the best course of action to get the instance mod from SDF to look at it?

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[–] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It’s easily in the top spot for worst money I’ve ever spent on anything.

Seriously? The donation you made to a small instance is even in the ranking for worst money spent? Because there isn't 100% uptime? You, my friend, must be a savvy shopper.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (2 children)

    I made a donation once, with the idea of making one every year, because I believe in paying for the things I use, and particularly small-time, old-style services like SDF.

    But the plain and sad reality is, most of the things I DON'T pay for work much better than SDF services.

    So yes, it truly was money poorly spent. It wasn't much money and it didn't make a dent in my quality of life in any way, but that's just what it was - money poorly spent.

    My one donation will remain a single donation until SDF services improve to the point when I can convince myself that the occasional slowness and downtime are reasonable for a small gig like SDF. Sadly, it's not even up to that standard, and has never been in the 2 years since I've joined: it's more slowness and downtime than it is working normally.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    the point when I can convince myself that the occasional slowness and downtime are reasonable

    Small instances probably aren't for you. If that was my main concern, I'd stick to major servers with more than just a couple people running it.

    Personally I'm here for the atmosphere. Feels like the old internet. And as someone who has been around for the entirety of the internet; sometimes shit doesn't work and you have to go do something else for a while.

    Monthly recurring donation here. No ragrets.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago

    Small instances probably aren't for you

    I'm sorry but... no.

    Look, I'm a child of the 70's, I know what shite internet feels like and I'm a patient man. Hell, half of the reason why I stick to SDF is exactly because I'm patient (the other half being because SDF defederates almost no other instances and I appreciate that).

    But I'm running a BBS with 32 lines and quite a few users (yes, old-stylee, with modems) and also a few Echolink repeaters for hams, and I provide better service and better uptime than SDF most of the time. And it's just me, myself and I with little time to spare after work.

    I'm glad you're satisfied with SDF. My bar is a bit higher than yours apparently, yet goodness knows I'm not demanding...

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