Hey folks!

I’m writing this because funding for the Lemmy project has dropped to critical levels, which could seriously impact its future development.

Thanks to the generous support of our lemm.ee community, our server infrastructure costs are covered, and we even have a few months of runway. I’m deeply grateful to everyone who has contributed - lemm.ee wouldn’t exist without your help.

However, infrastructure alone isn’t enough. Our servers run Lemmy software, and without ongoing development, the platform cannot grow or even be maintained.

Lemmy is an open-source project with many contributors, but the vast majority of development work has been carried out by a small group of core maintainers. A few maintainers work full-time on the project, relying solely on donations and occasional grants to support themselves.

I’ve seen Lemmy development up close, and the maintainers have consistently gone above and beyond what I consider the standard for small open-source teams - they are constantly writing code, mentoring contributors, and keeping everything running. Their work is essential, and without continued support, it cannot be sustained.

If you value Lemmy, please consider supporting its maintainers directly. Every bit helps.

Please check out this post for more details about how to support the maintainers: https://lemm.ee/post/63034576

Thank you for reading, I hope you have a great weekend!

  • Alaskaball [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    71·
    6 hours ago

    Noting that communists weren’t better than Nazis got me called an ungrateful shit for existing (which I apparently owe to Stalin) and banned.

    According to the mod logs the only thing you copped a ban for is being uncivil you lying little shit. And that’s even a temporary one at that.

    • M0oP0o@mander.xyz
      12·
      3 hours ago

      reason: Rule 1

      From the modlog that seems to be a ban without explanation, as is tradition. Since there is no explanation on these “rule 1” bans (temporary or not) I tend to take them in the worst possible light. And since the first two (and only other mod actions) where to remove “I’m going to take a wild guess that posters and downvoters in this thread don’t live in actual communist countries. Endorsing hammer and sickle is just as bad as endorsing swastikas…” and “Yeah great, because what we need now is soviet propaganda. This needs to die” according to the mod logs their story checks out.

        • M0oP0o@mander.xyz
          12·
          3 hours ago

          Facts? What facts? Better be careful with such things, you could be seen as being uncivil.

          Also really funny if you read that with some comprehension as “You’re more than entitled to believe anything other than the facts.” implies someone is expected (more then entitled) to believe anything over the facts (so lies). In this context this is chefs kiss amazing.

          • Alaskaball [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
            3·
            3 hours ago

            Not my fault you can’t read anything longer than a reddit post and believe you know everything under heaven.

            Maybe it’s time for you to hit the books.

            • M0oP0o@mander.xyz
              1·
              2 hours ago

              Ah there it is, the implication I was on reddit, the attempt to insult my intelligence, and of course the complete disregard to typing anything that has even a passing resemblance to the current discussion. As is tradition.