People should REALLY stop joining Lemmy.ml, and users with an account on their instance should consider starting a new one on another instance. Every post they issue boils down to them essentially pleading for people to stop joining their instance and go basically anywhere else. Like, they're not saying that to be assholes they're saying it because they can't keep up and are stressing the fuck out. Help em out!
I may have to do that myself soon with my beehaw account. They had way fewer users when I joined, but you can almost FEEL the server stress using that instance the last two days. They're getting absolutely crushed by the hug of love.
They've gotten it significantly more stable the past couple days, but I do love my lemmy.one account. It feels like this instance flies way under the radar - probs because it's not a specific community/vibe like beehaw, and because you can't make your own communities here. Makes it extremely handy for people like me that just want a reliable instance to host their every day account.
We launched a lovely little instance today called thegarden.land : a garden bed where all are welcome to grow roots and thrive. Come join our instance and ease the burden on the bigger ones. Plus we’re giving away free flower seeds! It’s a win-win
What a cute name/theme!! Best of luck! I have two accounts now, one in Lemmy.one and one on Beehaw. Beehaw is struggling today, but both have been good for me so far. I joined them both when they had way fewer people though, might come join yours if the influx keeps slowing things down!