Hey Folks

Just a quick note to let you all know about some changes in the lemm.ee admin team. After discussing things with the other admins, we’ve decided to shuffle around our roles a bit.

Up until now, I’ve been the head admin at lemm.ee - handling infrastructure, maintaining rules and policies, and acting as the main contact person for the admin team.

However, I’ve come to realize that this role has taken a toll on me. While I still love the idea of Lemmy and everything it stands for, being an admin has slowly drained the joy I once had for the platform. The occasional negative experiences have been increasingly difficult for me to shake off. For the past several months, I’ve found myself hesitating to check my DMs or the moderation queue, simply because I’m bracing for some new drama that I no longer have the energy to manage.

After some conversations with the team, we’ve agreed on a plan to ensure my burnout doesn’t negatively impact the instance:
  1. I am stepping down as head admin of lemm.ee.
  2. The new main contact person for the admin team will be @[email protected].
  3. I’ll continue to maintain and update the infrastructure behind the scenes.
  4. The rest of the admin team will now handle all moderation issues, managing our policies, and any general admin communications.

It’s been an honor to serve as your head admin, and I’m incredibly grateful for the amazing people I’ve met here. I’m excited to stay involved in a capacity that works better for me and allows me to enjoy this community once again.

See you around!

  • Ulu-Mulu-no-dieEnglish
    6•5 months ago

    Thank you for all your hard work making this instance the fantastic place it is!

    Your wellbeing comes first, you’ve taken a wise decision even if it might not have been easy, I wish you the best for a quick recovery <3

  • Ben Hur Horse Race
    11•5 months ago

    thank you for all you’ve done

    Ive been happy to have donated a few times as I like this instance a lot. hope to see you on the instance as well!

  • @[email protected]
    2•5 months ago

    There are a lot of ugly details to make any good thing happen. Thank you, everyone, for all the hard work and take care.

  • db0
    21•5 months ago

    Yeah, this role requires a ridiculously thick skin unfortunately. So much drama flows up.

    I hope you plan to still be around to “dogfood” the experience as that’s quite important as well.

  • @[email protected]
    5•5 months ago

    Thanks for everything! You’ve done an amazing job, and I’m sorry that you have had to deal with all of the drama.

  • @[email protected]
    4•5 months ago

    Thank you for all the work you’re doing (and continuing to do, even if behind the scenes).

    Burn out is a bad thing, don’t get burned out. :)

  • @[email protected]
    12•5 months ago

    Thank you so much for your work and I hope you find the joy of participating in the community again. It is a shame that people do not always value voluntary work in collaborative forums.

    I would also like to thank @[email protected] for taking on this responsibility, for my part, I promise not to cause any more problems than strictly necessary.

  • Twitches
    8•5 months ago

    Than you very much for your work. Please take care of yourself.

  • @[email protected]English
    9•5 months ago

    That’s certainly relatable. Very good that you could switch around like this to a more comfortable duty!

    I for one welcome our new overlord head admin.