I love this instance in principle, but it has had recurring technical problems since before I joined, and I don't have any reason to think that will change. I suppose they just don't have the resources to keep up with lemmy issues. I'm using a different instance now.
this post was submitted on 10 Jul 2025
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It looks like they fixed it!
It's been like this since they mentioned DDoS.
Based on bboard search, April 1st 2025.
Also slow for me.
slow for me as well
Oh yes.
Definitely slow.
Someone should send them a message on their request bboard or membership email address.
If we put horse head in their bed, that'd really send a message.
If you really want to send a message, you'll want to switch the horse head with a keyboard from a VT100 terminal with its cable cut in the middle of the curls.
Yeah, it's been slow. Maybe we can get them to update the Lemmy version while they're at it. Lots of performance improvements in newer versions
How could we get involved with helping? I have relevant experience. I'm sure others do as well.
I think the best we can do is post on the Unix shell bboard system and request an update to the Lemmy version.
Clearing site cache history sometimes works
SDF had been nothing short of terrible for me for the 2 years I've been using it. It's easily in the top spot for worst money I've ever spent on anything. And I'm not talking about just Lemmy...
The only reason I'm still here is inertia. But I have a shadow account on Sopuli and I'm getting awfully close to switching for good.
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.
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.
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.
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...