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:
- I am stepping down as head admin of lemm.ee.
- The new main contact person for the admin team will be @EllaSpiggins@lemm.ee.
- I’ll continue to maintain and update the infrastructure behind the scenes.
- 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!
It’s a sad day, but (mental) health comes first.
If I ever see you in the street, I’ll buy you a beer or 2. If I still recognize your face from your avatar by then :)
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 @ellaspiggins@lemm.ee for taking on this responsibility, for my part, I promise not to cause any more problems than strictly necessary.
Thanks for all your hard work maintaining this 🙏🏿
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. :)
We appreciate your hard work! I hope you’re able to get back to the place you wanna be with the Fediverse
🫂❤️
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
Thank you for all your hard work in creating a home for so many of us. I hope you can bounce back in whatever capacity suits you best.
Thank you so much for all the great work you’ve done so far. Take care!
o7
Thank you for everything
Take care of yourself and thank you for bringing us this awesome instance.
There are a lot of ugly details to make any good thing happen. Thank you, everyone, for all the hard work and take care.
This is a thoughtful and well motivated decision. Thanks for creating and keeping lemm.ee going. And thanks to Ella for stepping up for what is famously a pretty stressful roll, for the benefit of all of us ordinary users.
Thanks for everything! You’ve done an amazing job, and I’m sorry that you have had to deal with all of the drama.
Thank you for all your hard work! This is a great instance and I’m glad to be part of it!
