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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by _number8_@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

i can't stand megathreads -- no one reads these! no one wants their posts banished there!

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[-] Rengoku@lemmy.world 98 points 1 year ago
[-] Gullible@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Depending on how much the admin hosting this instance pays for it, I’d disagree. This is the largest instance by a fair margin so hosting costs* may not be a negligible expense anymore.

[-] sgtlighttree@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, as long as they're both clear and non-intrusive, I might make an exception in uBlock...

[-] Nollij@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I just saw their financials. For May, their server costs were about $600, including their massive Mastodon server.

Not a negligible expense, but easily recoverable from the 10k+ active users

[-] Gullible@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Any chance you could say where you found their financials? I’ve been fruitlessly searching for them for the last week.

[-] Nollij@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It was posted in https://lemmy.ml/comment/1240593

Direct link: https://blog.mastodon.world/april-and-may-2023-financial-update

I just now noticed that these numbers are just for Mastodon.world, before they spun up Lemmy.world. But I also remember one of the bigger isntances posting about their massive server upgrade, and it was very much in line with these figures.

ETA: There's another blog post there with server specs: https://blog.mastodon.world/welcome-lemmy-world

32-core/64 thread 128GB RAM dedicated server.

[-] Gullible@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Thank you, their financials seem not to be a big concern for now. I imagine the administrators will begin posting their patreon more frequently in this instance if costs become cumbersome in the long-term. I’m not certain whether they’re dipping into their relatively sizable savings from mastodon or whether they’re keeping funding separate, but they’re not in immediate danger, nonetheless.

[-] aceshigh@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

how much does it cost to host instances? how is it paid for if not for ads or trophies?

[-] wasabi@feddit.de 8 points 1 year ago

Some instance admins have patreon

[-] agoramachina@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago
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