berries.space mods May 4, 2019

We're sorry for the confusion and stress today! We wanted to make sure we explained things as thoroughly as possible before we put out a statement.

The bugs happening right now aren't anything we're doing, they're because a lot of people are moving. Sending mass DMs and importing follows from a lot of people at once puts a strain on our CPU, so you'll be experiencing some errors and there unfortunately isn't that much we can do about it.

SHSL yeehaw boy lillyMay 4, 2019
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We are sad to announce that in the next week or so, Berries will be closing down. Although this lines up with a lot of people moving, it's actually a decision we've been discussing internally for a while now, and one that we're making for our own mental health and time management.
We want to be clear that it's not because of/in response to recent drama; if anything, the impetus for this conversation was Gen's injury, and it led to all of us realizing that we just weren't in a place to run the site anymore, especially since others of us are also struggling with mental and physical health issues right now.
We collaborated on a doc with everyone's statements here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DOIiLAc_h6NjwVZEaMsaanlOzKFOqS3TRXW0ywLsPnE/edit?usp=sharing
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Admin/mod statements berries began as a fun little project as a cozy platform. over this past half year, we have seen much together; the fun, the friendships made, the jokes. unfortunately, running berries was and always has been a stressful job that was taking its toll on us, the staff. what wa...

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To help make the move as smooth as possible, we'll keep the site up for a while longer, and there's a list of recommended instances in the attached doc. If you're interested in trying to set up your own instance, we highly recommend trying it out if you have the funds and a bit of coding experience! You're always welcome to ask one of us for help setting up, and Berries' rules, themes and blocklist are open source (linked in the doc as well).
Show threadI'm at toot.site now!♠️🏳️‍🌈May 4, 2019
@mods do you have an idea when you will be closing the instance? I don't want to start migrating now and put more strain on the instance!
Show threadberries.space mods May 4, 2019
@Laughwhilecrying It won't be for at least another week, and if people need more time we'll leave it up as long as they need!
Show threadI'm at toot.site now!♠️🏳️‍🌈May 4, 2019
@mods thank you! 💕
Show threadキラMay 4, 2019
@mods any recommendations where to migrate to? looking for a similar code of conduct / experience, and looking for "lgbtiqa* friendly" instances on the public lists pretty much only finds ones with constant dickpic spam in every timeline :/
Show threadsleep hygiene stanMay 4, 2019
@mods why google doc though
Show threadsleep hygiene stanMay 4, 2019
@mods oh its the character limit isnt it. damn shame is what it is
Show threadSylvhemMay 4, 2019
@mods I'm sorry to learn this news. I didn't know people from berries.space well, but you seemed to be welcoming and thriving community.
I hope closing your server will help you heal and feel better.
Show threadAleums (Origin Forme)May 4, 2019
@mods Cheers to all the berries mods on opting for a respectful and low-drama shutdown, from what I can tell you've done a great job running the place and I hope to see you and all your instance members around elsewhere on the fediverse. Take care!
Show threadTrap Beat SpiderMay 4, 2019
@mods wow, very sorry to see such a great instance close. It was a good instance. you all did wonderful