Eugen Rochko@Gargron@mastodon.social
@FediThing@social.chinwag.org @masukomi@connectified.com @mcc@mastodon.social It is an issue of trust, unfortunately. No matter how many pledges or covenants we put together, there is nothing we can do if a third-party admin decides to shut down their server overnight. This has happened to large servers with prominent users before. When it happens, it doesn't just reflect on that server, but on the fediverse as a concept. It's also a resource issue: Handling the traffic can get costly.
Joseph Quattrocchi@quattrocchi@mastodon.cloud
@Gargron@mastodon.social @FediThing@social.chinwag.org @masukomi@connectified.com @mcc@mastodon.social Has a contingency plan for shut-down servers been considered? Full automated data portability of user posts, boosts, followers, and follows to sustainable instances would make this a non-issue.