Shutting down hexbear as a joke isn’t funny

I WILL NOT LOG OFF

I WILL NOT TOUCH GRASS

I WILL NOT STOP POSTING

New surge of Lemmygrad users incoming

Stocking up on supplies to prepare for the hexbear downtime. Go to the grocery store to find it packed with people who know they must do the same. A chaotic jungle as everyone fights for every scrap to prepare for an extended time with no posts.

Biden’s America.

Will be picking up changes from

https://join-lemmy.org/news/2024-06-07_-_Lemmy_Release_v0.19.4_-_Image_Proxying_and_Federation_improvements

and

https://join-lemmy.org/news/2024-06-19_-_Lemmy_Release_v0.19.5_-_A_Few_Bugfixes

We are doing a long postponed upgrade to pictrs as well, which is what takes up the majority of the downtime.

Don’t worry guys, I found an interim lemmy instance we can use

Closing down hexbear for a scheduled downtime isn’t okay

I totally realize most people are going to agree with me here but I feel compelled to say that closing the website for a scheduled maintenance wasn’t a very kind thing to do. We have seen TONS of posts from vulnerable populations talking about how this website is a source of support and humor in a dark time. Irony and dirtbagism aside, taking away that support with warning is not okay.

You can say I’m being silly, or humorless or reactionary. Whatever. I love pop girlies and I love this community. But sometimes I come home after dealing with ableism and our nightmare reality all day, and this website is one of many things that make me feel better. It wasn’t a good feeling to find this website closed for the sake of upgrades. Maybe that’s laughable or pathetic. But for me, it’s true.

I swear to God, all y’all in the comments, I’m the type of autistic that can’t understand sarcasm and I’m being dragged over coals right now.

Oh, sure, go down right when my lunch break starts 🙄

You want me to be at work, focusing on work. How could you do this?

I totally realize most people are going to disagree with me here but I feel compelled to say that closing the sub for a joke wasn’t a very kind thing to do. We have seen TONS of posts from vulnerable populations talking about how this sub is a source of support and humor in a dark time. Irony and dirtbagism aside, taking away that support without warning was not okay.

You can say I’m being silly, or humorless or reactionary. Whatever. I love pig poop balls and I love this community. But sometimes I come home after dealing with ableism and our nightmare reality all day, and this sub is one of many things that make me feel better. It wasn’t a good feeling to find this sub closed for the sake of irony. Maybe that’s laughable or pathetic. But for me, it’s true.

classic banger

The admins have been bought out by the DNC and this is a calculated manoeuvre to limit the negative effects that this site is having on Joe Biden’s chances at reelection because the disproportionate effect this site’s users have on the average Amerikkkan voter has grown so much that it cannot be ignored any longer as it’s directly impacting polling numbers.

Be aware that we will likely see a new power user added to the admin team, probably going by a username like Maxwellhill. They will be a DNC plant that will gradually shift this site into being a limited hangout designed to achieve the overall objectives of the DNC.

This is a conspiracy to slow down and prevent the trans megathread from taking over the whole site.

who the fuck is scraeming “log off” at my house, show yourself coward