What does it actually cost? I have no basis for a ballpark guess even. I've seen this question asked to a number of admins and haven't seen a direct answer.
It's hard to judge how sustainable a donation based approach is without that info.
Isn't this a case of take your own advice?
Many instances have already defederated lots of stuff. If you feel strongly about that shouldn't you migrate there over asking other instances to do the same thing? Seems like if he wanted to he would have here by now.
All just feel like fediverse problems and IMO the action should be take ~2 weeks off line and then evaluate there all the shit lands and decide. In thedude's shoes, I would have already pulled the plug on this as way to much hassle to get into the middle of. Props to him for not.
I'm pretty worried we will end up with more of an HOA then a democracy.
Not sure we can get the sort of voting going that will attract more then the local busy bodies.
I see it reported all over that the voice cast is returning but what about the writing staff?
Is such a funny mix of "must be so retro" and "that carpet still looks new