And, if you are comfortable with sharing, what are some of the worst things that you’ve seen?

      • lemmyknow@lemmy.todayEnglish
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        3 days ago

        Well, now I wonder what it is that an instance may offer over others. I just picked an instance from some resource that said to pick something popular but not too popular and had some suggestions. Wonder what I’m missing from other instances

        • Kalcifer@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
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          2 days ago

          I wonder what it is that an instance may offer over others

          Here is a non-exhaustive list of things that I think are important when considering an instance:

          • Stability — eg uptime, how quickly outages are addressed, etc.
          • Speed and responsiveness — eg how quickly one can download resources from the instance, how quickly pages can load, etc.
          • Accessibility of the admin(s) — eg how easy is it to get in touch with the instance admin(s)? are they open to communication?
          • Cost sustainability — eg how is the instance funded? Is their model sustainable?
          • Infrastructure sustainability — eg how is the instance powered? Is it in a stable location?
          • Local Laws — ie what laws is the instance subject to?
          • ToS — ie what rules does the instance impose on its users?
          • Who is the instance federated and defederated with, and what is their criteria for federation?
          • Other smaller things like ability to upload media, number of local communities, number of users, front-end/appearance, etc.