The concept of the Fediverse is horizontal rather than vertical growth - i.e. More smaller instances rather than increasing the capacity of the larger ones. We're also seeing that Lemmy currently only scales to a certain degree. Right now, most instances are either covered by their admin because they're so small that the cost is manageable or instances are setting up donations.

It's conceivable that a business would set up an instance and charge for it - but I think it unlikely. A year town the road, though, who knows?

OP, I'm thinking this sounds an awful lot like a support question, because it's about using Lemmy and Lemmy functionality. You posted so you probably already have an opinion - why does this question belong in this community?

I'm asking because it seems borderline and I don't want to remove it purely due to interpretation.

Thanks for the update, but this breaks rule #1 - it's not a question and the community is Ask Lemmy. We can leave this up for a few hours so that there's a central place to chat.

Asking about the worst Lemmy communities is an easy way to share negative sentiment which has no real value and causes a lot of work for the mods. We're a small team and looking at the comments that had already been posted, it wasn't something that was worth our time to keep up with. Hence rule #2.

You can troubleshoot this through the process of elimination.

1. Don't make any calls from home for a day or two. That'll tell you if it's something localized to your home/location or if it's specific to your phone/contract.
2. Disable all extra technology like Bluetooth. That'll tell you if it's a Bluetooth or other connection. Ideally, turn off all extra connections beyond cellular. You could also try voice/video calls vs. phone data - I doubt this would matter, but it's always the last thing that you check.
3. Break your house into a few different zones. If they comment on a conversation held it in one part of the home but not another, that'll give you an idea if it's location specific.

Probably not the most helpful tip, but how about taking this opportunity to learn another language?

This isn't an open ended question and as such doesn't belong on this community. You're welcome to continue the discussion over at !fediverse@lemmy.ml

I'll lock the thread but not remove it so that you can see what has been said so far.

This is a support/how to use Lemmy question and would be a better fit in !lemmy_support@lemmy.ml

Fountain pens - I started with a 30 euro Parker but it seems like just one is never enough.

Knitting - if you find the right audience, you can chat for hours, but it can also lead to blank looks or lots of assumption.

Locking this thread under rule #2 - we don't have the bandwidth to mod a political discussion. If you want to have this discussion, please use one of the communities speficially for that purpose.

Given that we've already had two threads on this topic day, removing under rule #4.

This isn't a question, it's a rant. Removing.

Knitting is expensive for me because I love to start projects but I'm not great at finishing them. Good quality yarn really isn't cheap.

Obsidian - fantastic Markdown editor with rich base functionality and a huge garden of plugins.

This breaks rule #2 - we don't have the bandwidth to moderate political discussions. The wording in the original post is either going to create an echo chamber or a shit show so I'm removing this post now.

It's not exactly an open-ended question but you seem to be having fun with it. Leaving the post up.

This is a support question related to using Lemmy. Please check the sidebar for suggestions on where you can find support. Removing under rule #3.

Yes, this is in the instance's admin settings - it's a single checkbox.

With that said, this question is related to support and belongs over in !lemmy_support@lemmy.ml

Tags don't exist in Lemmy, so it's not something we can add to the community. How about adding [joke] or [non-serious answers only]?

Much appreciated! It's nice to have a clean, relevant community.

If you're ever curious about mods' impact, take a look at the modlog in the sidebar. I'd link it here but it is instance-specific.

Yup - as the admin of a small instance, I plan to keep it small. I want to contribute the Fediverse but not have this become more than a hobby.

Car rental - I'm 95% sure I don't need any of those extra insurances but due to pressure and fear tactics (you do want to be covered if x happens, right?), it's hard to know in the moment.

This sounds like a support question on how you can change the contents of your feed. Please check the sidebar for suggestions on where you can find support. Removing per rule #3.

I try hard not to let things infuriate me. Deal with what I can control and let the rest go. It's a work in progress.

I wish people would search for answers and stop asking the same questions over and over again.

We've had multiple threads about this over the past few days. Removing this one under rule #4.

Normally this would fall under rule #3 as we agreed that helping people find communities isn't what Asklemmy should be about. Considering that I just removed a post asking for help for this Gofundme, I can't bring myself to remove this question too.

I hope you can get your cat the help they need.

This is more of a support question, please see the sidebar for communities that can help you out. Removing under rule #3.

"Why" is technically a question but...removing under #1 and also rule #3 - this is a better question for a support community if you're actually looking for help. If you're just here to vent, then I don't have any good suggestions.

This is a support question, please see the sidebar for communities that could help you out.

It's not just the mods but the admins going to lengths to keep their instances clean. The awfulness outlined in that post means I'm not sure I should keep hosting my own instance.

I dislike being locked in to an ecosystem, no matter how pretty it is.

Please check the sidebar for suggestions on where to find Lemmy support. Removing this post now.

There is no real question here, removing per rule 1.

Isn't that only kbin, while this community is based on a Lemmy instance?

@OriginalThinker@lemmy.ml, I'm responding to your DM here.

We don't move posts to the correct community because Lemmy doesn't have that option - and I'd rather you got to choose where your content lands.

As for why we don't reach out and tell people - this is a volunteer job on a big community. We rely on the mod log and allow this kind of meta post to stay up for transparency and discussion. Otherwise, we focus on following the rules laid out so that this community can stay within its intended scope. This is a community for open questions and discussion - not support.

I'm sorry you don't feel welcomed - that's tough. However, communities come with their own rules and mods will make sure they're enforced. I'd recommend checking those rules carefully before posting in the future as that will help the reception of your post.

This isn't an open question and it's a low-effort cross-post - removing under rule #1.

This is technically about using Lemmy so breaks rule #3. However, it's a good question and I haven't seen it lately, so putting away the mod hammer.

This is a support question and would be a better fit in one of the support communities. Please see the sidebar for suggestions for good communities.

This breaks rule #1 as there is no question.

Speaking as a real support person, people do ask and it's fun to come up with responses. It really depends on my mood.