@LappenjammerDieZweite

Unfortunately this is a risk with any online service, even the largest (e.g. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/mar/18/myspace-loses-all-content-uploaded-before-2016 )

What was the process by which you chose OpenBiblio by the way? I'm wondering if there's some way to improve the listing site. I don't think I've listed them on Fedi.Garden, were they on JoinMastodon? If they were listed on either site, they should have had daily backups to avoid this scenario.

@effariwhy

Short answer: I wouldn't worry about size on here

Longer answer:

I know most online things are run by corporations, but things are different on here as most servers are run by volunteers and supported by members' donations.

Being a big server can make life more difficult for the person running it because their costs go up. There are plenty of servers that have been going since the beginning of Mastodon which are still small, and the people running them like it that way.

@rhizomancer @LappenjammerDieZweite

I've tried to make it easier for people to choose a server at https://fedi.garden

@LappenjammerDieZweite

OpenBiblio.social seems to be working here when I tried it just now, is it still not working at your end?

About choosing a server, I've got a site for non-technical people at http://fedi.garden where all the servers have promised to be compatible with the points at https://fedi.garden/about-this-site

For more technical people who want a longer non-curated list, try https://fedidb.com/servers (but there are no promises made on that site).

@gusseting

Yes!

There's a quick guide to the options for making your own server at https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-create-my-own-server-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse

I also did a guide for non-technical people creating a Mastodon server on managed hosting at https://growyourown.services/making-your-own-mastodon-server-in-10-steps

p.s. Posting this because new people on other servers were asking if they needed to open an account on mastodon.social or move to mastodon.social. Answer to both is no

Mastodon.social has no advantages over any other Mastodon server. It has no special status or privileges, it uses exactly the same software as other Mastodon servers.

In fact I'd strongly advise people *NOT* to sign up on mastodon.social, here are the reasons why: https://fedi.tips/its-a-really-bad-idea-to-join-a-big-server

TL:DR - It's far far too big, it's putting the entire decentralised nature of the Fediverse in danger.

If you want help choosing a good reliable server, have a look at https://fedi.garden

#FediTips