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Another instance I was using, shuttered without warning. :neobot_sad:

I'm tired of abruptly and irrecoverably losing whole friend circles and all the fun I had talking on it.

If you run an instance and are planning to shutter it, please be kind and:
- Give clear warnings about it both well ahead of time and repeat those warnings regularly until final shutdown;
- Don't give warnings exclusively from accounts that aren't on the actual server;
- Make use of the Announcements feature where available; and
- Disable signups at the planning stage so that new users aren't onboarded onto a doomed instance.

I understand that running an instance is a significant undertaking which comes at real monetary cost, and that instances are operated out of the good will of the administrators, but please try to offer these kindnesses to mitigate the emotional impact on your users from the shutdown.