Hello!

Recently, we announced a call for admins following a transfer of ownership. Several people responded, and we’re very grateful to @infinitevalence@discuss.online, @Itwasntme223@discuss.online, and @pulsejet@discuss.online for helping out. They’ve each been helping the Fediverse grow for some time now, and we’re excited that they’ll contribute via admin duties as well. Here’s an introduction from each one of them:

• @infinitevalence@discuss.online

  • I joined the Discuss.Online website as part of the Reddit API boycott. Originally I had planned on setting up my own personal instance but was convinced by JGRIM the original owner and administrator of Discuss.Online to join his instance. I have been a moderator for a few different communities since then, and when the call came out for new admins it did not seem like too big an ask to raise my hand.

    I enjoy self-hosting, computer hardware, video games, 3d printing, keyboards, and I love diving into new areas of tech I am not familiar with as it feeds my ADHD brain.

    I am passionate about Open Source and Free software. I want to move away from corporation owned platforms back to the good old days of distributed services. The Fediverse may not be perfect but its the right idea behind what the web was supposed to be, and what we can make it into again.

• @Itwasntme223@discuss.online

  • When it comes to the internet, I have been on it long enough to remember when the word was capitalized. I spent most of my time on YIM, AIM, gchat, reddit and the like, moderating on reddit and Discord most recently. It was only when things started to go to hell that I began to look for alternatives. It was the time of the Blue bird disaster that I joined my first fediverse instance. Since then I have been living on the Fediverse, helping and supporting where I can!

• @pulsejet@discuss.online

  • I’m a big believer in federated and open systems, I think all voices need to be heard in a constructive and collaborative environment. I run a few niche communities that pique my interests by my intention as a admin is to just ensure the server rules are followed with minimal bias. I’m happy to help keep lemmy going and look forward to seeing the overall community grow and become foundational to the internet.

Thanks, @m_f@discuss.online