<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@kev" class="u-url mention">@<span>kev</span></a></span> Thank you for all the work and effort you&#39;ve but in over the years. Its no meager task to brave the storms of the internet! And seems like it sure has taken a toll on you. Walking away now seems like the best option. Keeping ones sanity should always come first.</p><p>But remember. 99% of us here have nothing but positive things to say about Fosstodon. It&#39;s been a solid home for many of us over the years. **You** have made that possible. The users of :fosstodon: express their gratitude. Be well</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dabeaz" class="u-url mention">@<span>dabeaz</span></a></span> Yes please. On that topic, I have been playing with compilers in my free time and loving it.</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@marick" class="u-url mention">@<span>marick</span></a></span> If Trump keeps it up, maybe it will all escalate to getting chewed out.</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@kev" class="u-url mention">@<span>kev</span></a></span> have not followed the drama at all, just wanted to thank you and Mike for the work you guys do :) ive had a great experience here</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@MisterMoo" class="u-url mention">@<span>MisterMoo</span></a></span> a million percent this.</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@kev" class="u-url mention">@<span>kev</span></a></span></p><p>Oh man I&#39;m so sorry you got caught up in this internet drama, but I&#39;d like to reassure you that as my instance admins you and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@mike" class="u-url mention">@<span>mike</span></a></span> have been very reasonable people and I greatly appreciate the work you all do to keep things running.</p><p>I don&#39;t care what the loud voices on the internet says, I&#39;ve taught myself to not take things on the internet very seriously these days as most chronically online people doesn&#39;t represent actual humanity and all the nuances....</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@kev" class="u-url mention">@<span>kev</span></a></span> This was blown out of proportion in my opinion. People really need to hold back their pitchforks for anyone who has a remotely different opinion than them. </p><p>Folks need to understand that not everyone has had the same environment growing up as them, cultures differ, people differ and so do their opinion. </p><p>Furthermore, if you expect *every* mod of *every* instance on the fedi to have a clean track record according to *your* standards, you might as well defederate everyone.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Fosstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fosstodon</span></a></p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@Crocmagnon" class="u-url mention">@<span>Crocmagnon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@Bene" class="u-url mention">@<span>Bene</span></a></span> I linked to a post about it on the blog. That goes into more detail. You can check out <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Fosstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fosstodon</span></a> too - they&#39;re lots of noise there.</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/@neildarlow" class="u-url mention">@<span>neildarlow</span></a></span> you&#39;re absolutely right, and the whole &quot;but they will win&quot; thing is something Mike and I have discussed a lot over the last few days. I&#39;m just past the point of caring at this point though - if they see it as a moral victory, good for them. 🤷🏻‍♂️</p>