If you are currently on mstdn.ca, you should be moving out of your instance very very soon.

[angela_underscore@mstdn.ca]

@mayintoronto @zazzoo @NMBA @crabbypup @R0bins0n @dbattistella @daraghhayes @teledyn @controlc @JonChevreau @thenarwhal @c_9 @Babcia54 @ChristineMalec @mustard @thetyee @avilewis @rudy @rexbron @idoclosecuts @ShanonRose @arthurgron @wwwilson @_daisy @philmoscovitch @lowies @CivicTechTO @CapeBretonGent @garrattguy @narada @andykm @IrisinHalifax

There were some events a few months ago and I stopped using this account, with the intent of deleting it and finding a new instance after I got some time.

So, still just lurking and, in general, not replying. But from your post, I find it interesting that Avi Lewis, The Tyee,and The Narwhal are still on the server.

[zazzoo@mstdn.ca]

@mayintoronto Thanks for thinking of us May, that's very kind of you to tag everybody. I've been downloading regular backups myself. Your tag prompted a new one again. Mostly, I've just been hung up on a combination of apathy and avoiding an internal debate over cosocial.ca vs ottawa.place.

[stephanie@ottawa.place]

@zazzoo @mayintoronto come find us (they're both good instances lol)

[zazzoo@mstdn.ca]

@stephanie @mayintoronto But do you all float down there?

[aarbrk@mstdn.mx]

@controlc Extrapolating from my understanding of US law, the evidence required to bring a criminal case is necessarily seized long before any conviction. Could Canada be any different?

[charette@mstdn.ca]

@jerome This is FUD. Spreading fear, uncertainty, and doubt. If you had new evidence, you'd be talking to the police, not spreading fear online and telling people to move instance.

As for @chad he posted as recently as of a few hours ago. Stop trying to make things difficult. Anyone is free to move to whatever instance they want, regardless of reason, but don't spread rumours and gossip to influence people to move.

Disclaimer: I don't know Chad. I've never met him, and have never lived in the same province as him. All I know, like any of you, is what was in that old CBC article.

[javensbukan@cosocial.ca]

@jerome I was initially redicent to move instances based on an accusation, but on further investigation and input from others, my feelings changed - especially on governance and management processes that were pretty much non existent on mstdn.ca.

I switched to @coop and I've been happy since 🥰

I do wish him well though, and props to the work he put in over the years.

I hope justice prevails. ️

[jerome@jasette.facil.services]

@charette
Je parle pas de la police. Je parle de la situation financière communiqué par Chad lui même sur discord.

C’est tout.

[richarde@mstdn.sadanorak.com]

@jerome Why? Whats the problem

[jonchevreau@mstdn.ca]

@mayintoronto @zazzoo @NMBA @crabbypup @R0bins0n @dbattistella @daraghhayes @teledyn @controlc @thenarwhal @c_9 @Babcia54 @ChristineMalec @mustard @thetyee @avilewis @rudy @rexbron @idoclosecuts @ShanonRose @angela_underscore @arthurgron @wwwilson @_daisy @philmoscovitch @lowies @CivicTechTO @CapeBretonGent @garrattguy @narada @andykm @IrisinHalifax 3 questions: 1.) Move to where? (Any other Canadian instances, or does it matter?)
2.) How?
3.) Has mstdn.ca announced anything or responded to these threads?

[charette@mstdn.ca]

@jerome Did you delete the thread? I don't see it anymore.

Do you have the discord server so we can read whatever you're hinting at? Or send an invite? Cause I've not seen it, and I don't know where to find the discord.

[mayintoronto@beige.party]

@JonChevreau
1. The Canadian instances that come to mind:
- thecanadian.social
- cosocial.ca
- Socialbc.ca
- ottawa.place

2. Migration instructions: IMPORTANT: turn off approve followers while you migrate or you're going to be approving for a while.
https://fedi.tips/transferring-your-mastodon-account-to-another-server/

3. Nothing on Mastodon since it's in front of the courts, but the current on the discord as of today is that they've been struggling to pay the bills, including shutting down some of the scaling infrastructure. For a server this size, when you run low on funds, it's time to move.

@zazzoo @NMBA @crabbypup @R0bins0n @dbattistella @daraghhayes @teledyn @controlc @thenarwhal @c_9 @Babcia54 @ChristineMalec @mustard @thetyee @avilewis @rudy @rexbron @idoclosecuts @ShanonRose @angela_underscore @arthurgron @wwwilson @_daisy @philmoscovitch @lowies @CivicTechTO @CapeBretonGent@mstdn.ca @garrattguy @narada @andykm @IrisinHalifax

[jonchevreau@mstdn.ca]

@mayintoronto @zazzoo @NMBA @crabbypup @R0bins0n @dbattistella @daraghhayes @teledyn @controlc @thenarwhal @c_9 @Babcia54 @ChristineMalec @mustard @thetyee @avilewis @rudy @rexbron @idoclosecuts @ShanonRose @angela_underscore @arthurgron @wwwilson @_daisy @philmoscovitch @lowies @CivicTechTO @garrattguy @narada @andykm @IrisinHalifax Thanks May, much obliged!

[dan613@ottawa.place]

@mayintoronto @JonChevreau @zazzoo @NMBA @crabbypup @R0bins0n @dbattistella @daraghhayes @teledyn @controlc @thenarwhal @c_9 @Babcia54 @ChristineMalec @mustard @thetyee @avilewis @rudy @rexbron @idoclosecuts @ShanonRose @angela_underscore @arthurgron @wwwilson @_daisy @philmoscovitch @lowies @CivicTechTO @CapeBretonGent @garrattguy @narada @andykm @IrisinHalifax So people weren’t donating enough to keep it running? That is unfortunate. Freedom isn’t free, folks.

[alessandro@cosocial.ca]

@JonChevreau

Former mstdn.ca here - I jumped to Cosocial because I like that it's a co-op. Very happy with it so far, it's way faster and more reliable.

[shanonrose@mstdn.ca]

@dan613
Indeed. I've donated to this server and would've done more if I'd known this was the barrier to continuation.

@mayintoronto @JonChevreau @zazzoo @NMBA @crabbypup @R0bins0n @dbattistella @daraghhayes @teledyn @controlc @thenarwhal @c_9 @Babcia54 @ChristineMalec @mustard @thetyee @avilewis @rudy @rexbron @idoclosecuts @angela_underscore @arthurgron @wwwilson @_daisy @philmoscovitch @lowies @CivicTechTO @garrattguy @narada @andykm @IrisinHalifax

[dan613@ottawa.place]

@zazzoo @stephanie @mayintoronto So far Ottawa.place hasn’t accepted donations, which continues to worry me (but I think our numbers are still small). Cosocial requires a subscription membership, which gives me more confidence they will last a long time. Both seem professionally run, though, whereas mstdn.ca had significant growing pains. It started as a hobby for the admin, not with growth in mind.

[stephanie@ottawa.place]

@dan613 @zazzoo @mayintoronto Andrew and Leigh have just been waiting to open a bank account for the instance, and run it entirely non profit before accepting donations. It should happen! They're very comfortable running it themselves in the meantime

[dan613@ottawa.place]

@stephanie @zazzoo @mayintoronto Thanks, Stéphanie. You always know what’s up.

[stephanie@ottawa.place]

@dan613 @zazzoo @mayintoronto we saw them not too long ago ️