Folks worrying about instances just up and shutting down because someone got in over their head don't understand how many BBSes I opened and closed over the years.
It'll happen. It's not the end of the world. It does suck. It doesn't suck forever unless you give up.
If an instance you're on closes shop, you can and will find another if you want one. Go easy on the poor soul who had to end a dream.
@djsundog Hell, I had a friend who was running a dial-up BBS at night unbeknownst to his parents and we had a rocking Solar Realms Elite game on it until his folks took away his PC
@lmorchard my first bbs went down when my parents found out I'd been syncing messages long-distance to MN from NY for an hour every night at 3am ;)
@lmorchard shit was pricey back in the day 😁 got me interested in 2600 though... ;)
@craigmaloney @lmorchard all the feels, yo 👍
@djsundog I think the same friend was doing that too