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 Any advice for said admin who gets in over their head? lol
My book, the best move any admin finding themselves under water can do is call out.
Every admin on the net has people who want them to succeed and be happy about it. Letting folks know what the situation really is at any given point helps manage expectations and allows for others to offer to pitch in.
This stuff is complex both tech wise and community building and management wise. It really does take a village.
@marykatefain I know of a couple hundred who've joined over the last week (holy crap, I just started coming here a week ago) so, yeah, I'd imagine there'll be enough dev resources to go around eventually ;)
@djsundog Thanks! So far we've had good luck with responses on github issues :) Are there lots of developers on here?