Following up on this thread: https://lemm.ee/post/58774156?scrollToComments=true , which was used to announce people that we were moving (similar to https://lemmy.world/post/24312613)

General feedback was negative.

Lessons learned: find a way to notify only subscribers

An admin told me that if this kind of action os coordinated with the community instance admins, they could consider sending a mass direct message, which could then also target only subscribers.

This would require direct database access.

For context, the previous experience was https://lemmy.world/post/24312613

Feedback there was

thanks, I’m sure I only shitposted one time here about football’s cultural atmosphere or game theory/sportsmanship in general.

Thank you for the heads up folks

As a lemm.ee user myself, I approve of this.

I saw the automod tag everybody, and that’s a really nice solution you’ve come up with

I’m also not subscribing to the new one b/c I’m starting to get annoyed with the notion that communities need to be consolidated. That’s not a discussion for this post, though.

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    2 days ago

    (I’m one of quite a few users that care enough to comment their irritation.)

    @Blaze, you have used the word sorry several times, for which I applaud you.

    However, the other mods from the community you’re all promoting in the mass messages are completely unrepentant and defensive instead of apologetic and placatory.

    Other lessons to take on board are that if you’re getting pushback, a bit of humility and apology go far further than arguing back and telling people they have no right to be cross.

    I think an edit to the post with an apology and explanation would give folks an opportunity to forgive and move on. Arguing with complainers just isn’t doing that, it’s making it worse. @Blaze, you’re best for tone here and you’re good at explaining and apologising instead of defending and doubling-down, so I’d suggest you do it.

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      2 days ago

      Well, I’ve replied to most of the people there, I find it better than an edit as it’s more direct and allows them to discuss the issue directly with me.

      Also, the comments with the pings have been removed, there are now 123 comments on that thread, hopefully by now people arriving there can read a few of them and understand what happened.