If you’re seeing some glitches today, it’s growing pains from scaling up so quickly! Thanks for bearing with us. - ThreadSky

whtizwrongwitu.bsky.social•86 days ago

You Rock Jay!!

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baigishmirza.bsky.social•86 days ago

Do not worry, we are seated.

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samsonsliteye.bsky.social•86 days ago

besides TENOR being slow loading the gif drawer, i actually havent noticed anything. great job team bluesky!

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petelewis136.bsky.social•86 days ago

The joys of being so popular we all want to join up.

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olddog108.bsky.social•86 days ago

You got this 👍

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ghawho1.bsky.social•86 days ago

Thanks for keeping us in the loop.🦋

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lisadjbn.bsky.social•86 days ago

No worries, it's to be expected - it's worth some glitches to be on a site that's like a breath of fresh air!

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catskillowl.bsky.social•86 days ago

🫂

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ultralight1959.bsky.social•86 days ago

We all support you guys and your efforts. Thank you :)

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rogerresists.bsky.social•86 days ago

I'm shadow banned. What's up with that?

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charleybrown.bsky.social•86 days ago

To be expected, in fact your track record so far is quite remarkable.

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joannakedzierska.bsky.social•86 days ago

No problem at all it is totally understandable:) we are really grateful for 🦋

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martinh1973.bsky.social•85 days ago

Qué lindo ser parte de algo que está masomenos a tono con todo.

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terrystanley.bsky.social•86 days ago

Someday when you don’t have anything better to do maybe you can make a widget that allows us to mark accounts as Phishers.

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phoebe1313.bsky.social•86 days ago

🦋🦋❤️

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traderlife.bsky.social•86 days ago

You could go back to a Commodore 64 UI and we’ll still be here ✌️

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sharonleetee.bsky.social•86 days ago

You’re all doing such an amazing job accomodating millions of us newcomers in such a short time! Happy Thanksgiving day. We’re grateful to be here, and thankful for all at Bluesky❣️🦃🙌🏼

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klead.bsky.social•86 days ago

Doing great!

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danihere.bsky.social•86 days ago

Thank you!

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secularhumanist.bsky.social•86 days ago

We need a better visual for verified accounts ✅

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therealgreenegg.bsky.social•86 days ago

I was writing a reply and the whole sentence presented backwards. I was briefly in an episode of Red Dwarf.

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redpony.bsky.social•86 days ago

No worries. Thanks for the update.

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bleedingheart61.bsky.social•86 days ago

I’m here for the long haul

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pattilee52.bsky.social•86 days ago

We've got faith. And patience.

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lionsleeps4ever.bsky.social•86 days ago

It's all good! Thank you for giving us this safer platform option. ❤️

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donadickinson.bsky.social•86 days ago

Thanks to you and your team for giving us a good platform!

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brokenprime.bsky.social•86 days ago

Can you move that round dot when in a browser? It blocks content which, if I then page up, is out of the window. It's really annoying.

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billyb123.bsky.social•86 days ago

Is there a way to turn off notifications? Loving it here!

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bobyourhuckleberry.bsky.social•86 days ago

Be nice if we could do simple things like send gifs or attachments in direct messages. Happy Thanksgiving.

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betsyloren.bsky.social•86 days ago

No worries 🫶

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mingomonk.bsky.social•86 days ago

Thank you!

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thatdarnshrink.bsky.social•86 days ago

Completely understand. You and your team are doing an outstanding job. Thank you.

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socius.bsky.social•86 days ago

You guys are doing a great job! Many thanks for your hard work! 🫶

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orblueduck.bsky.social•86 days ago

And yet, it’s STILL a far more pleasant experience than our ex

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cancerdad.bsky.social•86 days ago

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orblueduck.bsky.social•86 days ago

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karmaseesu.bsky.social•86 days ago

Luv it!

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seannie1215.bsky.social•85 days ago

At some point you giys dhould start having a very real coversation on how we users need and can help to support this platform so it can maintain its safety moderation

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gander22h.bsky.social•86 days ago

Thanks for letting us know, I appreciate the transparency. We did notice the images not loading earlier!

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hedge76.bsky.social•86 days ago

Jay, this website is 100 times better than Muskrat’s site. Everyone is thrilled and will bear with you and your team.

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patrick1775henry.bsky.social•86 days ago

Agree!

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wallacesonky.bsky.social•86 days ago

Melon husk

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hedge76.bsky.social•86 days ago

I dig that anagram

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ahideousthing.bsky.social•86 days ago

How about Lone Skum?

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hedge76.bsky.social•86 days ago

Yeah that’s a good one, too

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warhorse1.bsky.social•85 days ago

Thanks for the update

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gotschooledcg.bsky.social•86 days ago

Growth and scale can be rough! Just keep up the amazing work

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gallifreyorphan.bsky.social•86 days ago

Appreciate your responsiveness 🙏

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got2sayso.bsky.social•86 days ago

Growing pains. It’s ok with us. We’re just happy to be here and out of the bird nest turned sewer.

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lmarson05.bsky.social•86 days ago

You guys are doing a great job managing the growth

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movealongnothing2c.bsky.social•86 days ago

You’re doing great. Stay the course.

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captbatch.bsky.social•86 days ago

I just want to say thank you for creating this platform. The other one was suffocating and now I can breathe!

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nomoredevil.bsky.social•86 days ago

You’re doing a great job!

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therealpixie.bsky.social•86 days ago

IF ONLY there were an “edit” button…

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expertplus.creator.blue•86 days ago

haven't seen any, because I use @tokimeki.blue .

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realbencook.bsky.social•86 days ago

Due to higher food prices in 2025, Thanksgiving Day will revert to being celebrated as Ragamuffin Day.

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feynmanbro7.bsky.social•86 days ago

Take your time Jay!

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dlorieau.bsky.social•86 days ago

Any chance we could see a 'save' post some time?

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lizzierie.bsky.social•86 days ago

App needs its own fail whale 😭😭

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ivanssister.bsky.social•86 days ago

We've got one!

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ruralreason.bsky.social•86 days ago

Please, please fix the app to properly format for tablets instead of using only half the screen.

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fooyoo2.bsky.social•86 days ago

👍

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love-and-light.bsky.social•86 days ago

We understand, we are all growing into each other here it looks like. Thank you!

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danielpalanza2.bsky.social•86 days ago

Thank you for the heads up.

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ciagw.bsky.social•86 days ago

Thank you!

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lakefrontdaisy1.bsky.social•86 days ago

Are you looking for Sys Admins?
If so, I know a great one😍

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dasjanssen.bsky.social•86 days ago

We choose the bearing.

Thank you for all your work!

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olszewskijc1891.bsky.social•86 days ago

No complaints! Thank you 💙

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sleepycongressman.bsky.social•86 days ago

Just keep going Jay, the life raft known as Blue Sky is all we have ....

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rimaregas.com•86 days ago

Oh, and I am grateful to have been able to close my account on that other site and find a welcoming, pleasant place to socialize. That is all thanks to you!

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rimaregas.com•86 days ago

I can't get thumbnails to display when I share them here. What am I missing? Here's an example

https://www.rimaregas.com/2015/08/ronald-dworkin-theory-of-equality-philosophy-on-blog42/

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robbie-j.bsky.social•86 days ago

Keep scaling!
We’re patient, and appreciative of everything the team is up against and doing.

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nakibjahan.com•86 days ago

Totally understand! Scaling up is always a big challenge, but it’s exciting to see the growth. Keep up the great work!

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seamswonky.bsky.social•86 days ago

Thanks for the hard work. I don't know IT but I understand looking at a mountain and figuring out how to move it

Making magic happen involves a lot of very non-magical sweat, stress, coffee and advil.

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rosemurphy.bsky.social•86 days ago

Not tryna look a gift horse in the mouth, so thanks!

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richones.bsky.social•86 days ago

You’re good 😊

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hidinginplainssite.bsky.social•86 days ago

Forgiven! Talk about some massive growth! I'm proud to be one of this great group and glad to feel welcome by all 💙🦋

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petepro.bsky.social•86 days ago

Thanks for building an alternative platform that has potential to restore civil discourse and delivers on the promise of more web sovereignty.

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goodygal.bsky.social•85 days ago

Gotcha. Figured and wasn't worried! Congratulations on the future of Blue Sky! It's looking sunny....🌤️

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hobbesmommy.bsky.social•86 days ago

I figured❣️ You guys are the best no matter what❣️👍🏼😁

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ladypup.bsky.social•86 days ago

Thanks for working on the Holiday! Happy Thanksgiving!

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h1buck.bsky.social•86 days ago

👍

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f451deg.bsky.social•86 days ago

It’ll be fine. You’ve got god on your side!

https://bsky.app/profile/godpod.bsky.social/post/3lc2dgutluc2k

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hammertime74.bsky.social•86 days ago

No worries. The peace on here is intoxicating after….that

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gregdegug.bsky.social•86 days ago

Thank you Lantian! Happy Thanksgiving! 🙏🐾🦃🎊

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menard2530.bsky.social•86 days ago

Take your time - this place is so lovely it’s worth a hiccup or two 💙

Happy Thanksgiving Bluesky Team!!

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iamyaya71.bsky.social•86 days ago

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kate-for-democracy.bsky.social•86 days ago

We appreciate everything your team is doing. You guys rule!

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justvoteblueusa.bsky.social•86 days ago

Ah... that's really kind of you to let us know why it happened. Thank you.

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sooze555.bsky.social•86 days ago

No worries.

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kevinjrogers.bsky.social•86 days ago

You guys are the best. I hope you had time for turkey and some adult beverages today! #HappyThanksgiving 🦃

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cptlonghaire.bsky.social•86 days ago

You guys are all absolute rock stars! Thank you for giving us all a safe and sane little corner of the internet!

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benstl.bsky.social•86 days ago

Happy Thanksgiving. Thanks for working today!

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elusivejay.bsky.social•86 days ago

Thanks for the heads up.

We understand.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your team!
🍁😊🤎🍂

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educatorts.bsky.social•86 days ago

It’s all good, Jay. We’re glad to be part of the process! Happy Thanksgiving- I’m thankful for you all and BlueSky! 🦋

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j9genx.bsky.social•86 days ago

Not even a little worried about it. You all are amazing. I will be your geeky Mom cheerleader. Scaling infrastructure this fast isn’t easy and the bumps are well worth it.

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12adcatghost.bsky.social•86 days ago

Y'all are killin' it! Keep the servers up and people safe, and stay amazing~
We'll keep coming as long as this place isn't Musky

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carcue22.bsky.social•86 days ago

Thank you for all of the work that all of you are doing! I appreciate your dedication and the chance to breathe calmly again without the feeling of anxiety before opening a reply.

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ioana-andrei.bsky.social•86 days ago

💜💜💜

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brannigand.bsky.social•86 days ago

Black Friday today, hopefully you can get a good deal on some more servers.

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threddyrex.com•86 days ago

no worries, you’re doing amazing, I’m thankful for this place

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phillygurl999.bsky.social•86 days ago

Keep up the great work and thank you

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askaubry.com•86 days ago

It's crazy that a small team is doing all this for all of us, even on a holiday. Thanks for everything

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linconroy.bsky.social•86 days ago

I second this!

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alighterway2live.bsky.social•86 days ago

I do, too! 🦋💙🦋💙

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brucecoffman.bsky.social•86 days ago

You guys are doing GREAT! We're good.

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jymetcalf.bsky.social•86 days ago

We’re thankful for all you do.

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rosewood654.bsky.social•86 days ago

My new followers are not being updated it's been of a week

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anonymmouse3333.bsky.social•86 days ago

WHOOHOOO!!!!! WE ARE GROWING!!!!!!!

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dchristy-1138.bsky.social•86 days ago

Thank you

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willowmims.bsky.social•86 days ago

Oh fk
I had problems earlier
And I saw the 'servers' post a couple of times
But just thought it was people in hospitality
I never made the connection

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morganafare.bsky.social•86 days ago

Thank you!

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beachgram10.bsky.social•86 days ago

It’s all good.

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weaselfd.bsky.social•86 days ago

Are you folks using your own rackable servers? If so, why not all in, in someone’s cloud? Just curious, having made the decision to go all in, in AWS. You could add extra large instances as needed and scale up much more quickly.

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cleveladorbust.bsky.social•86 days ago

I always exit when I notice this. No need to stress the system more. Thank you all. Amazing job!!

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realbillhicks.bsky.social•86 days ago

i love you maam ilove this site please howerver put frazee on a PIP for not delivering group dms

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jacquelinemum.bsky.social•86 days ago

Jay,
You are doing a great job!
We have all just come to the party at the same time so of course there will be a few hick ups.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family

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broderick-m.bsky.social•86 days ago

No worries 👍
We’re all just glad you’re here 🥰

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erickabad.com•86 days ago

Totally understandable. We love being here.

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onelivinglife.bsky.social•86 days ago

Growing pains? If every time I scrolled on Bluesky a needle shot out of my phone and into my eye, I’d STILL use Bluesky over Felon Muskolini’s site. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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alighterway2live.bsky.social•86 days ago

Same here. 🦋💙🦋💙

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terrylynch.net•86 days ago

Keep up the good work 👍

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nitanoorad.bsky.social•86 days ago

life is full of glitches 👌🏻

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tipsyatwork.bsky.social•86 days ago

Jay, you and your team are doing wonders under extreme pressure. Just the scaling up to meet the current and increasing load has been fairly seamless at least to me.

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iotatech.eu•86 days ago

I enjoy every single glitch, knowing the system is at its limit again and your team is scaling up once more. It’s a good sign.

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robcolbert.bsky.social•86 days ago

It proves it's real and that people find the site to be of value. They're actually using the app and platform.

BlueSky's fast responses prove they have the right people doing the right jobs. I only see indicators of actual excellence.

BlueSky is the one to watch going forward. Ignore Threads.

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voilamonami.bsky.social•86 days ago

We are thankful

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smartelephant3.bsky.social•86 days ago

You and the BlueSky Team are doing a great job. Hang in there. We appreciate your work and dedication.

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purrfectsquare.bsky.social•86 days ago

Thanks for all your hard work!

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cynthia-harris.bsky.social•86 days ago

YES CONGRATS YAYAYAYA

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sharitaylor2020.bsky.social•86 days ago

Amazing that you actually care enough to let users know what’s going on. Such a wonderful change from some other sites! Thanks.

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jordanastra.bsky.social•86 days ago

20M Users is crazyyy tho 🙏🏽

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phonychristians.bsky.social•86 days ago

That's to be expected, thank you for all that you are doing

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terfather.bsky.social•86 days ago

Stop censoring my account!
Blue Sky sucks!

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austinmontero.bsky.social•86 days ago

Thanks to you and the team for building this place! 💙

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justpositivity.bsky.social•86 days ago

Hostin ain't easy! Been pretty smooth for all my interactions so far... Keep up the good work

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ricktompkins.bsky.social•86 days ago

It’s worth it!!! Keep up the great job. 😊

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mkmk1955.bsky.social•86 days ago

Oh my gosh, we’re just so happy to find a place that’s not Twitter or Reddit thanks for all you do. I would be so happy if we could just keep this positive.

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erikawatersphd.bsky.social•86 days ago

You’re all doing a great job with a very challenging—but exciting!—situation. Thank you so much for everything you all do!

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glitch000.bsky.social•86 days ago

I feel seen.

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konstantinjace.bsky.social•86 days ago

Lantian is good 🙏🏼

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jeromyo.bsky.social•86 days ago

The net is slow here every Holiday, Monday Tuesday..etc

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twistedfairy.bsky.social•86 days ago

Ahhh cheers for that.
😊

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blossombenson.bsky.social•86 days ago

A high class problem. Kind of awesome🤗

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honestcanadian.bsky.social•86 days ago

What ever it takes, I will wait.

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toddcorley.bsky.social•86 days ago

We good ... we happy here

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t-antony.bsky.social•86 days ago

I know where Twitter keeps their servers.....

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lhsc.bsky.social•85 days ago

I double dare you 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂only joking

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t-antony.bsky.social•85 days ago

Don't tempt me, I am that kind a guy;)

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redgeist.bsky.social•86 days ago

No worries, to be expected. Thanks for always being transparent.

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northcandor.bsky.social•86 days ago

💙💙💙

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michiganpapa.bsky.social•86 days ago

👊✌️

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keishakpage.bsky.social•86 days ago

Thanks for making it happen for us, Jay!! You folks are awesome!!

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virtualcb.bsky.social•86 days ago

Stay strong. Resist hacking. Write algorithms that fact check lies, dis and misinformation. Be better, we love it !

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jennydogmom.bsky.social•86 days ago

Any chance you could add a "Remove Follower" feature, please?

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titiaetxav.bsky.social•86 days ago

Yes please!

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tron359.bsky.social•86 days ago

Doesn't blocking do this?

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jennydogmom.bsky.social•86 days ago

It didn't on other platforms.

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tron359.bsky.social•86 days ago

You got me there

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mistabobdobalina.bsky.social•86 days ago

We'll be patient. Everyone who overeats on Thanksgiving usually gets the hiccups. Enjoy your holiday!

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cat4thdev.bsky.social•86 days ago

Patience comes from being in a good place. Thank you 😊 We support you & appreciate the update.

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hammys-howl.bsky.social•86 days ago

Keep it up and keep our MAGA. I will stay.

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martinjr.bsky.social•86 days ago

A good problem to have.

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lexximagic.bsky.social•86 days ago

Tks for update

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dennypage.bsky.social•86 days ago

Hey. Shoutout to you guys for being able to scale as well as you have been. We appreciate your efforts..

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antimaggotzone.bsky.social•86 days ago

Happy Thanksgiving Jay!
😊💙💪🇺🇲🤗

Thank you for everything you and your team are doing.

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pamelap.bsky.social•86 days ago

No problem it’s worth it in the end

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aj.reznor.com•86 days ago

I saw "If you’re seeing some glitches today" and thought it was going to be another "dealing with relatives on Thanksgiving" post! 😆

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thekingofbattle.bsky.social•86 days ago

You're fortunate... On X these same users you're talking to would claim Elon throttling them or some malice. He was never extended the same courtesy you are afforded here from these rabid anti-trumpers.

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robert-e-630.bsky.social•86 days ago

that's okay, you're still beautiful

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rikkimama.bsky.social•86 days ago

Thank you for the update.

I, for one, am very thankful to you & your excellent team.

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lodowner.bsky.social•86 days ago

Thanks for all of your efforts. We’re with you.
Carry on.

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kerkphil.bsky.social•85 days ago

My initial read was,"If you're seeing some giraffes today,..."

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iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social•86 days ago

No complaints 💙✌️
Totally understand.

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alighterway2live.bsky.social•86 days ago

I agree!
And we Love you for all you are doing!
Thank you, @jay.bsky.team
🦋💙🦋

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tuneraider.bsky.social•86 days ago

Zero complaints here❤️

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jacker00.bsky.social•86 days ago

You guys are the bomb!

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388shark.bsky.social•86 days ago

Between cooking tips and football takes… you’re doing great. Still don’t know how you do it. Amazing.

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chaybristol.bsky.social•86 days ago

Better to have the problems of success, than the alternative.

I'm amazed how well the platform has held up with such sudden and rapid growth.

Good job!

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silver-phoenix.bsky.social•86 days ago

Thanks for everyone for staying on top of things, Jay. Enjoy your night.

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silver-phoenix.bsky.social•86 days ago

I don't know how that second "for" got in there, but you get the drift.

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nousefortrump.bsky.social•86 days ago

Your capacity to handle this kind of growth has been nothing short of miraculous. Kudos and thanks to ALL the Bluesky staff!!

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mosen.net•86 days ago

And probably a good CM process with orchestration finesse..

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nousefortrump.bsky.social•86 days ago

Umm. Undoubtedly. Yes. That. What you just said.

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captanne.bsky.social•86 days ago

Bluesky is perfectly perfect. No worries. Happy Thanksgiving!

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sandy-b7.bsky.social•86 days ago

If there was a way to not allow posts we are reading to turn full-screen randomly, that would be great. Also, it seems impossible to revert back from full-screen without getting out of the app. Seems to me, going full-screen should be a choice not automatic.

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zoulipious.bsky.social•86 days ago

<3

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aggroveggie13.bsky.social•86 days ago

No worries! You and the team are doing amazing with Bluesky! Thank you for this amazing platform!😀

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ddstephens.bsky.social•86 days ago

I cannot express how happy I am to be here; glitches, growing pains, and all. Thank you for building something so positive.

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bluepointer.bsky.social•86 days ago

Thanks for doing what you do: the world appreciates you.

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dom-do.bsky.social•86 days ago

Thanks for all of the hard work you guys are doing!!!

Are we allowed to send you guys anything? Like some real life cookies?

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greatscot4.bsky.social•86 days ago

Ita all good!

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leftyvegan.bsky.social•86 days ago

Thank you, Jay.
We like your social media platform.

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wingandaprayer.bsky.social•86 days ago

Keep feeding the squirrels! 🐿️

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macdyver66.bsky.social•86 days ago

Just don’t ever post a video holding a sink and chewing on wires… wait, do that! Make a video of you walking through the office with sink, talking about the growing members, having to expand, chew on some wires, thanking the “bad place” for spreading misinformation, hate, and conspiracy theories lol

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rogerwagnermdphd.bsky.social•86 days ago

You guys are doing an unbelievably great job handling the volume! Hope you got some time for Thanksgiving!

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caruddy.bsky.social•86 days ago

It’s not a problem. As a matter of fact it is a reminder that good things like people are not perfect. And good things like people require patience and support, not demands for instant gratification.

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