It sounds like there was, but the action seems to have happened on mastodon servers. The quit message can be found here.
No Lemmy ettique missing as there wasn’t enough of a community to form anything. I had no issue with the smaller size and all the usual posters I’d see and chat with have dispersed with the larger array of content.
But now you don’t get people signing up, talking about the lack of content and disappearing. Or servers set up in hope and shut down - eope.xyz caw.ai Jeremmy.ml or ones that ragequit fapsi.be. And of course wolfballs.
Even if most go back to reddit it will still be an improved space with the servers and communities that remain I think.
There is also !movies@bolha.social which is a super quiet Brazilian/English instance if you want to crosspost / share the love there. So far population me
!redlettermedia@sopuli.xyz is another one that was set up ages ago but lacks posts.
!cats@midwest.social is the long running cat-pic community.
Having been a lemmy resident for a while (this being my second account and someone who doesnt visit lemmygrad at all) is that in my experience the Devs conduct themselves professionally, impartially and generally have the patience of saints.
If you decide to stay here for a while you might form the same impression.
Definitely worth checking out friendica.