I’ve always criticized instances which opt to function like a club with applications for this very reason, it makes the signup process less smooth and makes it more challenging and unforgiving to the user.
It doesn’t stop spammers and trolls really, it makes the instance less bearable to sign up to.
This:
Isn’t an acceptable solution for platforms which want a thriving community, or to facilitate and support migration from Reddit, and shouldn’t be the Fediverse’s go-to onboarding solution.
You can’t stop spammers and especially not trolls before sign-ups, you have to focus on stopping them after sign-ups, many instances already use automated tooling to fight spammers post-signup, some with open registration, and those few don’t have spam problems, stop using this boogyman excuse to create closed echochambers, or to be a control freak and gate signups manually. I’m not buying it as a legitimate threat and no one else should either, it’s a cheap excuse that cowards use to avoid criticism up front. Say the real reason you do it, that it’s your server and you’re digging your heels in, what gets said once we cut through all the bullshit.
If this seems like I’m angry it’s because I am, many admins of large Lemmy servers are single-handedly holding us back and making this place hostile to newcommers, in these trying times no less.
If anyone here is looking for a server that has easy signup, sh.itjust.works is one of the easiest to get into, they do have an aggressive automod so you’ll want to farm some upvotes before doing anything serious and maybe wait a while too, but they probably still are the easiest to sign up to, not asking vague questions or asking for an essay about yourself.
I’ve always criticized instances which opt to function like a club with applications for this very reason, it makes the signup process less smooth and makes it more challenging and unforgiving to the user. It doesn’t stop spammers and trolls really, it makes the instance less bearable to sign up to.
This:
Isn’t an acceptable solution for platforms which want a thriving community, or to facilitate and support migration from Reddit, and shouldn’t be the Fediverse’s go-to onboarding solution.
You can’t stop spammers and especially not trolls before sign-ups, you have to focus on stopping them after sign-ups, many instances already use automated tooling to fight spammers post-signup, some with open registration, and those few don’t have spam problems, stop using this boogyman excuse to create closed echochambers, or to be a control freak and gate signups manually. I’m not buying it as a legitimate threat and no one else should either, it’s a cheap excuse that cowards use to avoid criticism up front. Say the real reason you do it, that it’s your server and you’re digging your heels in, what gets said once we cut through all the bullshit.
If this seems like I’m angry it’s because I am, many admins of large Lemmy servers are single-handedly holding us back and making this place hostile to newcommers, in these trying times no less.
If anyone here is looking for a server that has easy signup, sh.itjust.works is one of the easiest to get into, they do have an aggressive automod so you’ll want to farm some upvotes before doing anything serious and maybe wait a while too, but they probably still are the easiest to sign up to, not asking vague questions or asking for an essay about yourself.