@mrmanager@lemmy.today

These are all troll accounts that keep spinning up after they get banned (or at least the ones my instance knows about). You ban one, they just spin up another because there is only a medium strength captcha preventing it. Even requiring email verification would be a step in the right direction and slow this down somewhat if you’re completely opposed to having applications in place.

Some instances have already defederated from yours, and my patience is wearing thin as well. I’m not going to tell you how to run your instance, but I will point out the problems yours is causing.

Sincerely, your fedihood neighbor.

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  • ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Admin approval with some text that needs a little bit of thought to fill out is surprisingly effective and definitely slows down spammers a lot.

    I had to do that on dbzer0 and I think beehaw, they were both a fun exercise and took no time at all. Hell, I ended up submitting a wall of text about Sacco and Vanzetti on dbzer0 if I remember correctly, lol. But if nothing else they knew that it was 1) a human, and 2) I really believe what I was saying.

    If the point is to get regular users who are thoughtful participants in online communities, requiring an email address and the typing of a few coherent words on their own behalf is NOT a barrier to entry, or even a much of a bar. After all, these people are applying to join a forum in which they are presumably going to spend unlimited time typing statements of their own creation in the future. Instance owners are just requiring a bit of that up front, and it’s not a huge ask.

    It is, however, a very frustrating requirement for people who want to open multiple accounts for spamming and trolling purposes, and for that reason alone is a great filter for applicants.