Many Lemmy instances are requiring their users to apply for an account.
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Blazingtransfem98@discuss.online 9 hours ago
“Write a bit about yourself to join this server and if we decide you’re too boring we’ll reject your application and say you’re a spammer afterwards”
Hmm I wonder why normies aren’t flocking to this platforms, what could be stopping them, couldn’t be the shitty onboarding process could it, Nah asking people to apply is the best onboarding process ever (big ass /s)
Lemmchen@feddit.org 8 hours ago
Klear@sh.itjust.works 7 hours ago
And that makes it better how?
Blazingtransfem98@discuss.online 4 hours ago
It doesn’t that was the point of my comment, it is sarcastic, because asking normies to write about themselves then manually determine their worth before they join will exclude the vast majority of them. Applications are how you run exclusive clubs, not a social media platform. Which is the biggest reason the Fediverse sucks for regular people.
I don’t want to join a club, I want to join a regular platform. That’s why I joined discuss.online and not any of the other exclusive club instances.
Famko@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
It lowers the barrier of entry which may deter some people who just want to check out the space first.
Granted, it also makes it more accessible to scammers, so give and take really.
Makhno@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Tbf it’s a good way to keep the laziest of shits out
PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 3 hours ago
Elitist neckbeards like you are why Mastodon and Lemmy are still boring
burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
I DON’T RECALL GETTING A PAYCHECK TO POST
FinishingDutch@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Agreed. If someone can’t be bothered to write two sentences, they really have no business being on a discussion platform. Because clearly they won’t be contributing much if anything to the conversation.
Saledovil@sh.itjust.works 11 minutes ago
Users don’t cost much to keep around, especially if they don’t post. The data needed for the account would be authentication data, and post data, the second of which doesn’t apply to users who don’t post, and the first one being negligible compared to the amount of space available on a common hard drive. So, why not just give them a chance?
angstylittlecatboy@reddthat.com 38 minutes ago
So many of the people who are most invested in federation are a contradiction in terms; centralized social media is evil and it’s fucked up that it’s the norm, but also anyone who isn’t a cynical, crotchety Gen Xer with a tech degree doesn’t belong.
Blazingtransfem98@discuss.online 4 hours ago
Great, so you want to join a club instead of a social media? Is that it? Because that’s what you’re advocating for, small private clubs which most normies don’t have enough interest to join. “Wonder why it’s so empty here?” -Lemmy Users trying to figure out why their exclusive Lemmy clubs haven’t taken off.
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 7 hours ago
What percentage of people who join platforms like Twitter or Bluesky actually post anything though?
madjo@feddit.nl 20 minutes ago
You don’t have to do that when you sign up for mstdn.social, and it’s also not a requirement for mastodon.social And there are more instances where you don’t have to apply like that.
But when it’s asked that you apply to the server, it’s usually to ease the load of moderation, to see if you would fit the vibe of that instance. And/or to protect the more vulnerable people on that particular instance.