=> Re: "Invitation-only communities" | In: s/Geminispace
On hashnix.club, instead of invite-only, I have either an e-mail powered registration form on the webpage (which does not send from anyone's email for their confidentiality, instead being an internal script sent from a dummy with prompt details to an email responsible for registration) or on the geminispace capsule I have a send in form which can be sent to flipperzero@hashnix.club by email or userfxnet@hashnix.club by misfin.
These are the methods I go for instead so I can personally screen sign-ups, whether or not they are spam, to make sure that there is a level of consistency with the userbase that comes in on top of having a part in taking care of spam and bots myself :P
2024-06-22 · 7 months ago
=> 😎 flipperzero · 2024-06-22 at 16:56:
My perspective on invite-only seems that it works if the services available facilitate interest in continuing to do so.
=> 👺 daruma · 2024-06-22 at 17:05:
I've been part of different invite only community in the past and it waas always for the greater good. Merveilles.town is a good example of invite only community and I find the content that comes out of that to be really high quality. I am also starting a new community, lucid.observer and I am still trying to find the middle ground of what will be the most inviting, yet I want to have a group of people who participate and uses the service for their own good.
The way I see it in real life, even if a group, like let say my karate school, is open to the public, if you don't participate you are not welcomed anymore, so there are some 'moderation' system without being too 'inforced'.
=> 📡 Queen_City_Nerd · 2024-06-22 at 18:46:
the Telnet BBS I run has some invite only areas. It's protected space for women, minorities that just don't need the nonsense. I've not had any takers on this on my platform but I also have new BBS. So it's a thing and can really be nice when you're part of a small often harassed community. We have a Jewish instance on Mastadon and it's just nice to have a space free from what's become the routine on the rest of the platforms.
=> 💀 requiem · 2024-06-22 at 18:47:
Invite-only communities tend to be OK, not elitist in my experience. I saw some “invite only” communities grow enormous and it still worked OK; although the greater the size the greater the need to moderate as invite-only communities tend to have stricter codes of conduct. That’s possibly another reason why they tend to be more civilised: there’s a real risk of losing your hard-won account; and your friend who had an invite last time might not have one again…
=> ❄ freezr · 2024-06-23 at 04:47:
I am OK...
Invitation-only communities — What are your thoughts on communities that rely on invitation-only registration to combat spam/abuse? Every user is invited by another user (except the first one) and you could take measures if you notice that all the users invited by X turn out to be spambots. Does this create an elitist community, or maybe a ghost town because no one joins, or could it work? I see it as a cheap alternative to expensive moderation or anti-bot services that could make sense for...
=> 💬 lufte · 6 comments · 2024-06-22 · 7 months ago This content has been proxied by September (ba2dc).Proxy Information
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