Comment by 💀 requiem

=> Re: "Invitation-only communities" | In: s/Geminispace

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…

=> 💀 requiem

2024-06-22 · 7 months ago

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=> ❄ freezr · 2024-06-23 at 04:47:

I am OK...

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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

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