I’m wanting to lock down site signups. I need your help on what question to put to applicants that can be used to vet their application.

Why do this? I expect that as lemmy matures and grows, it will gain the attention of trolls etc that we do not want here.

Also with Beehaw defederating some larger instances with open signups, I’d like to avoid the same fate.

  • Treevan 🇦🇺
    8•1 year ago

    Fair enough.

    With beehaw defederating to protect their community, I was going to sign up here so I can use ‘Local’ as an Aussie bellwether.

    If it were me, I would ask if they were Australian and add extra weight to the application if they were (in case you get more and more international applications). Bonus points for a trick question that requires an answer that is uniquely Australian like “chazwazzers” but according to Frinkiac, it’s not spelled like that. I’ve failed the test.

    • Lodion 🇦🇺OPM
      4•1 year ago

      You’re still welcome to signup, I just need to smash an approve button before the account is enabled :)

      • Treevan 🇦🇺
        4•1 year ago

        Yeah, but I want to wait until the questionnaire is complex, each question more difficult than the last.

        Maybe prompt someone to use the “nah yeah/yeah nah” and failure to do so is instant rejection.

        As much as beehaw defederating has it’s issues, it also doesn’t. I’ve just been using aussie.zone not signed in and it’s fine. Not too much worth commenting on.