nostr:npub1cmgqvz7xr07euwkum3mjghjqcu4d3k2fcyf6g4uwwe5ggnd6fetq0wrzd2 👋 Hey!
As a fellow #mastoadmin I'm curious what made you require manual review for new signups to your server vs open signup.
Is it a limitation from Mastodon about not being able to discover bad actors later, spam/scam profiles that just sign up and fill out profile and link to their "business" or something else entirely? :)
nostr:npub1e92navfan2934eu7w9qk22qvfz6kpt86zfjrffvsh4jt6qyue72semtnc8 Hi there.
There are a couple of reasons for this:
- I like the sense of control
- I want to "know" the users who sign up here
- This way I'm more sure they accept the rules
- I can control the resources of the server better when I know the user number in real time
- I don't want it to grow too fast or too big
- It feels nice to welcome each and everyone myself, it's something that I like to do
- This way I can help the users better right from the start while welcoming them here, for example if people join from X/Twitter etc.
- To manage spam/scam profiles
- When the userbase is sound, I don't have to look for moderators any time soon
These are the main points.
nostr:npub1e92navfan2934eu7w9qk22qvfz6kpt86zfjrffvsh4jt6qyue72semtnc8 nostr:npub1cmgqvz7xr07euwkum3mjghjqcu4d3k2fcyf6g4uwwe5ggnd6fetq0wrzd2 Our instance is hosted. The hosting company charges by the number of active users. When we had open signup, we experienced steady growth, but it was obvious to me that most new users were junk accounts rather than legit users. To keep costs down and ensure the long-term financial viability of the server, we switched to manual signup. Our growth is slower, but more new users become engaged members.
