The Agora

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In the spirit of the Ancient Greek Agora, we invite you to join our vibrant community - a contemporary meeting place for the exchange of ideas, inspired by the practices of old. Just as the Agora served as the heart of public life in Ancient Athens, our platform is designed to be the epicenter of meaningful discussion and thought-provoking dialogue.

Here, you are encouraged to speak your mind, share your insights, and engage in stimulating discussions. This is your opportunity to shape and influence our collective journey, just like the free citizens of Athens who gathered at the Agora to make significant decisions that impacted their society.

You're not alone in your quest for knowledge and understanding. In this community, you'll find support from like-minded individuals who, like you, are eager to explore new perspectives, challenge their preconceptions, and grow intellectually.

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[Vote] Require a valid non-temporary email on signup (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Registrations should require a valid email address and temporary/disposable (e.g. temp-mail.org ) email services should be rejected.

Note this should not be implemented as a whitelist; "obscure" email services such as Protonmail, Tutanota and personal email servers should be allowed.

Pros:

Cuts down on the number of trolls attempting to register, reducing load on mods and admins.
Improves our standing with other instances.
Ensures users have the ability to reset their password.

Cons:

Has privacy concerns - people may not want to associate their email address with everything.
Users may not (and perhaps should not have to) trust the admins of this instance with their email.
May not be supported well by Lemmy, and/or require a blacklist that needs updating.

Aye and nay in the comments, please.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Nay

Anonymity, as a general rule, is something we should work to get back. Email is just one small hurtle to overcome in a registration process, sure, for both good and bad actors. It's not a way of screening bad actors (human or bot alike).

A captcha, combined with an application with a list of manually reviewed questions if needed, would be best if bots and bastards become a problem. I wonder if there would be a good way of delegating the review process to volunteers.

Perhaps provisional approval, followed by posting in a welcome/introduction thread? Anyone failing to post or who gets their post downvoted is purged?