Please. Captcha by default. Email domain filters. Auto-block federation from servers that don’t respect. By default. Urgent.

meme not so funny

And yes, to refute some comments, this publication is being upvoted by bots. A single computer was needed, not “thousands of dollars” spent.

  • stupidmanager@insane.devEnglish
    81·
    2 years ago

    for larger instances, this makes sense. For us smaller instances, just add a custom application requirement that isn’t about reddit. though i’ll be adding captcha too if they keep at it (every hour, 2 bots apply).

    I’ve seen bots trying to create accounts, it’s the same boring message about needing a new home because “random reason about reddit”. I’ll borrow a quote from Mr Samuel Jackson: “I don’t remember asking you a god damn thing about reddit”… and application is denied.

    • Clompsh@mander.xyzEnglish
      5·
      2 years ago

      I mentioned Reddit in an application. I feel like that would come up in legitimate applications at the moment. Is it easy to tell the bots from actual applicants?

      • stupidmanager@insane.devEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        In my case, yes. I asked for a reason written in code (working or not). Since I intend to be a DevOps focused instance, there’s no excuse. Most humans would read the application and I don’t feel bad for denying based on this requirement.

        Also helps that after 8 of those bots apps, the message is very similar. If there was a human in that mix, they can dm me and ask for reconsideration.

      • Clompsh@mander.xyzEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        I somehow missed your first bit about asking for it specifically to not be about reddit. That makes sense.

    • Roggie@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      actually needing a new home from reddit is the exact terminology I used. That doesn’t mean bots lmao