Post B2pLhdNU9OSsLQsEKW by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
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(DIR) Post #B2cpMONbTMlI05gusC by wjmaggos@liberal.city
2026-01-24T23:31:25Z
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@alice server admins are notified when their users are moderated. if a server doesn't do enough to shut down its users who harass users on other servers, it should be defederated. whether that's because they refuse to do that work or can't keep up with new users because they have open registration. if we had a ton of servers popping up constantly with harassers, I'd then support more of an opt in approach. I don't know how you could get admins who don't police harassment to close registration.
(DIR) Post #B2pKdeIkfssU64CBTk by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-01-31T00:18:40Z
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(1/2)@datum > but if a user can't be bothered to write a paragraph about themselves asking to join a server... then they're not going to fill out their profile, which means they will struggle to find anyone to follow or even interact with them. So here's a #UX suggestion; somehow combine the 2. Ask them what their profile text would say if they're accepted, and have accepting the account autopopulate the profile with that text.#FediverseUX #accessibility@NetscapeNavigator @alice
(DIR) Post #B2pKoTy5QxddEZhAZ6 by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-01-31T00:20:39Z
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(2/2)Maybe that would be a less intimidating question for shy people to answer than 'why do you want to join'. Which, as other replies to @alice point out, can be misinterpretated as 'please justify your existence'.
(DIR) Post #B2pLSs1XPmERQOZHaS by NetscapeNavigator@social.vivaldi.net
2025-11-06T00:49:49Z
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@alice So, you’ve actually just supported an argument I made a while back — that the Fediverse needs AI. I first made this point during the major spam attack that hit the Fediverse last year.Here’s why: if the goal is to grow the Fediverse, registration can’t be invitation-only. Right now, Fediverse software isn’t as user-friendly as mainstream platforms like Reddit, Twitter, or Facebook. Making it even more exclusive would only slow growth further, or even stop it internally.I say this from experience. I remember how online forums tried to handle spam, bots, and trolls — by making registration harder. Some required manual review or moderator approval. That worked for a while, but it also made those communities less welcoming and more difficult to join. Over time, most forums faded away.At the same time, keeping registration completely open invites bad actors, trolls, and spam. It’s a tough balance — too open, and the space gets toxic; too closed, and it stops growing. That’s exactly where AI could help: by automatically handling spam, filtering bad behavior, and letting real users in without creating unnecessary barriers.
(DIR) Post #B2pLStRS8uYVp3hUcS by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-01-31T00:27:52Z
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(1/?)@NetscapeNavigator> the Fediverse needs AIAs others have pointed out, this statement is so ambiguous as to be meaningless. If you use "AI" in this way you will be frequently misunderstood. Especially in the fediverse, where there is a strong bias against #MOLE Training that spreads to anything described as "AI".
(DIR) Post #B2pLhdNU9OSsLQsEKW by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-01-31T00:30:35Z
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@NetscapeNavigator> I first made this point during the major spam attack that hit the Fediverse last yearI suggest the wording "pattern-matching moderation tools" or somesuch, and making (or linking to) more specific proposals. For example, an automated tool that looked for unusual patterns of posting, and alerted the mods to some example posts (maybe by hooking into the existing Report workflow). Maybe talk to @iftas folks like @jaz about any research they've done into the viability of this.