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• ticoombs@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Hey! Sorry for the joke, I didn’t expect it to be seen by a real user!

  As we are one of the very few instances that has a no email policy there is very few ways in which we can determine if a person signing up is a bot or a regular user.

  Recently a very very specific person or group of people have been abusing Reddthat to create accounts, then ask interesting questions (let’s just say that), and then proceed to delete their account (which deletes all of their posts and comments). This makes it impossible to figure out what they have done unless someone quotes the reply or reports it before they delete it.

  I’m sorry you got caught up in the little bit of fun us admins have with writing little anecdotes or fun catch phases!

  You are welcome to come say hi on Reddthat any time!

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  • Blaze@piefed.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Thank you for clarifying!

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  • ada@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Hi, from another instance (technically two) that doesn't require emails!

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• Robin@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  They have the freedom to ask for money. You have the freedom to go register elsewhere

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  • choreomania@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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    • NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yup. When it’s required in order to access something then it’s no longer a donation, it’s a fee.

      I wasn’t aware of that instance and I can’t really advise. To me that’s a bit of a red flag (specifically the fact that it wasn’t mentioned upfront) but not necessarily a reason to count them out if you really think they stand out.

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    • Robin@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I agree and would avoid this instance

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  • Robin@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    (But if you can affort it please do donate to your instance. Hosting costs money)

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    • waigl@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Hm, agree in principle, but it should also really be noted that a donation that is required to get an account (or arguably even smaller perks) does not count as a donation anymore. At that point, it’s a weasel-wordiy way to say “payment”. Which should, IMHO, not be supported.

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• ryannathans@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The software is FOSS, the service of some instances might not be

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  • ramble81@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Just like RHEL. Linux is free, but RedHat has a paid-for support model. Don’t like it, use another distro, it’ll still work together though.

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• Shadow_Glider@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Free as in freedom, not no payment

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• Blaze@piefed.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I have a Reddthat account and never had to donate. That seems surprising. @ticoombs@reddthat.com ?

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  • ticoombs@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Oops! Sometimes we admins like to joke around!

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• A_norny_mousse@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Thanks for reporting. I think it’s important to realise that the fediverse and FOSS software in general can attract commercial interest just like everything else. All sorts of bad players really.

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• Steve@communick.news ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The software is free. The server to host on is not. All Fediverse instances cost money to run. Every user costs money. Requiring one time “donations” is kind of misleading. More than that, its in sustainable. I signed up at Communick, because they’re upfront about the annual subscription. That’s the only way the Fediverse can work without adds or sponsorships.

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• mang0@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I don’t know if you’re aware of this, but hosting internet services is not free at all. I could fully understand why you’d basically force people to pay at least something instead of hoping that people choose to donate.

  Lemmy is supposed to be a FOSS platform.

  FOSS is free and open source SOFTWARE, i.e. the software is the free part. You’re free to host your own Lemmy instance if you’re displeased.

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• anyhow2503@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  There’s no way you could even frame this as a donation.

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• aim_at_me@lemmy.nz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Yes some are paid for. Could Island is another one.

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  • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    There’s also some verrrry sketchy instances you can join that have to do with stuff that’s illegal in many places (not the fun kind of illegal) and some of those take crypto donations for signup.

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• db2@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Blindsided

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• maxwells_daemon@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Average corporate behavior

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