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Re: "Invitation-only communities"
the Telnet BBS I run has some invite only areas. It's protected space for women, minorities that just don't need the nonsense. I've not had any takers on this on my platform but I also have new BBS. So it's a thing and can really be nice when you're part of a small often harassed community. We have a Jewish instance on Mastadon and it's just nice to have a space free from what's become the routine on the rest of the platforms.
Jun 22 · 2 months ago
Invite-only communities tend to be OK, not elitist in my experience. I saw some “invite only” communities grow enormous and it still worked OK; although the greater the size the greater the need to moderate as invite-only communities tend to have stricter codes of conduct. That’s possibly another reason why they tend to be more civilised: there’s a real risk of losing your hard-won account; and your friend who had an invite last time might not have one again…
I am OK...
Invitation-only communities — What are your thoughts on communities that rely on invitation-only registration to combat spam/abuse? Every user is invited by another user (except the first one) and you could take measures if you notice that all the users invited by X turn out to be spambots. Does this create an elitist community, or maybe a ghost town because no one joins, or could it work? I see it as a cheap alternative to expensive moderation or anti-bot services that could make sense for...