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User flooding instance with (mostly) empty communities (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/support@lemmy.world
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@comcreator@lemmy.world has created 80+ communities here, most of which are empty save for a "Looking for moderators" post. Some have 0-3 posts which are nearly all from the creator and a couple have some regular user activity.

I recognize that this may not be against the rules as long as it's not simply for the purpose of squatting on a name but is worth observing for future developments. It does not appear that this user intends to actively moderate since they're looking to hand those communities off as soon as they're created.

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[–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

This is a good way to acquire “legit” power mod status.

Step 1: make an alt account which squats on community names

Step 2: have the alt account post open moderator requests on the communities

Step 3: have your alt appoint your normal account as a moderator. Since your normal account doesn’t have a direct connection to the community creation, it’s just seen as a helpful custodian of the fediverse

Step 4: ???

Step 5: profit

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