I think both of these are good options: - * We can put in some kind of technical restrictions on account creation, trying to limit how many accounts someone can register per week/month/whatever. - * We can implement some kind of technical restriction on account creation that kicks in after you have a certain number of accounts registered somehow -- either a blanket "after you have X accounts registered, you can only make Y accounts per week/month/whatever", or something that we can enable for specific people who we think are abusing open account registration.
That said, I also kind of wonder if it wouldn't be better to go back to the invite code system. Large communities or groups trying to relocate to DW always had the option of contacting the good folks here at DW for a block of invite codes if needed, and the official DW code sharing community was there to provide codes to people who wanted them.
It just seems that having open account creation (vs the invite code system), is a bit of a catch-22. Sure, it encourages more people to make journals here. BUT, how many of those folks who make accounts now that they don't need codes actually use the journals or are active in other ways on the site?
Previously, by either having to hunt for a code, or pay for a paid account, it took a little effort (and just a little) to get your DW journal. And that gave spammers, squatters, and bored "looky-loos" (my term for people who make a journal to look around for a week or two, and then abandon DW never to return again) think twice about going to the trouble.
Or, perhaps a different option would be some sort of timed request system. I.e., if you want to create a journal, you submit your email address, and after a certain period of time, you are emailed an invite code. And the system will only send so many invite codes to each email address. (I have no knowledge of coding or site design, so I don't know how much of a headache that would be.) And of course, if someone is really determined, they'll just set up a ton of email addresses. It's that old thing: build a better mousetrap, and the mice just get smarter and find ways around it.
I adore DW, and don't want to see go the way some other sites have. So, any solution you all implement that makes the site better is ok by me. :-)
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That said, I also kind of wonder if it wouldn't be better to go back to the invite code system. Large communities or groups trying to relocate to DW always had the option of contacting the good folks here at DW for a block of invite codes if needed, and the official DW code sharing community was there to provide codes to people who wanted them.
It just seems that having open account creation (vs the invite code system), is a bit of a catch-22. Sure, it encourages more people to make journals here. BUT, how many of those folks who make accounts now that they don't need codes actually use the journals or are active in other ways on the site?
Previously, by either having to hunt for a code, or pay for a paid account, it took a little effort (and just a little) to get your DW journal. And that gave spammers, squatters, and bored "looky-loos" (my term for people who make a journal to look around for a week or two, and then abandon DW never to return again) think twice about going to the trouble.
Or, perhaps a different option would be some sort of timed request system. I.e., if you want to create a journal, you submit your email address, and after a certain period of time, you are emailed an invite code. And the system will only send so many invite codes to each email address. (I have no knowledge of coding or site design, so I don't know how much of a headache that would be.) And of course, if someone is really determined, they'll just set up a ton of email addresses. It's that old thing: build a better mousetrap, and the mice just get smarter and find ways around it.
I adore DW, and don't want to see go the way some other sites have. So, any solution you all implement that makes the site better is ok by me. :-)