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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (15 children)

u/Magnora7 he's back. Go figure.

[–]magnora7 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (14 children)

Thanks!

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (13 children)

These people are like roaches, ngl.

[–]magnora7 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (12 children)

Yeah I think it should be harder to create usernames. And it would have to be on a new site likely, as some have registered thousands of reserve names so even if we changed registration now it wouldn't fix the issue. It's frustrating

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (11 children)

There's an entire group of people who dedicate their lives to registering certain usernames of different websites just so they can sell them when the website blows up.

My solution would be to purge unused accounts, just once, so you're able to change the registration system. This might purge a lot of lurkers, but I don't think they care that much about usernames if they ain't also sellers. It would also have to be done without warning, to prevent fakes from making one comment on all their accounts, but I don't know how well that'd go over with the community.

[–]magnora7 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (10 children)

Tbh that sounds like a great way to piss off everyone. I think I'd rather just make another new site

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (9 children)

Yeah, probably. I personally wouldn't care, though; sometimes a leader has to do something unpopular.

I think I saw you talking about making another website before, and perhaps that would be a good place to implement a better registration system, while leaving Saidit how it is. I don't know if that would be a good idea, though, because you're already overworked as is.

[–]magnora7 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

Well, if the second website was set up properly, it wouldn't be much additional work. It would be mostly screening username applications, rather than removing and banning. And I could do that at my leisure, rather than having to watch it 24/7 like I do with saidit. So I think it would work out ok

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

Ok, that's great, but don't push yourself.

What would the new website be about/for?

[–]magnora7 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

Like saidit but no politics, or very focused on the pyramid of debate, or one that is designed for political centrists... there's a lot of possibilities.