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[–]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.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Ah, yeah. Saidit has become very political, to the point where posting anything else seems pointless. Furthermore, it's largely inhabited by right-wingers, due to the fact that they've been banned or censored on other platforms. So the first and third would be good ideas.

If you go with the second, which is also a good idea, perhaps it could be focused around professional and well-sourced discussion/debate, as opposed to the more casual nature of Saidit. I've often found myself posting essays I write here, but it doesn't ever seem to me like this is the optimal place for that.

A non-political version of Saidit would probably see some use, but I think the best option would be to develop non-political subs and make new ones. A big problem is that people go to Saidit for politics and Reddit for hobbies — and this would still be the problem for a new website.

I'm a radical centrist, so I'd definitely use a centrist version of Saidit, but I don't think many others would. A lot of people would just stay here, so you'd have to compete with yourself. A good option, perhaps, would be to create a centrist sub.

I think the second idea is the best, because it can stay more general while having better quality posts. It would still have to compete with Saidit, though, which means it would have to be built fundamentally different. Perhaps it could be built for in-depth discussion, rather than casual conversation.

Whatever you do, it can't just be "Saidit, but x" — it has to be its own thing. You never want to compete with yourself, because you'll always lose. I don't remember where I heard that quote, but some old dude probably said it.

That's just my opinion, not sure why I wrote a mini essay on it, but whatever.