Post #910702
2026-04-03 18:51 UTC
On top of that, bullshit “reputation” rules should never exist here.
When I first made my reddit account years ago, I remember being so confused when I couldn’t post more than one comment every 10 minutes (absolute bullshit arbitrary restriction), and when I tried to join a community with “too low karma.” “Oops, you can’t do that cause you’re an unpopular nobody and we don’t want you here… Yet.”
What’s the actual point of holding someone back from joining your online community if they don’t have enough “points” on their comments or posts? It’s just such bullshit imo, and restricts everything an online forum should be.
Replies (3)
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@Evotech@lemmy.world 2026-04-03 19:10
Well it’s obviously to deter bots
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@comfy@lemmy.ml 2026-04-03 19:43
> What’s the actual point of holding someone back from joining your online community if they don’t have enough “points” on their comments or posts? It is a legitimate anti-abuse tactic. Like you've mentioned, there are obvious flaws, but it does help prevent brigadiers, advertisers and other bad actors from easily spinning up throwaways to harass or manipulate a community. Another way to do this could be account age testing, but this can be defeated by pre-registering empty accounts.
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@mesamunefire@piefed.social 2026-04-03 19:01
Agreed