This should help us cut down on the trolls. We recommend other instances do the same, because they will likely be targeted also.

I apologize for all their gore-posts as well, no one should have to see that. We’ll try to look for more admins from different time-zones as well to get them faster.

The two other possibilities we have currently as options, are turning on required email verification, and as a last resort, closing signups. I personally would rather not do either, but they are options.

Many thanks to @k_o_t@lemmy.ml and @AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml for banning those trolls.

  • AgreeableLandscape
    161·
    3 years ago

    This is just my opinion. Applications are reviewed on a case by case basis and is up to a vote by the existing admins.

    Must haves:

    • A history of quality activity on Lemmy.ml or another instance we federate with, such as amicable discussion, links to reputable web resources, etc.

    • Frequently online. I’d say at least once a day is ideal, but I also understand that you’re a volunteer, and will reasonably have other things going on where you might be missing for several days or otherwise intermittent at times.

    • An interest in helping to develop the Lemmy community and ecosystem.

    • No recent violation of instance rules or Lemmy project code of conduct.

    • Is not currently banned from Lemmy.ml on another account.

    Optional but could help your application:

    • History of reporting rule breaking content, particularly spam.

    • Has participated in discussions on Lemmy development or the the direction the Lemmy community is going.

    • Already a moderator of a community, or an admin on another instance (we will use your moderation history to assess your application).

    • Activity on the Lemmy Matrix rooms (please Link your Matrix).

    • Activity on the Lemmy project GitHub or other source control site that Lemmy is on, either as a code contributor or making/discussing pull requests (please Link your GitHub/other source control website).

    It would also help to specify your time zone and the languages you know.