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There should be a monetary cost to register a user account (fedia.io)

submitted 2 months ago by Nougat@fedia.io to c/fedia@fedia.io

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Hear me out.

SomethingAwful forums are notoriously "human," because they charge $10 for a user account. They don't have problems with spam/scam/shenanigans that exist on platforms where accounts are free.

Fediverse instances are not currently monetizable - and they should stay that way. But there are still costs to operating one, especially if it's very popular.

Instance admins charging a minimal fee to register a user account would address both of those concerns, especially the former, especially in light of how the Nicole thing has taken a horribly dark turn.

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[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 3 points 2 months ago

I 100% agree with this.

Something Awful’s system, where it’s just a one-time fee instead of even a “minimal” monthly subscription, seems like a nice additional option. Although, then you’re taking kind of a leap of faith that the instance is going to stay around… but yes, running an instance is work, it’s not just a favor that the users do to the instance operators by joining up with it and making it popular.