I gave it some thought and realized that the benefits of growing this place by inviting people far outweigh the risks associated with sharing those invite codes openly. Honestly as long as we don't get an influx of spammers I am totally happy with spreading the good word of this place.
This. It is not like we are just posting them randomly at the internet. We are putting them on a forum where people desire to find a better alternative to reddit. That online makes them good people to give codes to because they have a taste for content. They are willing to break from the hivemind.
In the sense that anybody can join the community, that's true. However, this isn't anywhere close to a popular or default sub. The only way you really find this subreddit is if you actually go out looking for it. Its where I found this site a while back. And its so well hidden, I forgot the sub name and lost it for a while.
I don't mind having something as simple as the user's referral being associated with my name. I could give these codes to friends and that's still no assurance they'd use it in a way I'd be comfortable with. At the end of the day, though, if me posting my invite codes helps give this site a little exposure, then that's all that matters. If those I referred go on to do something stupid, then it sucks and I can only hope that whoever is in charge of banning people will look at my personal character before deciding that I deserve punishment for someone else's actions.
We are still invite only. Invite dumps don't really invite spammers either. If a spammer really wanted to join they could request an invite anyways. I think invite dumps are completely fine as long as done in communities that are looking for a website to use as a website, rather than a spamming site.
I'm sure we'll end up picking up one or two people that snapzu won't be the place for. But usually they just drop off. And I'm sure the mods will take care of the spammers.
I guess. If people think that the people who use my codes reflect who I am as a person then that is their problem, not mine. If they do something bad, ban them. If you want, take them off of my numbers for the referral list. People want out of reddit. I say we should accept them. The number of people we are letting through are very small compared to the actual amount of people on an exodus from reddit right now. And I see no problem with that example user from what I see on their account. Looks like they are already posting content about a metal concert.
You have a valid point in a way. Personally I don't really see it as a problem what people do after they use my invite is their responsibility be it good or bad. The reason for this it that I expect to be judged on my personal reputation and contributions not those of others.
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