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Invite only Lemmy instance / endorse chain? (gitlab.com)

submitted 4 years ago* (last edited 4 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The link has a pretty lengthy description of a similar idea for an XMPP server, but tl;dr: it could be nice to have the option to run a Lemmy instance that is invite only and invitations propagate in chains, meaning you remain "responsible" for the people you invite.

This is different from an account approval scheme, where the admin of an instance has to approve accounts, which isn't really scalable.

I think this could be a nice middle ground between large public instances and small private ones.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 years ago (1 children)

We do have an open issue for invite-only / private instances, but it'll be a bit till we get to that. Invite chains can be tricky because of the links / ways you create and send those invites.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 years ago* (last edited 4 years ago)

Yes I saw that, but it sounds more like an account approval scheme as mentioned above.

The endorse chain would not necessarily have to have an invite mechanism, but could be done through following individual users (once that is implemented). I.e. anyone can create an account, but unless you have an person with an already endorsed account following you, you are not allowed to comment or create posts.