Self-hosting a blog is lonely : readers don't create an account to comment on every self-hosted blog. This is my journey in pursuit of welcoming comments from the Fediverse, going through Lemmy, then leading me to Ghost with a custom implementation.
  • I Cast FistEnglish
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    29 days ago

    Having an account won’t solve the problem with A, since spam accounts are a problem even in the fediverse

    • DoPeopleLookHere@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      20 days ago

      Do you have numbers that show what spam looks like without an email barrier?

      It’s a lot.

      Source: I help a few small business with a contact us page that doesn’t require an account.