They are digging themselves in deeper than I expected. At this point, I don’t think I ever want to go back. This is just straight up a middle finger to their communities and contributors.

Thanks for working so hard on this community. I’d like to echo so many here when I say I’d prefer a strong, helpful community vs a large low-effort post community. Do what you have to do to keep this instance healthy. Thanks again.

I thought this was a mistake. I filled out an application early on and didn’t fill it out correctly. I expect that account was denied, but I did notice that the user was created the exact second I applied which was weird. I assume the username is now in a limbo state. Seems strange that lemmy would create an account before it’s approved.

That was the final straw for me too. Currently purging all my accounts from Reddit now. I look forward to being a part of this community.