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> Free credentials temporarily do, but only until someone teachers crawlers to AI-automate signups. Forum spammers already figured this out a long time ago. Fo
by motorest 1y ago
> Free credentials temporarily do, but only until someone teachers crawlers to AI-automate signups. Forum spammers already figured this out a long time ago.
Forum spamming is a solved problem, isn't it? I mean, do you see any spam here on HN?
> The HN community view on their registration requirement suggests that free authentication does not work and has not for some time; has that viewpoint changed in recent years?
I don't think there is such a thing as a "HN community view". Are there meetings to agree on a consensus on important topics? Or were you trying to pull an appeal to authority?
- altairprime 1y ago> Forum spamming is a solved problem, isn't it? I mean, do you see any spam here on HN? Yes, I’ve reported two or three this past week or so by emailing the mods. Do you browse /new often? What do you think makes HN a spam-free place? > I don't think there is such a thing as a "HN community view". Noted.