@Fnordinger No, _you_ are wrong. The restriction to tension and defence was only _introduced_ in 2011. For most of us older people, the exact same rule was in place the whole time up until 2011. @prefec2 @lyrial @aral

@prefec2 It's not new, though. It's the same rules that already were in place for us before 2011. @lyrial @aral

RE: https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/116319863625954673

Mastodon (and software for similar services) should have some kind of watchdog circuit that disables registration of new accounts if admins seem inactive. That would at least minimise the impact of such things to already registered accounts.