Dan Romero
@dwr.eth
What should we do with egregious examples of squatted channels? I'm going to call this individual out since it's clearly squatting — @0xg — is sitting on a bunch of city channels and not actively building communities: /denver /la /losangeles /nyc /newyorkcity /newyork /sanfrancisco (Also the multiple variations of city names with no activity is clear squatting and when there are active communities in /los-angeles /sf /new-york.) A few other thoughts: 1. We have a no squatting policy for fnames and we allow ENS for a name that isn't governed by that policy. 2. We never advertised channels as something you buy and own forever. Has been centralized and experimental since we allowed anyone to create a channel last December. 3. I'm sympathetic to someone who is good faith trying to build a community, but that's not squatting. 4. Squatting is squishy, know it when you see, not deterministic. 5. Ultimately, squatters are massive negative externality on the network. It's parasitic, anti-social behavior.
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Jason
@jachian
NY and LA have thrived despite the squatting. What does above/below the fold mean for channels? Hidden in search some way due to inactivity By the sounds of it that may not be enough
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Dan Romero
@dwr.eth
> What does above/below the fold mean for channels? Not sure I understand / seems unrelated above?
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Jason
@jachian
Moreso what’s the equivalent for visibility in Warpcast. Akin to replies on a cast being above or below the fold Maybe it’s non-issue for certain larger cities having thriving channels despite the squatting Are you saying it’s an issue for a city hub like /denver for example?
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Dan Romero
@dwr.eth
The issue is /denver should be a thriving community run by someone in / passionate about Denver. Right now it's squatted by a user who has casted 4 times in 3 months (none of those casts in /denver).
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