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Why has there been a recent surge in members and trolls in the community?

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Aug 29, 2017
9 years ago
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11k members, 1k in the last month :-)
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The community has seen significant growth, with 11,000 members total and an increase of 1,000 in the last month. However, this growth is accompanied by a rise in trolls, which poses challenges for moderation during the joining process.
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We do do all we can to stop them, but it is not easy to stop them at the joining stage :-(
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lol
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Cha****
Send them to Everything Bangkok
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A rise in trolls too
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