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I've been noticing an influx of users with anonomized usernames (ie: fjdasklfpudiosa722104891fdaf20j.srv.us).

As a moderator this concerns me because it immediately triggers a 'this is a bot or nefarious actor' instinct. Is there any reason not to be wary of these accounts?

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[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 3 points 9 hours ago

I, for the life of me, couldn't stop nextdoor from emailing me. I could unsubscribe myself from one category of email and they'll start popping up again. Just had to block it on my end.