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Is creating a throwaway on lemmy bad? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 year ago by SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/lemmy@lemmy.ml

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I was wondering whether that could cause issues for the limited servers available, like when the mass migration from reddit happened.

I know one account sounds like nothing but as a general practice would it be bad to add more accounts that would be mostly dormant?

And if one does create a throwaway would it be better to delete the account afterwards or leave it be?

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[–] Die4Ever@programming.dev 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think the usage is what really uses the resources not just the account itself

also 100 accounts being subscribed to a community is basically the same as 1 account being subscribed, it's going to federate the same data either way

[–] SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

Ah. Didnt know that. Thanks.

[–] fubo@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

An account is just a small database entry. It probably costs the server less than a post that appears on the front page.

[–] SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago

Oh wow I didnt know that. Thats a cool tidbit of information. Thanks

[–] yamapikariya@lemmyfi.com 1 points 1 year ago

Not bad. It's normal to have alts on any social media platform

[–] bender@insaneutopia.com 1 points 1 year ago

Limited servers available? Can you elaborate on this?