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I have seen quite a few times of this happening (lemm.ee)

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[-] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

Why would people even use alt accounts?

[-] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

backup in case your primary instance is down
admin/mod account to separate mod work from normal activity
bot accounts
test accounts
and more...

[-] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

I know, it’s really silly. Finally somebody talking sense here!

[-] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

It would appear you were all wooshed.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

I agree, they were indeed wooshed.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

A legitimate reason might be that you want to talk about things that your employers might not approve of, like your sexuality or your politics. We don't want to get fired because we are are LGBTQIA+ or oppose tyranny.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Currently, reports only go to Mods on the community's instance, so you need a Mod for that.

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