I have a pretty unique domain name and don’t mind the $7 a month to run the instance on AWS. I’m not going to do a ton with it, but I would if there was interest.

Same here. My application asks for something to make me laugh, in code. Had someone post his email in base64 with a joke. funny. So far, 2 bots an hour have been applying. easy to catch, for now.

for larger instances, this makes sense. For us smaller instances, just add a custom application requirement that isn’t about reddit. though i’ll be adding captcha too if they keep at it (every hour, 2 bots apply).

I’ve seen bots trying to create accounts, it’s the same boring message about needing a new home because “random reason about reddit”. I’ll borrow a quote from Mr Samuel Jackson: “I don’t remember asking you a god damn thing about reddit”… and application is denied.