What is wrong with account creation?
A day doesn't go by I don't hear a complaint about how slow it is to create a new account via the Steemit account creation process. An account can take anywhere from a few hours to weeks, and sometimes never.
This is a big hurdle for Steemit to grow and I know this is a big focus for Hard Fork 20 (aka hf20) but why is it so easy for spammers to sign up via the Steemit faucet?
Account creation is no problem for spammers
The problem only exists for legitimate users, as spammers have no problems making thousands of accounts on a daily basis.
Enter the Zhiyin network
There is currently 80 accounts for zhiyin all created through the Steemit account creation process. From @zhiyin1 to @zhiyin80 for a total of 1,200 STEEM Power delegated by Steemit Inc.
This doesn't sound like a lot of STEEM power but this is free and it isn't the only accounts in their network. There are many more. There is one network with over 20,000 accounts.
50 Accounts approved in a single day
Another 30 accounts approved 12 days ago
| user | date | creator |
|---|---|---|
| zhiyin9 | 3/17/2018 12:00:33 PM | steem |
| zhiyin80 | 3/27/2018 6:35:33 AM | steem |
| zhiyin8 | 3/17/2018 11:58:21 AM | steem |
| zhiyin79 | 3/27/2018 6:36:09 AM | steem |
| zhiyin78 | 3/27/2018 6:36:48 AM | steem |
| zhiyin77 | 3/27/2018 6:37:24 AM | steem |
| zhiyin76 | 3/27/2018 6:38:03 AM | steem |
| zhiyin75 | 3/27/2018 6:38:39 AM | steem |
| zhiyin74 | 3/27/2018 6:39:15 AM | steem |
| zhiyin73 | 3/27/2018 6:39:48 AM | steem |
| zhiyin72 | 3/27/2018 6:40:21 AM | steem |
| zhiyin71 | 3/27/2018 6:41:00 AM | steem |
| zhiyin70 | 3/27/2018 6:41:39 AM | steem |
| zhiyin7 | 3/17/2018 11:57:21 AM | steem |
| zhiyin69 | 3/27/2018 6:42:24 AM | steem |
| zhiyin68 | 3/27/2018 6:43:03 AM | steem |
| zhiyin67 | 3/27/2018 6:43:57 AM | steem |
| zhiyin66 | 3/27/2018 6:46:24 AM | steem |
| zhiyin65 | 3/27/2018 6:47:09 AM | steem |
| zhiyin64 | 3/27/2018 6:48:00 AM | steem |
| zhiyin63 | 3/27/2018 6:48:39 AM | steem |
| zhiyin62 | 3/27/2018 6:51:09 AM | steem |
| zhiyin61 | 3/27/2018 6:49:39 AM | steem |
| zhiyin60 | 3/27/2018 6:51:51 AM | steem |
| zhiyin6 | 3/17/2018 11:55:54 AM | steem |
| zhiyin59 | 3/27/2018 6:52:48 AM | steem |
| zhiyin58 | 3/27/2018 6:53:24 AM | steem |
| zhiyin57 | 3/27/2018 6:54:03 AM | steem |
| zhiyin56 | 3/27/2018 6:54:42 AM | steem |
| zhiyin55 | 3/27/2018 6:55:15 AM | steem |
| zhiyin54 | 3/27/2018 6:55:48 AM | steem |
| zhiyin53 | 3/27/2018 6:56:21 AM | steem |
| zhiyin52 | 3/27/2018 6:56:57 AM | steem |
| zhiyin51 | 3/17/2018 1:05:18 PM | steem |
| zhiyin50 | 3/17/2018 1:08:36 PM | steem |
| zhiyin5 | 3/17/2018 11:54:39 AM | steem |
| zhiyin49 | 3/17/2018 1:07:36 PM | steem |
| zhiyin48 | 3/17/2018 1:06:36 PM | steem |
| zhiyin44 | 3/17/2018 1:00:42 PM | steem |
| zhiyin43 | 3/17/2018 12:59:27 PM | steem |
| zhiyin42 | 3/17/2018 12:56:45 PM | steem |
| zhiyin41 | 3/17/2018 12:55:45 PM | steem |
| zhiyin40 | 3/17/2018 12:54:48 PM | steem |
| zhiyin4 | 3/17/2018 11:53:24 AM | steem |
| zhiyin39 | 3/17/2018 12:53:39 PM | steem |
| zhiyin38 | 3/17/2018 12:52:36 PM | steem |
| zhiyin36 | 3/17/2018 12:44:57 PM | steem |
| zhiyin35 | 3/17/2018 12:43:18 PM | steem |
| zhiyin33 | 3/17/2018 12:38:39 PM | steem |
| zhiyin32 | 3/17/2018 12:37:33 PM | steem |
| zhiyin30 | 3/17/2018 12:33:21 PM | steem |
| zhiyin3 | 3/17/2018 11:52:09 AM | steem |
| zhiyin29 | 3/17/2018 12:32:18 PM | steem |
| zhiyin28 | 3/17/2018 12:31:24 PM | steem |
| zhiyin27 | 3/17/2018 12:30:21 PM | steem |
| zhiyin26 | 3/17/2018 12:27:42 PM | steem |
| zhiyin25 | 3/17/2018 12:26:51 PM | steem |
| zhiyin24 | 3/17/2018 12:25:54 PM | steem |
| zhiyin23 | 3/17/2018 12:24:54 PM | steem |
| zhiyin22 | 3/17/2018 12:22:24 PM | steem |
| zhiyin21 | 3/17/2018 12:20:24 PM | steem |
| zhiyin20 | 3/17/2018 12:19:27 PM | steem |
| zhiyin2 | 3/17/2018 11:51:03 AM | steem |
| zhiyin19 | 3/17/2018 11:54:09 AM | steem |
| zhiyin17 | 3/17/2018 11:52:12 AM | steem |
| zhiyin16 | 3/17/2018 11:51:09 AM | steem |
| zhiyin15 | 3/17/2018 11:48:30 AM | steem |
| zhiyin14 | 3/17/2018 11:49:57 AM | steem |
| zhiyin13 | 3/17/2018 12:06:03 PM | steem |
| zhiyin12 | 3/17/2018 12:04:21 PM | steem |
| zhiyin116 | 3/17/2018 12:15:42 PM | steem |
| zhiyin115 | 3/17/2018 12:14:21 PM | steem |
| zhiyin114 | 3/17/2018 12:11:18 PM | steem |
| zhiyin11 | 3/17/2018 12:03:06 PM | steem |
| zhiyin10 | 3/17/2018 12:01:54 PM | steem |
| zhiyin1 | 3/17/2018 11:49:45 AM | steem |
What do they do?
What you think?
Surely this is an exception, and just an oversight?
| user | date | creator |
|---|---|---|
| ankle5 | 3/26/2018 12:11:09 PM | steem |
| ankle4 | 3/26/2018 12:12:21 PM | steem |
| ankle3 | 3/26/2018 12:13:12 PM | steem |
| ankle2 | 3/26/2018 12:14:00 PM | steem |
| ankle1 | 3/26/2018 12:14:57 PM | steem |
| user | date | creator |
|---|---|---|
| trunk120 | 3/27/2018 5:18:48 AM | steem |
| trunk119 | 3/27/2018 5:18:12 AM | steem |
| trunk118 | 3/27/2018 5:17:33 AM | steem |
| trunk117 | 3/27/2018 5:16:42 AM | steem |
| trunk115 | 3/27/2018 5:16:06 AM | steem |
| trunk114 | 3/27/2018 5:15:33 AM | steem |
| trunk113 | 3/27/2018 5:11:33 AM | steem |
| trunk112 | 3/27/2018 5:10:57 AM | steem |
| trunk111 | 3/27/2018 5:10:18 AM | steem |
| trunk110 | 3/27/2018 5:09:33 AM | steem |
| trunk109 | 3/27/2018 5:09:00 AM | steem |
| trunk108 | 3/27/2018 5:08:24 AM | steem |
| trunk107 | 3/27/2018 5:07:48 AM | steem |
| trunk106 | 3/27/2018 5:07:12 AM | steem |
| trunk105 | 3/27/2018 5:06:36 AM | steem |
| trunk104 | 3/27/2018 5:05:27 AM | steem |
| trunk103 | 3/27/2018 5:04:48 AM | steem |
| trunk102 | 3/27/2018 5:04:06 AM | steem |
| trunk101 | 3/27/2018 5:03:03 AM | steem |
| trunk100 | 3/27/2018 5:02:24 AM | steem |
| user | date | creator |
|---|---|---|
| prefix119 | 3/27/2018 5:01:45 AM | steem |
| prefix118 | 3/27/2018 5:01:06 AM | steem |
| prefix117 | 3/27/2018 5:00:24 AM | steem |
| prefix116 | 3/27/2018 4:59:39 AM | steem |
| prefix115 | 3/27/2018 4:58:51 AM | steem |
| prefix114 | 3/27/2018 4:58:12 AM | steem |
| prefix113 | 3/27/2018 4:57:33 AM | steem |
| prefix112 | 3/27/2018 4:57:00 AM | steem |
| prefix111 | 3/27/2018 4:56:24 AM | steem |
| prefix110 | 3/27/2018 4:55:42 AM | steem |
| prefix109 | 3/27/2018 4:55:03 AM | steem |
| prefix108 | 3/27/2018 4:54:27 AM | steem |
| prefix107 | 3/27/2018 4:53:48 AM | steem |
| prefix106 | 3/27/2018 4:53:09 AM | steem |
| prefix105 | 3/27/2018 4:52:27 AM | steem |
| prefix104 | 3/27/2018 4:51:48 AM | steem |
| prefix103 | 3/27/2018 4:51:00 AM | steem |
| prefix102 | 3/27/2018 4:50:18 AM | steem |
| prefix101 | 3/27/2018 4:49:36 AM | steem |
| prefix100 | 3/27/2018 4:48:54 AM | steem |
| user | date | creator |
|---|---|---|
| hybrid125 | 7/10/2017 3:20:51 AM | kyle88 |
| hybrid109 | 3/27/2018 5:25:21 AM | steem |
| hybrid108 | 3/27/2018 5:24:42 AM | steem |
| hybrid107 | 3/27/2018 5:24:09 AM | steem |
| hybrid106 | 3/27/2018 5:23:33 AM | steem |
| hybrid105 | 3/27/2018 5:22:54 AM | steem |
| hybrid104 | 3/27/2018 5:22:15 AM | steem |
| hybrid103 | 3/27/2018 5:21:39 AM | steem |
| hybrid102 | 3/27/2018 5:20:57 AM | steem |
| hybrid101 | 3/27/2018 5:20:09 AM | steem |
| hybrid100 | 3/27/2018 5:19:30 AM | steem |
| user | date | creator |
|---|---|---|
| routing109 | 3/27/2018 4:27:15 AM | steem |
| routing108 | 3/27/2018 4:26:42 AM | steem |
| routing107 | 3/27/2018 4:26:06 AM | steem |
| routing106 | 3/27/2018 4:25:30 AM | steem |
| routing105 | 3/27/2018 4:24:57 AM | steem |
| routing104 | 3/27/2018 4:24:21 AM | steem |
| routing103 | 3/27/2018 4:23:51 AM | steem |
| routing102 | 3/27/2018 4:23:15 AM | steem |
| routing101 | 3/27/2018 4:22:42 AM | steem |
| routing100 | 3/27/2018 4:22:03 AM | steem |
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