abadidea

Nextdoor cold-emailed me, by name, an invite code to a small town in Vermont, a place I have never lived. (I currently live on the other side of the world in Amsterdam.)

According to their front page, "all neighbors are verified" as actually living in their community. 🤨

Apr 27 at 10:17amWeb
Show threadDJGummikuh2d ago
@0xabad1dea accept it, maybe there will be warplans exchanged 🤣
Show thread🏞2d ago
@0xabad1dea verified with Experian maybe
Show threadviq2d ago
@0xabad1dea
"Invite code to a town" 😳
Show threadabadidea2d ago
@viq to be more clear (if you don't know what Nextdoor is), an invite code to a social media forum only for people who live in that town.
Show threadviq2d ago
@0xabad1dea
Oooh, I read it as shorthand for "someone who lives next door to me", sending you what sounds like a code to enter a physical town 😂
Show threadviq2d ago
@0xabad1dea I'm just imagining, going about your day, buying something in a nearby store, suddenly the person behind the counter glancing around to make sure no-one else is near, and leaning towards your "hey, psst! Wanna move? I have a code that could get you into a town in a different part of the world!" and the amount of question marks it would generate in my head would cause them to overflow and start falling out my ears 🤣
Show threadKawaoneechan2d ago
@0xabad1dea Attentie Whatsapp buurtpreventie?
Show threadAurora2d ago

@0xabad1dea they sent me a cold email as well.

I sent their email provider a cold abuse complaint.

Show threadabadidea2d ago
@rallias did they at least get where you live within a hundred miles or so? 😂
Show threadAurora2d ago
@0xabad1dea I mean, they did have me spot on, didn't make it any less offensive.
Show threadEllen (hiatus)2d ago
@0xabad1dea I got one of those last year, but not with my name. they all go to spam now.
Show threadRoyce Williams2d ago
@0xabad1dea This may have changed in the years since, but the email invite used to only be the first step. Once you expressed interest, they sent you a physical postcard with a verification code on it.
Show threadKufat2d ago
@0xabad1dea I got an invitation for a Pittsburgh-area town I've never even visited.
Show threadPete2d ago

@0xabad1dea that’s weird because I’ve had two invites before just like that. Each for towns in the middle of nowhere USA.

The odd part, I’ve never lived in the US and the email address used wasn’t generic (eg common name at gmail)

Show threadButterpants 🖋2d ago
@Mcvicar @0xabad1dea Nextdoor email scandal about to be blown wide open, i can tell