A clean, calm chat starts witim two things: keeping bots out an letting the community rest. In disfala update iumi added both.
Entry verification
Most spam comes from bots that join automatically an immediately start blasting. Now there's a CAPTCHA at the entrance — a simple check fo a human an an insurmountable one fo a bot: solve a sum, press the right button or pick an emoji.
For a real member it's a couple of seconds, but spam bots are cut off before they manage to write a single word. Iu get a clean chat without manual cleanup.
Night mode
Sometimes the best moderation is a pause. Night mode automatically closes the chat on a schedule an by weekday: fo the night, say, or fo weekends. Messages don't pile up while iu're away, an in the morning iu open the chat to a calm discussion rather than a littered one.
Disfala takes the load off admins an spares members' nerves — no one wakes up to a hundred nighttime notifications.
Takeaway
Verification protects the entrance, night mode sets the rhythm — together they make the chat predictable an pleasant. Less spam, less burnout, more order. Details are in the changelog.