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# 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
 
![](https://i.imgur.com/q6sJbZF.png)
  
![](https://i.imgur.com/8MoV8vS.png)
    
![](https://i.imgur.com/NqdgyaL.png)
![](https://i.imgur.com/8fQB10u.png)

![](https://i.imgur.com/WEzWFXv.png)
![](https://i.imgur.com/CWzvMEM.png)

![](https://i.imgur.com/66cMK3C.png)
![](https://i.imgur.com/4EBPkFf.png)

![](https://i.imgur.com/BaA6frQ.png)
![](https://i.imgur.com/ZQTOEVe.png)

![](https://i.imgur.com/l006PBJ.png)
![](https://i.imgur.com/Un8u2Eu.png)

![](https://i.imgur.com/zRzTMc0.png)
![](https://i.imgur.com/klQncCT.png)

# Another 30 accounts approved 12 days ago
![](https://i.imgur.com/RnypkyZ.png)
![](https://i.imgur.com/ZK5tYFq.png)

| 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?

![](https://i.imgur.com/DRO9mL9.png)

# 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 

![](https://i.imgur.com/ProLSkj.png)

| 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 

![](https://i.imgur.com/pRSpVid.png)

| 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 

![](https://i.imgur.com/nu1SSn0.png)

| 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 

![](https://i.imgur.com/Qyo5jvq.png)

| 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 

![](https://i.imgur.com/78ytXDz.png)

# Why is it so easy for spammers to create mass accounts, but so difficult for legitimate users to get a single account?

# How are these mass accounts getting approved so efficiently?

![](https://i.imgur.com/Ug2WP1y.gif)


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