I don't understand how you can claim to be the last bastion of free speech and anti-censorship, and then not even allow people to join. If someone wants to comment and they can't make an account, are they not effectively being censored? And invites are a lie, there's no way to send an invite to someone that will allow them to join.
I don't think they want a safe space, I think their heart is in the right place trying to protect the website, but this particular choice is over-correcting and taking the easy route. It's a blanket ban on all new users just because they don't want to deal with new trolls and shills, rather than dealing with them as they come. The person getting the shortest stick here is the normal guy potential goat checking out the website hoping for a new home and finding that they aren't welcome.
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ANannyMouse ago
I don't understand how you can claim to be the last bastion of free speech and anti-censorship, and then not even allow people to join. If someone wants to comment and they can't make an account, are they not effectively being censored? And invites are a lie, there's no way to send an invite to someone that will allow them to join.
Chromium ago
Judging by the comments most people here seem ok with it. I guess they really just wanted another safe space after all. It's very sad.
ANannyMouse ago
I don't think they want a safe space, I think their heart is in the right place trying to protect the website, but this particular choice is over-correcting and taking the easy route. It's a blanket ban on all new users just because they don't want to deal with new trolls and shills, rather than dealing with them as they come. The person getting the shortest stick here is the normal guy potential goat checking out the website hoping for a new home and finding that they aren't welcome.