There are different opinions on Beehaw’s registration process. I kind of see how some people would find it dissuasive, specially after most of us are coming from Reddit. But I still think it’s very practical, at least for the time being.
Btw, this is only my opinion as a new user, I don’t know any of the admins/mods. Link to my original comment.
I mean, I feel like I’d get significantly more nervous in an actual interview… I think the admins were having some trouble approving new accounts, hopefully they’ll have resolved it by now.