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> The barrier to entry is a feature, not a bug. Are you saying the people with enough time to jump through all these hoops are the high-quality people? That d
by wvenable 4y ago
> The barrier to entry is a feature, not a bug.
Are you saying the people with enough time to jump through all these hoops are the high-quality people? That doesn't jive with my experience.
- alexjplant 4y agoI'm saying that the people that are liable to create an octuply-nested low-effort comment referencing nothing more than a Thanos snap, Rick Astley, "yikes", "oof", etc. aren't likely to spend the three minutes required to create an account on a forum. Forums are more insular by nature and have a separate set of cultural problems, but consistently ultra-low-quality posts isn't one of them in my experience.
- vanderZwan 4y agoIt's the cheapest way to filter out most the people without some form of commitment and interest, which is an important feature for a healthy community