Yep, if I'm not mistaken one of the reasons behind making this place was having it act as a left pipeline. If the site was to be made invite-only growth would basically stop, so it's not something that can be done on a whim
First without a doubt, don't get me wrong. Heck, I would rather see the community lock up and reactionaries purged if things get too bad than straight up nuking the site.
Yep, if I'm not mistaken one of the reasons behind making this place was having it act as a left pipeline. If the site was to be made invite-only growth would basically stop, so it's not something that can be done on a whim
Safe space from reactionaries
Lib to Left pipeline
Choose one.
Tbh I don't think these two are exclusive. Why not have a limitation on daily posts or comments for new accounts, or something similar?
First without a doubt, don't get me wrong. Heck, I would rather see the community lock up and reactionaries purged if things get too bad than straight up nuking the site.
It's not much of a safe space if it has nobody in it. And servers cost money to operate.