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.
Agree! I love Beehaw’s vibe and I follow a fair number of Beehaw’s magazines, but I decided on kbin.social to start. But honestly? If I end up spinning up an instance, I’ll probably limit registrations too. There’s space for all sorts of admin / community philosophies here in the fediverse!