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.
if federation can’t accommodate the idea of a curated community then that is a huge failing and limitation of the concept. federation should not mean “get fucked if you want to build something that isn’t open season”, it should mean “build a community to your taste, but still have the ability to connect to places which aren’t your own community effortlessly”
And federation should definitely not imply letting your users to see content they don’t want to see due to poor moderation from other instances. I mean, people sign up here for a reason… How’s that “being picky”
This is my thought as well. I signed up for Beehaw specifically because I loved the idea of a chill place where I don’t have to worry about the typical Internet joys of bots and trolls, and where people can have actual discussions. If I want to see other Reddit-like content like low-effort memes, that’s where federation comes in, because I can go elsewhere to see it. Meanwhile, others are free to hang out in my home instance if they like the vibes (also due to federation) as long as they don’t try making a mess of the place. If they do… Well, they get kicked out the only way available for now.