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.
Not on Beehaw, but let me just say that I appreciate you. People aren’t used to dealing with an all volunteer admin… we’d all do well to remember that this is all done out of a love for the community.