Yes. Pretty much. They allow other servers because someone (even if it’s not a Beehaw admin) has to look at their name and judge their character. So usernames like lgbtslayer don’t get through. The delay in registering with an application review also discourages trolls from trying to make more accounts to evade bans.
From my understanding, when there is a system to properly vet who can and can’t post to Beehaw, that’s when re-federation would be likely to happen.
Beehaw makes no claim to be a free-speech zone but they are trying to curate a friendly space, and are taking whatever means available to them to ensure they can handle any unfriendliness that might show up.
So the problem they have is that they don’t make new users jump trough hoops?
Yes. Pretty much. They allow other servers because someone (even if it’s not a Beehaw admin) has to look at their name and judge their character. So usernames like lgbtslayer don’t get through. The delay in registering with an application review also discourages trolls from trying to make more accounts to evade bans.
From my understanding, when there is a system to properly vet who can and can’t post to Beehaw, that’s when re-federation would be likely to happen.
Beehaw makes no claim to be a free-speech zone but they are trying to curate a friendly space, and are taking whatever means available to them to ensure they can handle any unfriendliness that might show up.
Defederation still seems like a last-resort measure to me. Maybe they should instalock new users until they get vetted?