HKPiax@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前What's up with all the ads here?message-squaremessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1124arrow-down1message-squareWhat's up with all the ads here?HKPiax@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前message-square54fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaremoody@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·2 年前If you think that’s unwelcoming, applications are even more so. Most people don’t want to fill out an essay just to be allowed to participate. If I had to fill out an application, I wouldn’t be here, and I’m sure a lot of others wouldn’t be either. That’s not to say that better methods shouldn’t be implemented though.
minus-squareSorteKanin@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 年前An application doesn’t have to be an essay. Feddit.dk has an application that literally just requires a sentence or two. It’s really not a big barrier to entry.
minus-squareHubertManne@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 年前I agree here. Filling out an application would have easily kept me out. Many may see that as a good thing though :)
If you think that’s unwelcoming, applications are even more so. Most people don’t want to fill out an essay just to be allowed to participate.
If I had to fill out an application, I wouldn’t be here, and I’m sure a lot of others wouldn’t be either.
That’s not to say that better methods shouldn’t be implemented though.
An application doesn’t have to be an essay. Feddit.dk has an application that literally just requires a sentence or two. It’s really not a big barrier to entry.
I agree here. Filling out an application would have easily kept me out. Many may see that as a good thing though :)