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SharkEatingBreakfast@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
I wrote 3 - 4 sentences and got in.
They want people to join who will make an effort to contribute to their community.
So their “”“essay”“” requirement is working if it keeps out people who think that writing a couple lines is “mental”.
Stinkywinks@lemmy.world 10 months ago
B1naryB0t@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
I bet they’re glad to not get people like you who use ableist slurs.
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Ableist slur, what is it a slur against people with crippling IBS? Lol
SpaceCadet@sopuli.xyz 10 months ago
I earnestly wrote a couple of lines, and then a week later they replied that they don’t have enough information to decide, at which point I just threw my hands up and decided for them.
SharkEatingBreakfast@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
They want to know if your views will mesh well with the community they are trying to curate before they let you in.
I browsed Beehaw for a bit before deciding that it did, and mentioned it in my application.
I think they’re a bit more choosy now, as I used to see folks spouting things like “can you not use the word ‘minorities’? It shows a bias. You need to address everyone, not give preferential treatment,” or some other dumb horseshit.
Honestly, I think they just don’t want to have to deal with people saying stupid shit and they’re tired of trying to argue with people who A). genuinely hold stupid, shitty beliefs, or B). are trolling/pretending to be stupid in order to get a reaction.
More power to them, if that’s the case.
PM_ME_FAT_ENBIES@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 months ago
So what’s their opinion on bi lesbians, sysmedicalism, xenogenders, and cluster B ableism?