52 new users were welcomed into #Qoto this past week.
And I am quite happy we stopped the adding huge number, which had NO RELATION to this instance's focus and theme.
And in the majority of cases, added ZERO posts, or added content that violated our Terms of Conduct (spammers, ads, escort services, prostitutes, etc) leading to their Deletion from the user base.
Yey for an improvement. Thanks @freemo and @arteteco, steady as she goes.
I'm happy with the decision for no other reason than it stops spam and nudity before our userbase has to see it, which is unpleasant. Even though we usually removed it within an hour, by then it was already seen.
My biggest issue is spam, so I am more than happy to eliminate it, even if it does cost us a few legit users who may be turned away by needing to go through an approval process.
It seems likely that we should see a migration as time gets closer. we shall see!