There might be clever ways of doing this: Having volunteers help with the vetting process, allowing a certain number of members per day + a queue and then vetting them along the way…

Shit, first time I read the bit about transphobia. That is awful. Apologies, I don’t follow this crap close enough, consider my previous comment about cutting him some slack retracted, fuck this guy.

Edit: Didn’t know about his other views. I no longer consider his views forgivable.

He is remarkably progressive and lucid for his age, so I’m inclined to cut him some slack for the topics I wholeheartedly disagree about with him.

For example, his support for Brexit I find hard to forgive… but unlike most of the ghouls that supported it, he seems genuine in his opinions and remains at odds and vocally against the Global Far Right.

I mean, he had a point, particularly at the time.