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by pbtflakes 3713 days ago
Reason being it's a semi-private beta, not public release. Invite-only lets them ease into managing a larger userbase and the associated content.
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It also makes it much easier for them to keep trolls out, at least at first while the community is defining itself.
It's true, this is the reason we are invite only right now.