[wpietri]

> Registering is free though.

In money, not in time.

> So I feel like it's a fair ask

You do. But a lot of the people you'd like to sign up don't. You can argue all you like here, but it's not going to change many minds. And it certainly won't change the mind of anybody who just sees your home page and bounces.

So given that you're not going to win the argument, what's your next step?