On: Why Lobste.rs Is Better Than Hacker News

[blocked_again]

Why not ask some questions in the sign up form and make the process more straightforward instead of having users ask for invite in random places?

[gerikson → blocked_again]

I'm personally not happy with the randomness of the chat invite system. I have some ideas on how to streamline it but I haven't had time to present them, and I lack the Ruby chops to actually contribute to the site's code.