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For example, an applicant could select a few articles and discussions that were recently posted, and write up a few brief thoughts on each one. I feel only someone who was serious about joining would go to such effort, and, potentially, community members could vote on submitted applications.
This is a really interesting idea. If we were to spike in popularity though, it would prove to be extremely labor intensive unless we could somehow automate it. It's also extremely subjective what does and what does not pass muster. I don't want the burden of that decision.