I'd like to have maybe a dozen more regular posters. Who all understood the guidelines and didn't need much in the way of moderation. Maybe another two dozen occasional posters.

My theory is that if you post quality content you will attract quality readers.

New memberships were shut down for a long time because there was so much spam no one wanted to handle it.

Compatibility with the old guard is also essential. I don't come here to fight with idiots.

If you want to fight with idiots there are lots of other places on the internet to do that.