I’m about to purge the whole list of applicants, most of whom are Russian bots, but—if you’re real and want in, all you have to do is drop me an e-mail (addy is available on this page) and tell me you’re not a bot and say hi. Not a real strenuous membership chore, eh? Even if you get a letter saying you’re out I can still fish you out of the pile and validate your membership if you just send me that letter.