I suggest switching back to an invitation-only system.
Isn’t this just going down Linux.Do’s old path again?
Actually, writing a short essay is pretty simple too.
Restricting registration IPs to residential networks should weed out a large number of bots 
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Everything else is fine, but the essay?? You said it was about answering questions and such, and then at the end there’s also “What have I been doing lately, and what am I interested in”? Why bother—imitating Shihuang? A lot of people here have criticized LinuxDo’s essay, and it backfired.
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Didn’t the L site think the same way back then?
Sure enough, even just writing a little casually gets you to 50 characters.
What the L site calls kneeling isn’t the same thing.
L站 is a compliance test, not the same thing as a regular essay.
Just add SMS verification to XueGPT and it’s done.
Simple is best—don’t make it complicated.
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After all, we’re different from the site next door—we don’t have obedience tests.
Information exchange is actually two-way: while moderators are reading these write-ups, they’re also being influenced by them (similarly to how Douyin moderators can be affected). If the write-ups are all flattering, moderators will inevitably develop corresponding feelings, which is also one of the reasons moderation on the L-site gradually went off course and turned into a test of obedience.
Two days later, I found out that James Zhan had gone bankrupt.
This kind of thing absolutely needs to be supported—otherwise, you can’t even study properly.
I registered a week ago, and I’m very supportive.