I think this is a very important feature. Being able to screen/seed early users before they have the power to interact with the community could prove beneficial. I know over at producthunt.com they did something similar with comment permissions in the beginning. This lead to high quality comments/discussions early on which I believe played a role in setting the tone for the community.
Some Facebook Groups also employ applications for access and they work similarly to the flow you've described.
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I think this is a very important feature. Being able to screen/seed early users before they have the power to interact with the community could prove beneficial. I know over at producthunt.com they did something similar with comment permissions in the beginning. This lead to high quality comments/discussions early on which I believe played a role in setting the tone for the community.
Some Facebook Groups also employ applications for access and they work similarly to the flow you've described.