A call to the steemit community: What is going on with new member sign up?

in #steemit7 years ago

My dad is a great writer. I've been trying to get him to join for a while and now that he has tried to he has been waiting for "confirmation" for over a week. He finally tried again and is in the same position. Why would anyone join a website if it is such a hassle. I have searched for an explanation and can't find one. Does anyone know what is going on? This is hopefully a temporary snag but without any explanation from Steemit Inc., why would any new member stick around to keep trying? Very frustrating!

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It used to be really easy and free. There is a service called anon-steem that allows you to create an account without the sign up process but it costs money

oh I see. Thanks for the info.

You can also try https://account.steem.vc/, uses SP instead of BTC or LTC

blocktrades also offers account creation

It will probably come through at some point. But people will wait because they want to get on a site that pays :P

Ok. Ya that makes sense. Just have to be patient then. Thanks @krnel.

also HF20 will be adding a layer for quicker signups, but I think most of the ways are already mentioned here.

Oh good to know. Thanks j3dy.

My kids and wife were in the same boat a couple of weeks ago, and it took a week but finally happened. So be patient, for some reason it's taking a little time right now. And yeah, it used to be easy and nearly instant.

Ok, so it's common to wait now. I will pass on the info. Thanks.