Public Service Announcement 01: To members and people who want to join + folks who are rejected

[bphs_mod]

This post is public because the mod has been receiving a bloody lot of PMs about:
(A) membership,
(B) what this comm does/doesn't provide.

These issues will be discussed individually below.

( exasperation, elucidation, and emphatic reminders as to why you are rejected )

( frustrating reminders as to what you should not do )