I agree with you. It does annoy me though that the operators of @qurator hide the reason why they accept or reject applicants, and I was irritated that they forgot that I sent them the application fee in the first place. They said they were taking their time, but others who applied at the same time as I did got an answer within 24 hours.

In regard to abuse of their rules, I bet if I looked that I could find tons of posts who are already abusing the system. I found one immediately yesterday, and the problem is only gonna get worse as more members are accepted.

I am looking to look elsewhere on Steemit for people to appreciate my work, writing and insight. I am well respected in my field, and there are plenty of other fish in the sea....