@16bars, We didn't make Parakeet because we wanted to raise our membercap (in fact we increased Parrot's membercap right before we launched), so that puts a pin in that argument.

Parrot's not going to stop being fun and parroty. We want people who are fun and parroty. Our application process, so far, has lead to us recruiting a lot of fun and parroty people. We asked you to dance because we weren't overly impressed with you, but we still gave you the opportunity to change our minds by showing your level of commitment to joining us. It may be 'memey' but it separates the people who really want to join us, from the people who don't.

Parakeet isn't just a dedication test, like dancing was. It's development. Raising members to be better members. Something like Parakeet would've been perfect for you when you applied. Unfortunately we didn't have it at the time.