[spingsprong]

What happens if somebody wants to join, but the Leads refuse?

If a small minority of Leads can prevent people they don't like from joining, it seems like it risks reinforcing bigotry and intolerance.

[krawczstef]

Leads don't get that power. They can only flag members to our support team who will investigate; they can't stop someone from joining. [disclaimer: I work at Nextdoor]