Lists are being flooded with submits, it has gotten out of control.
I'm declining 80% of submits these days. That leaves 20% of the submits getting through which is way more then enough to keep my surfers happy. This is especially true when you factor in my own stuff and the stuff that sponsors give me.
I've closed my submits to new users but I did put up a page where someone can ask me for an account.
You would not believe what webmasters send me asking for an account.
I'm am seriously considering asking for a small fee to review sites for possibility of getting an account just to cut back on the crap in my mailbox each day.