I think that if tightening the rules did attract new members, it would be under false pretenses. If it would attract anyone, it would be the kind of people that would be shocked and dismayed when they got to know the real us. That's not the kind of members I want. I want new members who are cool, and stay cool with us when they find out what we're really like.
It would be a bit like going to the gym to attract a significant other. If they don't like the real you, what's the point in presenting a façade that won't last anyways?
