"Signups are currently paused due to our unexpectedly high sign up rate. Submit your email to the waiting list to be notified when signups are re-opened."
Remember how google used to soft launch certain services and sign up people by invite only? This caused a lot of buzz. The people who had access were smug and the people who did not were vibrating with anticipation.
Just imagine being a person without a Steemit account right now. Or without Steem?
Now feelz the Smugs!