That sounds like hitting a fly with a bazooka. Not everyone who signs up needs to be run through. Each new member would have to wait for me to manually approve.
I have a system where a member signs up and posts a new introduction post. That way the entire community is involved welcoming a new member but also feeling comfortable with a new member to see anything personal or any kind of personal fiction or art. It’s a great way to mitigate interpersonal problems down the line.
Me having to manually do it myself while excluding community participation feels counter-productive.
But that’s only my single instance.