how many times can I join the trial?
The WesternBTC is now a trial relay (https://westernbtc.com).
How it works:
When a pubkey is first seen, it's given a trial whitelisting of n days (30 in my case). After the trial period has elapsed, any notes created by the pubkey are deleted. If the pubkey is officially whitelisted at any point before the expiration of the trial period, the pubkey is promoted to full whitelisting and removed from the trial whitelisting.
What this enables:
- sign ups without users having to pay first (terrible UX previously)
- gift wraps now work (NIP-17)
- clean up relay space automatically
Discussion
You get one because your pubkey will be in a database of pubkeys whose trial period has expired.