When I signed up a week or so ago all I was asked for was my email and a link to my online presence. Is this all that is required? I had been following MC2 for quite a while because of the involvement of tacotime.
That's all that is required. Essentially, it's just a very basic mechanism to avoid the initiative being abused, and to qualify the participation to include people who are contributors (can be anything from engagement with issues, developers, designers, people with ideas, and so on). If you're not a bot, you got a spot!