I won't be surprised if that's the mission statement of this forum. I've come to realize that theymos doesn't like anything that will stand as encumbrances to users here. He delays in implementing anything he knows will put a lot of users in discomfort, especially when such is called for by veteran users. I think having more users onboard makes much sense to him than policing harshly those already here.
But sorry to say, if implement any security policy would be a barrier to him why then do we have merits system?
Because from my own point of reasoning security policies can be liken to be as merits restrictions because, what does it mean for someone to be here without having a total freedom of ranking, same it's to security measures because I don't see any reason for one to be here without a proper security protections. If so the forum would had been that open for everyone to rank without any restrictions, anyway not that I am trying to deviate from the main purpose of this topic, but we must know is something that is called for.
I don't think that is a discomfort even as much we are trying to make the forum easily accessible Theymos should also try to implement some security standard whereby it could be very hard for an account to be hacked or stolen from the original owner, I know how many countless issues that talks about account bridging while some complained of someone using their account to apply for a loan they request for, this looks very crazy, like, let it be that before your account could be access from another advice either you must provide OTP from email associated with the account or trying to use 2fa just as you said earlier I think this could helps in reshaping the entire system than merits system. But however, meriting is also another pretty cool way to avert shitposters and spammers.