The only time I enforced it was on the first do, against the bovine, my roommate.

Two dos ago we had a great participant who technically had a camera, but there was no video signal. It was fine in that circumstance.

My main concern was someone joining under the name "bob123" and spewing crap all over the do. Given Zoom's recent upgrades, I am no longer concerned about that, especially since there have been no problems since I enabled one of those security upgrades.

So you will be permitted entry with or without video, don't worry.

That being said (and you don't need to reply to this), we're a friendly bunch, so if the issue is not wanting to show your face, rather than not being able to, you're more than welcome to join, chat, and after you feel comfortable, turn on your camera. We find the video just makes it more do-like.

And this applies to everyone, not just you.

** But we've met, so I'm pretty sure I'll be able to tell if you're actually a troll.