confessions of a lurker...
As a newer member here (about a year) with few posts, I'd like share my view in hopes that other new people may be able to relate.
About me:
When I first read the new rules on Saturday, I was disappointed and a little down. After being eligible for about a year and being excited to enter into raffles for this amazing art, it sucks to feel excluded. On top of that, I am not a very social person. At 33, I've never used facebook, myspace, or social media/forums aside from reddit and GH and have only very recently gotten to the point of being comfortable enough to post anything at all (I still get nervous with every post, including this one). That being said, I still respect this decision, and believe it will benefit the mk community in the end.
Why I feel this way:
For the community to grow, it's needs participation. Compared to my other hobbies (guitar/cars/networking/pc-gaming), there's an incredibly limited amount of places to learn about, look at, or discuss anything related to mechanical keyboards. With such limited resources, the community needs to work together and put in an effort to provide valuable feedback so it can survive and evolve. I think the point being made here is that he's put in a lot of time and love into what he does, and simply wants others to contribute as well, so the community can benefit from the input of more than a handful of individuals. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's what I got out of it.