I don't think of myself as just an OT purist. I support any effort to preserve important books and films, and have been involved in two other groups doing essentially what I am doing here.
With regards to SW, as soon as the SE came out, I saw the handwriting on the wall and bought the faces VHS set, then a crappy bootleg DVD set from somewhere in Asia. I discovered Jay before this group existed. Although I didn't actually become a member of this group until several years later, when Boba Feta made his super8 transfer, and I realized I had the equipment to do better and be a part of the effort.