I’ve been here since 2003. I was a mere 13 years old back then. The site’s purpose was to get the original, unaltered Star Wars trilogy properly released and preserved. That was the goal we rallied behind. We didn’t require an orthodoxy interrogation to join and participate. When people started doing edits or even preservation of prequel material, we didn’t tell them we thought their efforts were a waste of time.
Nowadays, there’s quite a bit of Dr. Evazan and Ponda Baba around here. Someone comes into our cantina and we feel the need to announce that we don’t like them. That is uncalled for most of the time. There have been trolls as there always have, but I don’t like the bum’s rush people seem to be getting lately.
And, Frink. I love ya, but you’re the most obvious offender of the above right now. The more you tighten your grip, the more young users will slip through your fingers [into the forum]. (Hmm… That metaphor didn’t work at all!) I like the humor Frink brings to the table, and even half of the smartassery. But we are painting ourselves as an unwelcoming place full of fundamentalists.